Great Britain 6 Pence (Crowned Arms and Garter) 1887

There are other British coins that look like this, but only this one is a sixpence (6d) with a diameter of about 18 mm and a weight of about 3 grams. Other sixpence display the denomination explicitly: SIX PENCE. Only in 1887 was the crowned coat of arms used on the reverse.

Here are approximate catalog values for these coins:

worn: $10 US dollars approximate catalog value
average circulated: $20
well preserved: $30
fully uncirculated: $60

Shillings look like this sixpence, with a diameter of 23 mm. If you have a shilling, go to this CoinQuest page.

Use our Important Terminology page to properly interpret the catalog values presented on this page.
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Coin: 16873, Genre: Colonizers and Colonies, Timeline: World
Created (yyyymm): 201403, Last review: 201505
Appearance: Normal round coin Metallic gray Letters: Latin
Years: sort: 1887, filter: 1887 to 1887
Image: great_britain_6_pence_1887.jpg
Tags: escutcheon encircled tiera regina shiled qui circal rings british crests fourpence sextvx sixty crest tiarra reginaf insignia brittish chevrons soit sextvs tiara victoria vicoria circling honi arm crown maly encircles circel encircle shields victotia reginam england sextus victoriad ringed sixpence circumference brittain encircling solt coats brittan ring regini crowning victor 6th mal threepence circles loop circumscribed britt pence crowns circumscibed brit circuit chevron six english coat victoriya britan logo britian crowned arms circlet circle britain viktoria creast kingdom twopence sixth sheild loops garter regal circular incircled crested kingdoms sixtus circled shield escucheon pense great shild