British 1887 Sixpence Shield Reverse

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EFLargeCents Pillar of the Community United States 1304 Posts	Posted 02/20/2018 10:43 am It is pretty interesting that errors such as this were still being committed even into the 1880's. Not only that, but there were two similar errors on this same coin type on different dies that both involved the same letter in the same word. One was with a V (this type) and one with an I (a known type but unlisted in Spink). I believe both are pretty scarce at least in higher grades, but not impossible to find. Edited by EFLargeCents 02/20/2018 10:44 am Report this Post to the Staff

NumisRob Bedrock of the Community United Kingdom 18014 Posts	Posted 02/20/2018 5:26 pm Interesting and thanks for posting this! The 1887 shield reverse sixpence is actually pretty common in high grades, as the coin was withdrawn as it was Britain's answer to the Racketeer Nickel: fraudsters gilded them and passed them off as half-sovereigns. I will start looking carefully at 1887 sixpences in dealers' trays in the UK - there are probably quite a few lying around undiscovered. My Trade List: https://goccf.com/t/194596 My Wants List: https://goccf.com/t/191710 Report this Post to the Staff
EFLargeCents Pillar of the Community United States 1304 Posts	Posted 02/21/2018 08:10 am Interesting that at roughly the same time in the US folks were gilding nickels, in the UK they were gilding sixpence! Report this Post to the Staff
Director Valued Member United States 123 Posts	Posted 02/23/2018 01:45 am Nice find. Any idea how much these would go for in such a grade? Report this Post to the Staff
EFLargeCents Pillar of the Community United States 1304 Posts	Posted 02/23/2018 1:56 pm Not really, they probably go unnoticed much like this one did. Report this Post to the Staff
Director Valued Member United States 123 Posts	Posted 02/28/2018 05:08 am I caved in and snapped a similar in NGC MS 65! Thanks to EFLargeCents for the enlightenment! Here is mine, currently in transit: Report this Post to the Staff
sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21788 Posts	Posted 02/28/2018 06:44 am Gold plate it, and flog it off as a Half Sovereign! (just kiddin'!) You are right: The Brits way back in 1887, saved them as keepsake in commemoration of the Royal Jubilee. For that reason, most common date in high grades. Nevertheless an excellent piece, you should be well satisfied with it. I have a Half Crown in about MS63, (my son has the Shilling), also most common date in high grades. Report this Post to the Staff
paralyse Bedrock of the Community United States 12057 Posts	Posted 03/01/2018 8:42 pm A beautiful coin. There are also a few overdates to be found if you keep an eye out. Here is an 1888, 8 over 7 (common but nice to find!) 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 Report this Post to the Staff
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