1885 Sydney Shield Reverse Sovereign - PCGS MS63

Australia, 1885 Sydney Shield Reverse Sovereign -

Because of its affordability, the 1885-S Shield Sovereign is popular with collectors. In PCGS or NGC MS62, they tend to come up several times a year, and they sell well. As common as this date is, however, try finding one in MS63. This is the first 1885-S Shield Sovereign I’ve had in stock that has graded MS63 with PCGS, and one of the nicest examples of this date I’ve seen in the market. It is the equal-finest example of this date, with only two other examples graded MS63 by PCGS (Feburary 2013). The average grade of the 1885-S Shield Sovereign is 61.74, so the specimen photographed above is far above average. Very scarce.