Thorburn Collection of 1887 coins

[VickySilver]

20 hours ago, 1887jubilee said:

Sold after for £8000 + com.

Yikes! Not a buyer at that for sure. Too bad as I have my own "pet" collection of 1887 Young Head silvers as you might imagine.  What did the currency Gothic go for?

[Peckris 2]

what did the lot with my rare pattern variety in go for?

[Unwilling Numismatist]

On 9/8/2025 at 9:25 PM, Peckris 2 said:

I had a post about the rare 1887 6d I own, but I'm not being able to post it, not even as a private convo message. Not sure what it is about the post that's causing the problem...

Hi Chris, I'm just back catching up and this topic has piqued my interest - can you elaborate on the "rare 1887 6d" please?  

PS - Hi everyone else!

[Peckris 2]

On 1/11/2026 at 9:22 PM, Unwilling Numismatist said:

Hi Chris, I'm just back catching up and this topic has piqued my interest - can you elaborate on the "rare 1887 6d" please?  

PS - Hi everyone else!

Hi. It's this one, identified by @1887jubilee as one of many (minor) patterns of 1887 silver:

It's the 6d on the left - note the far 7, and the first 8 with a higher 8 beneath it referred to as a "horned 8" on one example in an auction lot.

Edited January 13 by Peckris 2

[Unwilling Numismatist]

1 hour ago, Peckris 2 said:

Hi. It's this one, identified by @1887jubilee as one of many (minor) patterns of 1887 silver:

It's the 6d on the left - note the far 7, and the first 8 with a higher 8 beneath it referred to as a "horned 8" on one example in an auction lot.

Thanks, much appreciated!

[Unwilling Numismatist]

@Peckris 2 Just to confirm - this is a JH 6d? It almost looks like JH 1+B but there isn't enough in the images to be sure it isn't YH to add confusion.

 

Edited February 17 by Unwilling Numismatist

[Citizen H]

On 1/13/2026 at 8:41 PM, Peckris 2 said:

Hi. It's this one, identified by @1887jubilee as one of many (minor) patterns of 1887 silver:

It's the 6d on the left - note the far 7, and the first 8 with a higher 8 beneath it referred to as a "horned 8" on one example in an auction lot.

the I in SIX on the left looks wider towards the base of the letter...... to me.....🤔

[Peckris 2]

On 2/17/2026 at 3:01 PM, Unwilling Numismatist said:

@Peckris 2 Just to confirm - this is a JH 6d? It almost looks like JH 1+B but there isn't enough in the images to be sure it isn't YH to add confusion.

 

Hi, yes - it's the JH replacement (second) type.

[Graham Travé]

1887 jubilee florin

i just found an 1887 florin which I was going to put on eBay but I can’t find another one anywhere with the reverse side the same. It’s got a St George and the dragon between the date numerals and has a lot of extra design compared to others . Here are some images .. I can’t find any images or info online that describes this particular type. 
maybe you know about this ?

I’ve attached some images 

[Rob]

It's a halfcrown, not a florin. Florins weigh just over 11g, not 14.

[Garrett]

Welcome to the forum Graham, it's a nice looking coin.