1856 Sydney Mint Sovereign - PCGS XF40

Australia, 1856 Sydney Mint Sovereign -

The 1856 is far more scarce than the 1855 in comparable grade. Since November 2011, I have had five examples of the 1855 Sydney Mint in stock, but only one example of the 1856. Meanwhile, PCGS has graded 53 examples of the 1855, and only 21 examples of the 1856 (5/14). Make no mistake, the 1856 is the rarer of the pair, despite what the catalogue says.