{"product_id":"1915-m-sov-s-3999","title":"1915 Melbourne Sovereign MS63","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1915-M King George V Gold Sovereign – Melbourne Mint – S-3999\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStruck in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMelbourne in 1915\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, this King George V Gold Sovereign was produced during one of the most significant periods in Australian history — \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethe First World War\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAt first glance, it is a classic Australian sovereign: King George V on one side, St George and the Dragon on the other.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut the date 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