Shillings and Sixpences (7) Shillings (3) 1887 Jubilee Head Q of QUI has long, loopless tail, ESC 1351, Bull 3137, Davies 980 dies 1A, VF/GVF with touches of colourful tone, the rarest of the three Jubilee Head types for this date, 1889 Large Jubilee Head ESC 1355, Bull 3142, Davies 987 dies 3D, VF toned, 1890 ESC 1357, Bull GF/NVF toned, the reverse with some verdigris on the shield, Sixpences (4) 1887 Young HeadESC 1750, Bull 3262 Good Fine, 1887 Jubilee Head Withdrawn type R over I in VICTORIA ESC 1752A, Bull 3265, Davies 1152 Good Fine with some scratches in the obverse field, 1887 Jubilee Head Revised type ESC 1754, Bull 3272 VF/GVF with some hairlines on the obverse, 1899 ESC 1769, Bull 3292 Good Fine, cleaned with some damage to the edge at 7 o'clock
Shillings (4) 1887 Jubilee Head, Q with long, loop less tail, ESC 1351, Bull 3137, Davies 980 dies 1A, GEF and lustrous with prooflike fields with some contact marks and hairlines, 1887 Jubilee Head, Large garter letters, Q of QUI has virtually no tail, ESC 1351, Bull 3137, Davies 981 dies 1B, UNC/AU the reverse with some light verdigris, 1890 ESC 1357, Bull 3144, Davies 988 3D variety with large orb, orb and top cross of equal width, VF/GVF toned with some contact marks, 1890 ESC 1357, Bull 1357, Davies 988 dies 3D Top cross wider than orb (normal for this reverse) GVF
Shilling 1890 as ESC 1357, Bull 3144, Reverse E (Not in Davies) cross on orb slightly wider than the orb, Garter belt has minimal space between its end clasp and the border beads, GEF and lustrous with some contact marks
Shilling 1890 ESC 1357, Bull 3144, UNC a superb example, lustrous with an eye-catching golden tone, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 85, the joint finest known of 30 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report, at the time of writing, LCGS had graded 90 examples of the Large Jubilee head currency types spanning the dates 1889-1892, and only one example has graded higher
Shilling 1890 ESC 1357, Bull 3144 Choice UNC with a superb deep tone over original lustre, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 85, would make an excellent coin for the type collector, the large Jubilee Head type lasted for just 4 years, this a choice example, and the joint finest known of 30 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report. One of a number of high grade and choice slabbed Shillings offered in this sale
Shilling 1890 Close 90 in date with the 0 pointing to a rim tooth rather than between 2 rim teeth as on the standard type for this year. as ESC 1357, Bull 3144, UNC with light golden toning, the reverse with a contact mark to the right of the shield, unlisted in ESC, Bull, Spink or Davies
Shilling 1890 ESC 1357, Bull 3144 UNC and with an attractive golden tone, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 82, the Large Jubilee Head type lasted for just 4 years, this a very pleasing example of this short-lived series
Shilling 1890 ESC 1357, Bull 3144, a superb example UNC and with golden toning a choice coin, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 85, the joint finest known of 30 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report, one of a small group of choice Jubilee Head Shillings offered in this sale
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