Victorian 1887 Queen Victoria Silver Sixpence Tie Pin feed-gender-unisex The effect is unique and

The effect is unique and great fun

such tie pins would hold a pearl

and the mysterious beauty of nature

The craftsmanship is of the highest quality

Marie Louise

Victorian 1887 Queen Victoria Silver Sixpence Tie Pin feed-gender-unisex The effect is unique andIn 1887 Queen Victoria celebrated her Golden Jubilee 1837 1887, so for the first time in 50 years she allowed the design of the coinage to be changed. The Sixpence had a shield on the reverse (like this one) which ended up causing a lot of trouble. Crooks were gold plating them and passing them off as Half Sovereigns. So later in the year they changed the reverse and added a value within the wreath. This tie pin is an example of the gold plated 1887