Australia 1889 Sydney Half Sovereign – PCGS AU55
With a mintage of only 32,000 coins, it’s little surprise that this example graded a good EF has only 6 coins graded finer. The date is scarce and reflected in price at this grade. The reverse is practically UNC.
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