SX1887 JH var



SX 1887 Jubilee head Sixpence (Obv. 1)	SX 1887 B J.E.B. on the truncation	SX 1887 B I of BRITT to border tooth

SX 1887 Jubilee head Sixpence (Obv. 2)	SX 1887 C J.E.B. below the truncation	SX 1887 C I of BRITT to gap between teeth


SX 1887 B & C Withdrawn issue	1887 Reverse of Half Sovereign	SX 1887 K SIX PENCE issue

In 1887, Victoria's golden jubilee year, the gold & silver coinage was re-designed.

There is now an older, upright, portrait of the head and shoulder of the queen. Victoria now has a

smaller crown on top of an ornate lace, widow's, veil draped behind her head.

The first issue of the new reverse, with shield in garter, was a disaster as it was of similar size and

weight to the half sovereign. Very soon after its introduction unscrupulous people tried passing off

the sixpence as a half sovereign by gold-plating it. The coin was withdrawn from circulation in

November 1887 and the reverse was changed back to show the value - SIX PENCE, within a wreath.

The first Jubilee obverse (Davies 1 [JH]) has J.E.B. on the truncation and the I of BRITT points

to a tooth in the border. This obverse type is RARE.

The second Jubilee obverse (Davies 2 [JH]) has J.E.B. in the field, below, the truncation and the

I of BRITT points to a gap between two teeth in the border. This obverse type is by fair the easier

obverse to obtain.