Young Head - Narrow Ribbon Half Sovereign Values

Half Sovereign

Young Head Narrow Ribbon (1877 - 1882)

This new

Obverse

The heads side of the coin

obverse bust type features a low obverse relief and a narrow ribbon through Victoria's hair. The shield appears to be identical to the previous Melbourne years however displays less detail, possibly due to

Die

A cylindrical punch with an inverted impression of a coin's design used to strike the coin

die wear from re-using the

Die

A cylindrical punch with an inverted impression of a coin's design used to strike the coin

dies from previous years. This

Obverse

The heads side of the coin

obverse/

Reverse

The tails side of the coin

reverse design combination was used by the Melbourne mint in 1877 Learn more about the 1877-M Narrow Ribbon Half Sovereign, and then in 1882 Learn more about the 1882-M Truncated Bust Half Sovereign.

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Reverse Designer

J. B. Merlen

Obverse Designer

William Wyon

AGW

0.1177 oz

Size

19 mm

Composition

91.67% Gold
8.33% Copper

Bullion Value

$183.75

Reverse

Obverse

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Coin	Mintage	Average Circulated
1877-M Narrow Ribbon	Notes about Mintage Mintage figure combined with: 1877-M Wide Ribbon Young Head Half Sovereign 80,016	$500
1882-M Truncated Bust	Notes about Mintage Mintage figure combined with: 1882-M Standard Bust Young Head Half Sovereign 107,522	$280

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Glossary

die - A cylindrical punch with an inverted impression of a coin's design used to strike the coin
obverse - The heads side of the coin
reverse - The tails side of the coin

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