1890 Sydney Sovereign

S-3868, with first obverse. Jubilee head sovereign collectors know that if there is a first and second obverse version of a Jubilee head sovereign, the first obverse is generally the scarcer one. The 1890S is no exception, with the first obverse variety being very difficult to obtain in higher grades. The coin photographed above is graded MS61 with PCGS and is one of the better examples of this date and variety I’ve handled in recent years.