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Australia, 1885 Sydney St George Reverse Sovereign -
S-3858E. Although the catalogues don't show it, the 1885-S St George reverse sovereign is far harder a date than many collectors realise. PCGS has certified only seventeen pieces in MS62 or better (with remarkably two in MS65), and I have only handled two in Mint State in the last twelve years (the example here being the finest). This particularly coin is fresh, with flashy lustre on clean fields, and a reasonably good strike. There are one or two marks in the fields consistent with an MS63 grade, but they don’t distract the viewer from appreciating coin’s overall appearance. Very scarce in this grade and equal-third finest graded by PCGS (3/20).
Grades PCGS MS63.Product ID: 1885S37390920
S-3857E, without BP. A rare variety with...