1879 Sydney Shield Reverse Sovereign - PCGS MS63

Australia, 1879 Sydney Shield Reverse Sovereign -

Equal-finest graded by PCGS (3/16). This particular example shows the early-stages of the so-called “C” over “O” die variety, with faint, wire-thin die cracks over the C and T of VICTORIA, as well as the D of DEI. An interesting example that could indicate that the popular “C” over “O” variety is not a variety at all, but simply a standard coin struck from flawed, cracking dies. Nevertheless, scarce.