Australia 1877M Half Sovereign PCGS AU50
- S-3863 Wide Ribbon
- Approx. 40% of 1877 mintage
- Mintage only 80k according to Briggs – scarce!
The wide ribbon is the 3rd obverse from 1875 and features in the small mintage of 1877 to about 40% of total production. The 4th obverse with narrow ribbon makes up the other 60%.
PCGS illustrates the relative scarcity of 1877 wide ribbon at EF and above, with the majority graded VF 30/35 (01/25).

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