This year for shields can be difficult to collect with only two mints producing sovereign. London mintage was very low at 520,713 and Melbourne also difficult to find but a higher mintage of 1,373,298. There were none minted in Sydney. Total mintage for 1874 being 1,894,011.
Obverse: Young head left, date below
Reverse: Crowned shield, mint mark below
Only 15 in higher grades.
