Roma Numismatics Ltd
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Great Britain, Hanover. Victoria (1837-1901) Gilded AR Sixpence (withdrawn type). London mint, 1887. Portrait by Joseph Edgar Boehm. VICTORIA DEI GRATIA BRITT : REGINA F : D:, jubilee bust to left; J.E.B. on bust truncation / Crowned quartered shield of arms within Order of the Garter bearing motto HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE; date below. KM 759; SCBC 3928; Friedberg 392. 3.97g, 19mm, 12h.
Good Extremely Fine. Extremely Rare.
The new coinage issued for the Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria saw the introduction of what would become a controversial portrait, as well as new designs for various denominations. With the new Sixpence and 1/2-Sovereign coins being of similar dimensions and quite similar designs, the Sixpences were quickly gilded by the unscrupulous and passed as gold coins. Thus the Sixpence was withdrawn and the reverse design reverted to what it had previously been.
Good Extremely Fine. Extremely Rare.
The new coinage issued for the Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria saw the introduction of what would become a controversial portrait, as well as new designs for various denominations. With the new Sixpence and 1/2-Sovereign coins being of similar dimensions and quite similar designs, the Sixpences were quickly gilded by the unscrupulous and passed as gold coins. Thus the Sixpence was withdrawn and the reverse design reverted to what it had previously been.