UK Coins of 1887

Quick answer In 1887, the Royal Mint struck 36 distinct British coins across 18 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 £48,760 (highest realised auction price across all grades).
36Coins catalogued
18Denominations issued
1 Penny - Victoria 2nd portrait; 2nd type Lowest mintage: 1
7Key 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 2nd portrait; 2nd type
copper
Mintage 1 · Key date · Legendary
1 Penny - Victoria 1st portrait; Maundy issues
Maundy Money · silver
Mintage 8,976 · Very Rare
1 Penny - Victoria Jubilee Head; Pattern
Jubilee Commemoratives · copper · Very Rare

2 Pence 1 coin

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

5 Pounds 1 coin

5 Pounds - Victoria 2nd portrait
gold
Mintage 797 · Key date · Legendary

1 coin

Lauer Model Half Farthing - Victoria
copper · Very Rare

1 Crown 6 coins

1 Crown - Victoria Spink and Son Pattern; Gold
gold
Mintage 6 · Key date · Legendary
1 Crown - Victoria 2nd portrait
silver
Mintage 173,500 · Rare
1 Crown - Victoria Chinese Copy
copper · Very Rare
1 Crown - Victoria Spink and Son Pattern; Base Metal
base · Very Rare
1 Crown - Victoria Spink and Son Pattern; Silver
silver · Very Rare
1 Crown - Victoria Young head; Pattern
gold · Very Rare

1 Farthing 2 coins

1 Farthing - Victoria 2nd portrait; 2nd type
copper
Mintage 3,584,000 · Very Rare
1 Farthing William Owen; Kaiser Franz Joseph
base · Very Rare

1 Florin 3 coins

1 Florin - Victoria 1st portrait; 'Gothic' type
silver
Mintage 1,540 · Scarce
1 Florin - Victoria 2nd portrait
silver
Mintage 1,233,378 · Rare
1 Florin - Victoria Boehm portrait; Pattern
silver · Very Rare

1 Shilling 2 coins

1 Shilling - Victoria 1st portrait; 'Young Head'
silver
Mintage 1,956,200 · Scarce
1 Shilling - Victoria 2nd portrait; 1st type
silver
Mintage 4,034,100 · Rare

1 Sovereign 2 coins

1 Sovereign - Victoria 2nd portrait
Sovereign · gold
Mintage 797 · Key date · Legendary
1 Sovereign - Victoria reproduction
Sovereign · · Very Rare

½ Crown 2 coins

½ Crown - Victoria 2nd portrait
silver
Mintage 1,176,200 · Rare
½ Crown - Victoria 1st portrait; 2nd type
silver
Mintage 2,188,500 · Very Rare

½ Farthing 1 coin

Half Farthing - Victoria Lauer Model
base · Very Rare

½ Penny 1 coin

½ Penny - Victoria 2nd portrait; 2nd type
copper
Mintage 6,365,255 · Very Rare

½ Sovereign 1 coin

½ Sovereign - Victoria 2nd portrait
Half Sovereign · gold
Mintage 797 · Key date · Legendary

2 Florins 1 coin

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

2 Sovereigns 1 coin

2 Pounds - Victoria 2nd portrait
gold
Mintage 797 · Key date · Legendary

3 Pence 2 coins

3 Pence - Victoria 1st portrait; incl. Maundy and Colonial
Maundy Money · silver
Mintage 1,850 · Key date · Legendary
3 Pence - Victoria 2nd portrait; incl. Maundy
Maundy Money · silver · Very Rare

4 Pence 1 coin

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

6 Pence 5 coins

6 Pence - Victoria 1st portrait; 3rd type
silver · Very Rare
6 Pence - Victoria 2nd portrait; 1st reverse
silver
Mintage 3,675,600 · Very Rare
6 Pence - Victoria 2nd portrait; 2nd reverse
silver
Mintage 3,675,600 · Very Rare
6 Pence - Victoria reproduction
· Very Rare
6 Pence - Victoria Spink and Son Pattern
silver · Very Rare

Other years in the 1880s

1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889