United Kingdom Gold Sovereigns -- Date Set
1856

Owner Comments:

Marsh A361 (Rare)

Acquired from: Drake Sterling, Sydney
Means: Direct sale
Date: 6 July 2022

Critique: Pathetic condition, but all I can afford for this date! Sydney Branch Mint sovereigns dated 1855 and 1856 show up every month in auctions all over the world, but I decided to just go ahead and purchase this one directly. As I've mentioned on several other coins, since DS only handles coins graded by PCGS, I had to send it in to NGC for crossover. Due to its sad state of preservation, I just listed "ANY" on the crossover instructions, but happily it returned with the same grade as PCGS found. And as usual, the destroyed holder still exists as a happy ghost in the PCGS pop report as cert #39108034. You may refer to the comments on my 1902-M coin for further discussion of ghosts.