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FS 1885 S Shield Sovereign - NGC MS62

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FS 1885 S Shield Sovereign - NGC MS62

$525 plus shipping - add 3% for paypal, will also accept personal checks - ships when check clears.

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It sounds like a gold sovereign Australian coin, made in Sydney, Australia, in 1885. If so there would be about 0.235 in gold weight in the coin.

i can't comment on shipping costs. Depends on where it's shipped from, what method , delivery and insurance terms .

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On June 21, 2017 at 7:03 PM, mike169 said:

for those who are unfamiliar, including myself, what is an 1885 S sovereign?  in addition, how much is shipping?

Shipping depends on where you are located. If you are in the US - probably between $8 and $12 including insurance.

It is a scarce Gold Australian produced Sovereign.

The sovereign Was the most widely used and produced gold coin in the world. Besides London, the British had branch mints in Sydney, Melbourne, and Perth Australia; Ottawa, Canada; Bombay, India; and Pertoria, South Africa. It is a very collectable coin and there are many ways (sets) that you can collect. Some are very challenging.

The sovereign is also the longest continuous minted gold coin in the world.

Sydney Branch Mint

Millions of pounds of gold bullion were shipped from Australia to London each year to be minted into coin. However, it soon became apparent that it would be easier to refine the gold and turn it into coins at source, rather than transport it to Britain and have it turned into coins there. Sydney, Melbourne, and Adelaide each submitted to be the venue of a branch of the Royal Mint and after some deliberation the British government awarded it to Sydney, which began issuing coins in 1855. This mint issued coins with its own design from 1855 until 1870 then, in 1871 the Royal Mint insisted that all gold sovereigns regardless of Mint should carry the British design. 

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