1861 Sydney Mint Sovereign - PCGS MS62

Australia, 1861 Sydney Mint Sovereign -

A real screamer, and one of the nicer early Sydney Mint sovereign dates I’ve seen in a while. At first glance, the coin photographed above looks MS63, but closer inspection reveals a light sprinkling of bagmarks that limit the grade to an MS62. Nevertheless, this coin is the single-finest graded by PCGS (2/14) and one of the nicest 1861 Sydney Mint sovereigns I’ve seen on the market in a long time. RARE.