Watch List notes:

(g) NGC AU58 | Australia, Victoria (1837-1901), 'Shieldback' Sovereign, 1881 S, Sydney, Type ID, third young head, W.W. in relief on truncation, rev. crowned normal shield in wreath, edge milled, 7.97g, 6h (McD 129; QM 60; Marsh 77; Bentley 1201; Spink 3855B), the second 8 in date double struck, small die flaw to eyebrow and surfaces lightly friction marked, otherwise with lustrous surfaces, about extremely fine, scarce, in NGC holder, very conservatively graded AU58 (Cert. #6769433-008).
Provenance,
The "Merry Men" Collection of Victorian Sovereigns, Spink Numismatic e-Circular 26, 31 January 2023, lot 6952
Estimate: £400 - £450