Some Grades In

[markn]

I think we've shown one of these coins here before, the others not.  Anyway, these are some of the better coins from our last PCGS submission that we've been waiting for 3 months to return.

Parliament Florin MS65+

1938 Florin MS65

1926 6d MS66

[gnome]

Like the 26 6d. Think someone spraypainted your 27 florin

[ausjack]

Give ya $20 plus postage for the lot..come on there old coins :laugh2: Ok they're pretty bloody good :winkextra:

[Robster]

Tantalising Trio.!:wavemulticolor:

[enworb]

That 6d is awesome! Absolutely stunning coin.

The 1938 2/- seems to have a few marks on the obverse. Were you expecting a 65 for it? The die cracks on it are pretty cool. I love seeing die cracks on high grade silver. They really gives a coin character.

[keldaw]

tru matt , die cracks look good , but does is alter the grading and

   value on the said coin ..   ,, kel ,,

[drakesterling]

Great coins, great photography markn!

65 is allowed to have a few imperfections. And remember, good photos tend to highlight imperfections to glorious proportions.

[purplepennyhunter]

We expected the 38 to get a MS64+. The obverse fields are immaculate and full of die polish which probably got us the 65. The die cracks are cool, I don't tend to think they add or detract from the grade, they just add uniqueness.
This one came in that lot as well. It's better than MS63 I don't know what they were thinking.
1921m threepence

[markn]

The 1938 2/- seems to have a few marks on the obverse. Were you expecting a 65 for it?

We expected a 64+.  The marks are there but magnified by my images and hardly noticeably on the coin in hand.  The fields are flat and proof like and the coin is fully lustrous and well-struck up.  Remember that grading is more than marks, more than lustre, more than toning, more than many other factors.  It's a combination of all of them.  So, booming lustre can help to improve a coin with a few bag marks, and a coin with hardly any marks but no lustre (think over-dipped) can grade at the same level.  The coin was bought from an ANDA dealer as Choice UNC but to be honest their grading is all over the place and we put little stock on what's written on their holders.

The Parliament florin is a good example of a coin that got the grade it did because of a combination of factors.  The attractive toning probably gave it a full point boost.  Dip that coin out (as many dealers do with toned Parliament florins) and I think it would only grade MS64.

[enworb]

Thats some of the nicest toning i have ever seen. Your photos are amazing as always!

[trout]

Glorious Canberra Florin Mark:yahoo:
I love that toning on the reverse:dance2:
I must be too hard grading my Canberra’s; I have quite a few in this condition that I have self graded as AU58-MS62.
If I find any wear/flattening on the orbs, too many rim dings or hits to the lettering or design, I generally put them in the” Don’t quite make it" part of my album.
Thats just me, to the naked eye or a loupe they look just fine but the usb gizmo is the best lie detector I have :good:
I have a few toned ones of these but they are nowhere near as colourful as yours.
These are my all time favourite coin and regardless of the grade are always pleasant on the eye
This one however  is Gorgeous :wavemulticolor: