UPINSMOKE Posted March 23, 2021 Posted March 23, 2021 Bought this off of eBay recently as a space filler. Advertised as 1893 Queen Victoria Re-Strike Sixpence ~ Silver Plated Coin. The coin features on the obverse the Queen Victoria Jubilee head. The reverse features the traditional Crowned design with date. This coin is made out of Brass. I only bought this to fill the cap as I don't thing I will ever be able to afford a decent one for the collection. Just thought I would share this as a record that these are out there, and to show what they look like. I am sure there could be past off as the real thing. At least the seller advertised it as a copy. 1 Quote
Nick Posted March 23, 2021 Posted March 23, 2021 33 minutes ago, UPINSMOKE said: The reverse features the traditional Crowned design with date. This coin is made out of Brass. I only bought this to fill the cap as I don't thing I will ever be able to afford a decent one for the collection. It doesn't look silver plated, it looks more like a standard 189x sixpence with a slightly larger 3 grafted on. What is the weight and is it standard thickness? Quote
VickySilver Posted March 23, 2021 Posted March 23, 2021 Obverse surfaces a bit granular but unfortunately even the real items are in similar states of "softness" or wear.... Quote
UPINSMOKE Posted March 24, 2021 Author Posted March 24, 2021 19 hours ago, Nick said: It doesn't look silver plated, it looks more like a standard 189x sixpence with a slightly larger 3 grafted on. What is the weight and is it standard thickness? Hi Nick here is a few details for you diameter 19.32mm, thickness 1.13mm and the weight is 2.5gms. I have also added another picture of the date, best closeup I could get. Quote
Nick Posted March 24, 2021 Posted March 24, 2021 1 hour ago, UPINSMOKE said: Hi Nick here is a few details for you diameter 19.32mm, thickness 1.13mm and the weight is 2.5gms. I have also added another picture of the date, best closeup I could get. The surface looks quite porous in the close-up picture. The diameter is spot on, but the thickness and weight are both under. Whatever the method of production, it's a pretty good gap-filler. 1 Quote
Mr T Posted March 25, 2021 Posted March 25, 2021 On 3/25/2021 at 2:54 AM, Nick said: The surface looks quite porous in the close-up picture. Agreed - cast from dies with a 3 engraved themselves by the looks of it. 1 Quote
UPINSMOKE Posted March 25, 2021 Author Posted March 25, 2021 Have just noticed that the 1893 sixpence Obv is rotated similar to Queen Victoria's Young Head examples. Just an extra bit of information incase anyone ever see another one. Like picture below. 1 Quote
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