Two nice 1787 Sixpences, one with and one without Semee of hearts

Hi

A nice pair of 1787 Sixpences, to show the two differences, one with Semee of hearts and one without

On the reverse of the coin on the left in the shield at 12 o’clock the right segment with the rampant lion ?

In the top left of the segment you see 4 small hearts, something the one on the right doesn’t have.

Regards the value in Spinks there is no real difference.

Grading wise I am tempted to say very fine?

Thanks
Allan

 

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Hi Allan,
Lovely coins. I would say more like EF because you can see the veins in the laurel leaves and there is no appreciable wear on the reverses on the high points. Certainly GVF if graded by TPG's they would give an AU which is more or less the UK EF.

 

Thanks Dafydd, sometimes I like to think I have on EF,! One can dream

 

Here's one that is in my collection.



As to grades, it depends upon whose system you are using. The British used to be something like the American Early American Coppers (EAC) people, ultra conservative. As the U.S. grading companies have invaded the British coin market, the grading as gotten closer to U.S. standards. You coins look like AUs to me.

My coin is in my inventory as an AU-50, but it could also be called a Choice EF.

Interestingly these coins and their shilling sisters tend to come in high grade. They did not circulate that much because they had too much silver in them. The British were living under the unworkable "commodidty value of money theory." They got smart circa 1816, when the silver content was lowered and coins started to circulate.