UK Coins of 1887

Quick answer In 1887, the Royal Mint struck 25 distinct British coins across 16 denominations. Golden Jubilee, the famous "Jubilee Head" Victoria portrait debuts on coinage by Joseph Boehm. The most valuable 1887-dated coin in our database is the 5 Pounds - Victoria 2nd portrait at £105,684 (highest realised auction price across all grades).
25Coins catalogued
16Denominations issued
4 Pence - Victoria 1st portrait; Maundy issues Lowest mintage: 4,158
5Key dates flagged

Average realised price trend, 1887 coins

Monthly average sale price across all 1887-dated UK coins (any grade) on rolling 24-month window. Months with fewer than 3 sales are excluded.

Every 1887-dated UK coin

Grouped by denomination, smallest to largest. Click any coin for the full history and realised prices.

1 Penny 3 coins

1 Penny - Victoria 1st portrait; Maundy issues
Maundy Money · silver
Mintage 8,976 · Rare
1 Penny - Victoria 2nd portrait; 2nd type
copper
Mintage 12,288,105 · Common
1 Penny - Victoria Jubilee Head; Pattern
Jubilee Commemoratives · copper

2 Pence 1 coin

2 Pence - Victoria 1st portrait; Colonial and Maundy issues
Maundy Money · silver
Mintage 1,045,000 · Scarce

5 Pounds 1 coin

5 Pounds - Victoria 2nd portrait
gold
Mintage 53,844 · Key date · Legendary

1 Crown 1 coin

1 Crown - Victoria 2nd portrait
silver
Mintage 273,581 · Uncommon

1 Farthing 1 coin

1 Farthing - Victoria 2nd portrait; 2nd type
copper
Mintage 3,584,000 · Common

1 Florin 3 coins

1 Florin - Victoria 2nd portrait
silver
Mintage 1,233,378 · Uncommon
1 Florin - Victoria 1st portrait; 'Gothic' type
silver
Mintage 1,014,552 · Common
1 Florin - Victoria Boehm portrait; Pattern
silver

1 Shilling 2 coins

1 Shilling - Victoria 2nd portrait; 1st type
silver
Mintage 4,034,100 · Uncommon
1 Shilling - Victoria 1st portrait; 'Young Head'
silver
Mintage 1,956,240 · Common

1 Sovereign 1 coin

1 Sovereign - Victoria 2nd portrait
Sovereign · gold
Mintage 1,111,280 · Key date · Legendary

½ Crown 2 coins

½ Crown - Victoria 2nd portrait
silver
Mintage 1,176,200 · Uncommon
½ Crown - Victoria 1st portrait; 2nd type
silver
Mintage 2,188,599 · Uncommon

½ Penny 1 coin

½ Penny - Victoria 2nd portrait; 2nd type
copper
Mintage 5,017,600 · Common

½ Sovereign 1 coin

½ Sovereign - Victoria 2nd portrait
Half Sovereign · gold
Mintage 871,770 · Key date · Legendary

2 Florins 1 coin

2 Florins - Victoria 2nd portrait; 'Double Florin'
silver
Mintage 483,300 · Scarce

2 Sovereigns 1 coin

2 Pounds - Victoria 2nd portrait
gold
Mintage 91,345 · Key date · Legendary

3 Pence 2 coins

3 Pence - Victoria 1st portrait; incl. Maundy and Colonial
Maundy Money · silver
Mintage 1,200,000 · Key date · Legendary
3 Pence - Victoria 2nd portrait; incl. Maundy
Maundy Money · silver · Common

4 Pence 1 coin

4 Pence - Victoria 1st portrait; Maundy issues
Maundy Money · silver
Mintage 4,158 · Rare

6 Pence 3 coins

6 Pence - Victoria 2nd portrait; 1st reverse
silver
Mintage 3,675,600 · Uncommon
6 Pence - Victoria 1st portrait; 3rd type
silver · Common
6 Pence - Victoria 2nd portrait; 2nd reverse
silver
Mintage 3,675,600 · Common

Other years in the 1880s

1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889