1889 Melbourne Sovereign - PCGS AU55

1889 Melbourne Sovereign

PCGS AU55

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Australia, 1889 Melbourne Sovereign -

McD 179. If you’re a specialist sovereign collector, you’ll know that there are certain varieties—particularly in the Jubilee head series—that just never turn up. The 1889M sovereign with the type I obverse (where the top of Her Majesty’s crown is buried in the denticles) is one of those varieties. In fact, when I look through my sales history right back to 2008, I have had this variety in stock only twice before. If you’re looking for historical auction results, look up lot 136 of the Quartermaster auction. That coin was uncertified, but it would have graded AU58. It sold for $2,954 including buyers premium. The coin on offer here, photographed above, is graded AU55, but the asking price is a fraction of the Quartermaster auction realisation. If you’re looking for a collectable example of one of these popular varieties, this is your coin.

Grades PCGS AU55.

Product ID: 1889M26268271

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