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  1. 1887jubilee

    Dear Jaggy

    I have been struggeling with the 1887 sixpences for several years. I am not worried about all the R/V R/I or JEB on trunk, these are the basics from Davies. I am concerned about The filled crown on the reverse which seems to have two obverse dies. I am listing 7,8,9,10 obverse varieties of R/I inc A/A. I am worried about the different obverses that go with type three reverse and indeed the two main varieties of type 3 reverse. Would you be a good person to talk to? Looking at your profile picture you seem to know a bit about 1887 and wonder if you got anything from the sale of Alfred Bole sixpences sold by DNW.  

    1. jaggy

      jaggy

      Many thanks for your message. Unfortunately - and despite my profile photo which is the Aluminium pattern struck for Spink; the only one of those patterns I own - I don't know too much about 1887 beyond the basic Davies varieties most of which I have. I suspect you know a lot more about 1887 sixpences than I do.

      Incidentally, a couple of the 1887 patterns did come up at Heritage in the last two or three years. I was the under-bidder on a silver pattern and a gold pattern fetched (I think) around $20,000.

      While I am an avid sixpence collector, I actually prefer Victoria Young Head to the Jubilee Head coins and have been very focused on those for the last two or three years. I am now beginning to widen my sixpence interest to earlier coins and have just acquired a couple of James I. That said, I will buy 1887 if it is a particularly attractive coin or if it is one I don't have as yet.

      I did not by anything at Bole. A very hectic professional schedule led me to spend around 10 years away from collecting. Not that I lost interest, I was just too busy to spend the time that the hobby deserved. I am now trying to make up for lost time.

      My apologies that I am probably not the best person to help in this area. But let's keep in touch as it is always good to exchange ideas, thoughts and knowledge.

      Charles

    2. 1887jubilee

      1887jubilee

      Thank you for your prompt reply. Is your spink and son 6d with the plain edge and does it have the MADE IN BAVARIA on the edge? The only Aluminium ones I have seen are Goldbergs 5/6/05 lot 2919, DNW 12/12/05 lot 729, DNW 28/9/06 lot 868, DNW 29/9/10 lot 1845, & DNW 22/6/11

      Which is yours?

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