Saw this one on eBay.
What do you guys think ?
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/1934-35M-KGV-Emperor-Centenary-Melbourne-Victoria-925-Silver-Florin/221230728904?_trksid=p2045573.m2102&_trkparms=aid%3D555003%26algo%3DPW.CAT%26ao%3D2%26asc%3D146%26meid%3D8017522727849405708%26pid%3D100034%26prg%3D1079%26rk%3D2%26sd%3D330931941008%26
*****Gosh I don't know. Looks real enough to me but I am no expert on these things.****
OK I change to fake. All the 1938 crowns he's selling look like cast fakes.
FAKE ! ,detail around the head is virtually non existent.
"NO returns accepted" is a certain put off for me :dodgy:
If you want one of these see a reputable dealer or use an ebay seller that you trust and have a history with :ok:
Quote from: 'markn' pid='16573' dateline='1369898774'Gosh I don't know. Looks real enough to me but I am no expert on these things.
:Laugh2::diablo:
Not very scientific but it seems to me that any coin in a 2x2 with a lot of writing on it is something to steer clear of.
Quote from: 'Mister T' pid='16592' dateline='1369904391'Not very scientific but it seems to me that any coin in a 2x2 with a lot of writing on it is something to steer clear of.
It all depends who wrote on the 2x2.
I got this as a gift off a CCF member that I have met in person and trust implicitly for his honesty and numismatic knowledge (this bloke has forgotten more than I will ever know about numismatics) and a few other coins with notes on the 2x2's as well.
This is one of Sel's coins that he kindly donated to my humble collection :wavemulticolor:
(http://www.australian-coins.net/gallery/albums/userpics/10019/sel.jpg)
Great coin and a great piece of history, made more so by the fact it was a gift.!!
Photos are not good enough to be sure.
I'd say its probably a dud.
Just doesn't look right.
Methinks the seller has taken fuzzy photos on purpose.
Look at the Obverse only.
Check the Piping on the Cloak.
It extends to the Rim on Genuine Coins.
(http://i679.photobucket.com/albums/vv160/ford_prefect/Australian%20Coin%20Forum/1934_35MCDud-vert_zps76c8f986.jpg)
Quote from: 'trout' pid='16597' dateline='1369905315'It all depends who wrote on the 2x2.
Point taken.
I don't know though, it just seems dealers only write what is necessary but fake/cleaned/over-graded coins on ebay sometimes come in 2x2s with things like catalogue value, "scarce" or "rare" written on them and other irrelevant details.
Yeah,slight gap as well.
It looks like the fakes from a couple of years ago with no detail in the hand on the horse.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/1923-Australian-Half-Penny-1925-Australia-Penny-1921-One-Shilling-nice-replicas-/271212888256?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item3f258c40c0
:dodgy:
Quote from: 'Mister T' pid='16634' dateline='1369914763'Quote from: 'trout' pid='16597' dateline='1369905315'It all depends who wrote on the 2x2.
Point taken.
I don't know though, it just seems dealers only write what is necessary but fake/cleaned/over-graded coins on ebay sometimes come in 2x2s with things like catalogue value, "scarce" or "rare" written on them and other irrelevant details.
That's where "Provenance" comes into play.
I have coins from enwarb with his grades etc on the 2x2 that are spot on also a few (but only a few) other people that mark the 2x2's in a similar way that are spot on as well.
I NEVER buy a coin from the description from an "Unknown" seller and concentrate on the coin offered itself.
If I am buying from a seller that I have "History" with I will simply put my trust in their grades.