Text only | Text with Images

Australian-Coins Forum

Australian Coins, Banknotes and Exonumia => Australian Pre-Decimal Coins => Topic started by: trout on February 28, 2013, 01:00:55 PM

Title: commemorative Florins
Post by: trout on February 28, 2013, 01:00:55 PM
I have Many MS63 or better Canberra florins but find it hard to get high end MS 1951 and 1954 Commemorative coins.

I know these have been treated as simply "Bullion Coins" and not looked after as much as the 27,35 coins, Maybe that is why they have become "Hard to get" in top grades.
These are still relatively cheap but finding high end coins is harder than the Canberra coins in my experience.

It could also be the large fields on the coins that show any sort of hit that makes these a "hard" coin.
Any thoughts as to why these coins are becoming hard to get in top grades?
These are my best 1951 and 54 coin so far.
[attachment=1352][attachment=1351]
[attachment=1353][attachment=1354]
One slightly rotated 54 coin
[attachment=1356][attachment=1355]
Title: RE: commemorative Florins
Post by: stevo1962 on February 28, 2013, 01:56:28 PM
Maybe as you said they were thiught of as a bullion coin and not a collector coin and worth a bit less to start with but the good ones have got to be out there somewhere.I reckon the yanks have hoarded the good ones and they'll be coming out of the woodwork very soon
Title: RE: commemorative Florins
Post by: trout on February 28, 2013, 02:15:13 PM
Quote from: 'stevo1962' pid='8658' dateline='1362021988'Maybe as you said they were thiught of as a bullion coin and not a collector coin and worth a bit less to start with but the good ones have got to be out there somewhere.I reckon the yanks have hoarded the good ones and they'll be coming out of the woodwork very soon

I would imagine there would be a few that the Pomms have , Given it was a royal visit and the coin has the Brit Lion in the design :good:
Title: RE: commemorative Florins
Post by: stevo1962 on February 28, 2013, 02:22:39 PM
Quote from: 'trout' pid='8661' dateline='1362023113'
Quote from: 'stevo1962' pid='8658' dateline='1362021988'Maybe as you said they were thiught of as a bullion coin and not a collector coin and worth a bit less to start with but the good ones have got to be out there somewhere.I reckon the yanks have hoarded the good ones and they'll be coming out of the woodwork very soon

I would imagine there would be a few that the Pomms have , Given it was a royal visit and the coin has the Brit Lion in the design :good:

The Yanks are right into the Royal stuff too,possibly even more than us Aussies
Title: RE: commemorative Florins
Post by: Possie Ron on February 28, 2013, 04:01:29 PM
1954, 1951s  I have half dozen of each but how about the other 54 I have.
[attachment=1357]
Text only | Text with Images