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In a previous post I mentioned that I was researching die numbers that appear on half sovereigns in the period 1863 to 1880 as part of larger study into half sovereigns. I mentioned that 10 die numbers had been recorded in respect of 1879 half sovereigns starting with Michael Mapleton, Malcom Marsh and myself. I will recap the numbers below: Michael Mapleton (in 1974 ) 57, 88, 89, 119, 180. Total 5 Michael Marsh 1st Edition 57, 88, 89, 95, 112, 119, 180. Total 6 Michael Marsh 2nd Edition 57, 58, 88, 89, 95, 112, 119, 161, 180. Total 9 After the appearance of die number 87 at Wawrick & Warwick recently I reached a total of 12, this amount seemed over the top for a extremely small mintage pf 35.201 in the year. Suspicious I consulted the Royal Mint Annual Report for the year which states that there were 14 dies split 8 Obverse dies and 6 Reverse dies. So for anybody remotely interested please find below die numbers that should form the 6 and where to find examples of them. Ashtonian 77, 87, 88, 89, 95, 112 Die Number 77 - DNW Auction Lot 891 Jun 2014 Die Number 87 - Warwick & Warwick 900 Lot 343 Dec 2020 Die Number 88 - Baldwins 43 Lot 106 Mar 2020 can also be seen on the PCGS population report Die number 89 - Baldwins 48 Lot 168 Sep 2020 Die number 95 - PCGS AU58 I will with hold the cert number. Am example also be seen on Worthpoint Die Number 112 - A 1879 half sovereign which is shown in the first edition of Marsh it looks as though the number is 112. If anybody has a 1879 with a die number that is not in the six above I would love to hear from you. Keep safe and keep on collecting