The third date in the series of crenulated
Reverse
The tails side of the coin
reverse Sydney mint half sovereigns is the 1883-S. There is a confirmed
Proof
A coin struck from specially prepared dies to strike a superior quality coin not intended for circulation
proof or
Specimen
A coin struck from an early circulation die state, not intended for circulation
specimen example of this type and the issue was struck from two distinguishable
Die
A cylindrical punch with an inverted impression of a coin's design used to strike the coin
dies. One fresh
Die
A cylindrical punch with an inverted impression of a coin's design used to strike the coin
die for the year, and one worn
Die
A cylindrical punch with an inverted impression of a coin's design used to strike the coin
die, possibly re-used from either 1880 (
Learn more about the 1880-S Crenulated Reverse Half Sovereign) or 1881 (
Learn more about the 1881-S Crenulated Reverse Half Sovereign). Interestingly, the strongest struck examples of the 1883 worn
Die
A cylindrical punch with an inverted impression of a coin's design used to strike the coin
die seem to be in a far worse state than the worst 1880 (
Learn more about the 1880-S Crenulated Reverse Half Sovereign) or 1881 (
Learn more about the 1881-S Crenulated Reverse Half Sovereign) examples which would seem to indicate that further coins were struck between 1881 and 1883, possibly dated 1882 though none have turned up. It is possible, that if they were struck, they were not issued into circulation and were later melted.
One
Mint state
A state of a coin that shows no signs of circulation
mint state example from the
Proof
A coin struck from specially prepared dies to strike a superior quality coin not intended for circulation
proof or
Specimen
A coin struck from an early circulation die state, not intended for circulation
specimen Die
A cylindrical punch with an inverted impression of a coin's design used to strike the coin
dies was offered at the Reserve Bank of Australia sale in 2005 along with 7 other examples (Downies, 2005). The
Mint state
A state of a coin that shows no signs of circulation
mint state example was later sold at the Quartermaster collection in 2009 where it was estimated at $50,000 - $60,000 however did not sell.
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