Australia 1883 Sydney Half Sovereign PCGS AU55
- S-3862D Cross not Buried
- Only three examples graded finer
- The scarcer type 3 obverse
In 1880 the Royal Mint switched to the type 4 obverse die in ongoing attempts to improve half sovereign production. However, Australia continued to receive the old obverse die until 1887.
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