Help For 6 Pence 1887 - Interesting Year

there were three types of sixpence in 1887:
Young head, with text* reverse;
Jubilee head, with shield reverse, a.k.a. "withdrawn type", which this coin is an example of; and
Jubilee head, with text* reverse.

The text in both cases was "six pence", surmounted by a crown, and surrounded by a wreath. The Crowns were of different patterns on the YH & JH coinage.

The withdrawn 6d was withdrawn because it was too similar to the half-sovereign. In spite of the fact that it was withdrawn, the withdrawn type is readily available in the market, often in higher grades.

Peter in Oz

Peter Thomas, what would one have to pay for one of the 1887's withdrawn types in a high grade? That's a beautiful coin.

bobo13, please don't clean it!

Is the red 7 where the 7 is supposed to be located? I'm not sure about that piece of metal.. looks like just an errant blob that was originally in one place and then moved later, but I'm definitely not an expert on these.

is their the initials jeb on the runcation of the bust or under the truncation of the bust

Nancy, "PENSE" is actually part of a quote on the full Garter on the coin which reads "Honi soit qui mal y pense" which literally translates from old french meaning "Shame be to him who thinks evil of it", or 'Shame on him, who suspects illicit motivation' it is also the MOTTO of English chivalric Order of the Garter dating back to medieval knighthood.