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The Royal Mint made the same mistake in 1887 with the sixpence that the US Mint did with the nickel in 1883. The new sixpence didn't have the value on the reverse but just a shield that was similar to the reverse of earlier half-sovereigns. Many were gilded and passed off as half-sovereigns, so the Mint withdrew them and replaced them with a plain design showing the denomination beneath a crown:  The other controversial coin of 1887 was the double-florin or 4 shilling piece. It was often mistaken for a crown and received the nickname 'the barmaid's ruin' as barmaids sometimes gave too much change to customers when one was used to pay for drinks. The coin was massively unpopular and lasted only four years: 
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Canada
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Year 1886 1886 Canada. One Cent -Victoria.  
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1886 Netherlands. 1/2 Cent -Willem III / Wilhelmina.  
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Australia
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U.K. farthing & 1 penny   U.S.A. Indian Head cent (variety 2)  Germany 1pf  Denmark 10 ore  Sweden 2 ore 
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1886 United Kingdom sixpence and halfcrown:  
Edited by NumisRob 01/03/2023 11:50 am
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1886 US Nickel (SEGS VG8 corroded):  
"If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz
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Member ANA - EAC - TNA - SSDC - CCT #890 "Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared impossible before they were done." -- Louis D. Brandeis
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1885 United Kingdom Maundy Set:  Sixpence:  Gothic Florin:  Halfcrown:  USA Morgan dollar (New Orleans): 
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Canada
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1885 UK. 1/2 Penny -Victoria 2nd portrait; 2nd type.  
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1885 Austrian Empire 1 Kreuzer - Franz Joseph I larger eagle.  
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Australia
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U.K. half penny & one penny)   Sweden 2 ore 
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