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silver Victoria high grade George V 1/- Shilling 6d Sixpence Scarce bronze Penny 1d ½d Halfpenny Halfcrown copper 2/6 1887 Edward VII Rare 2/- Florin lustrous Young Head Bun Head William IV aUNC lovely grade George II variety
An excellent date and a lovely grade. Significantly scarcer. Davies' 1982 values for Obverse 1 are nearly two and a half times those for Obverse 2.
There are 3 distinct varieties of 1887 Jubilee Head shilling. Most of them are Reverse C, have small lettering on the garter, and a Q with a loop. Have a look at the Q on yours
For the variety collector, 1889 is the year where doing your homework can really pay off. This coin is very interesting, numismatically - it's a mule of the earlier Rev C, introduced in 1887, and the later large head, introduced in this year, 1889. Peter Davies' 1982 publication didn't include this variety, but a list Mr Davies produced in 2013 did, and it has been given the reference D.986A
A few years ago I made the decision to concentrate on quality rather than quantity, and it's coins like this that make me glad I made that decision.
An excellent date and a very high grade.
It's ever so difficult to find William IV shillings, of any date, that are this good. Don't try and complete Victoria first, whatever you do!
I spent a good ten minutes exploring this one with a loupe, trying to find some evidence of wear, but I really struggled. Each leaf vein is still sharp, the hairlines go right to the end of each curl, but it does have slight discolouration that, if anything, the photo exaggerates.
Most modern references don't distinguish between the two types of 4, for this date. but it has its own Davies number, so the completist will need this one. It may have had a slight buff some time ago, but it's recovered nicely.
It is easy enough to find Victoria Young Head shillings in low grade, so filling dates is a relatively straightforward exercise. To find high grades, of any date in the series really, is a much bigger challenge.
At the level we mere mortals operate at, a small head 1889 is probably something I see once every five years. Really. I don't normally buy lower grade coins if I can help it, but I couldn't resist this one.
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