There are three die varieties of the 1877 H one forty-eighth of a shilling consisting of three obverse dies
paired with only one reverse die.
Differences can be noted in the star.
1877 Farthing
Obverse
Reverse
Obverse 1:
The star is clear.
Obverse 2:
The star is 'mushy'.
There is die crack running along the truncation.
Obverse 3:
The star has a broken ray.
The D has been repunched and die filling is present.