A new Bubble variety .......

Unicorn · January 08, 2015, 09:11:13 AM

:angel:

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/221655188760

Pedro · January 08, 2015, 09:42:34 AM

Don't think I'll be looking for one of those :laugh2:

Pedro

coxspau · January 08, 2015, 10:08:56 AM

The seller wrote "I collect different stuff at times and this is one of them. Probably never see something like it again."

I have lots of different stuff he can buy from me if this is the calibre of what he collects and the price at which he buy/sells it.

Goldseeker · January 08, 2015, 10:46:53 AM

Looks like that coin was removed from salt water and cleaned up a bit.

I had plenty of coins that looked liked that and I have melted down into three home made silver bars.

stevo1962 · January 08, 2015, 11:04:39 AM

It might have been to West Africa and caught Ebola by the looks of it

oh my florin · January 08, 2015, 11:17:13 AM

That is just down right silly.

coxspau · January 08, 2015, 11:25:58 AM

"I had plenty of coins that looked liked that and I have melted down into three home made silver bars."

Tell us more, Goldy....pictures please

autocoupler · January 08, 2015, 12:32:39 PM

Remember reading if the horses hooves appear to be slightly sunken into the base line, this was an indication of a possible fake. Not totally certain but could be. Heh, a fake with a variety?

If it was a fake I doubt the seller would know. Had a few conversations with him when he lived in Brisbane (assuming item location NT means he's moved), and from what I remember him saying, his main interest was simply a numbers game.

JeffH · January 08, 2015, 12:50:55 PM

Definitely "harshly cleaned". Maybe after the blowtorch was removed!

Whatever, you should tell him he's dreaming.

nealeffendi · January 08, 2015, 03:59:20 PM

I have a number of detector finds and beach finds and they look nothing like that florin. I also have a few contemporary fakes and they also don't look like that. So what caused those lumps? Not a chance it left the mint like that. A bad attempt at making a fake?

serial · January 08, 2015, 04:15:59 PM

I thought it looked like a coin pulled from a melting pot just before it melted

Nevol · January 08, 2015, 08:57:51 PM

Maybe Jeff is close to the truth with the blow torch comment.

robbiegal · January 08, 2015, 10:09:07 PM

Quote from: 'nealeffendi' pid='65030' dateline='1420694960'I have a number of detector finds and beach finds and they look nothing like that florin. I also have a few contemporary fakes and they also don't look like that. So what caused those lumps? Not a chance it left the mint like that. A bad attempt at making a fake?

agree
I reckon it a failure fake

I do believe that I might have the most horrid fake collection going

accumulator · January 08, 2015, 11:51:08 PM

Well i don't think it is a Fake,would have been a nice coin before the blow torch & grinder got to it.