1951 florin

Pedro · October 27, 2012, 08:48:18 AM

What has happened to this coin?

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Uncirculated-1951-Federation-Australian-Florin-Investment-Coin-/221142592899?pt=AU_Coins2&hash=item337d202d83

I'm assuming that whatever it went swimming in wasn't healthy.

Pedro

trout · October 27, 2012, 09:26:09 AM

Quote from: 'Pedro' pid='1913' dateline='1351289898'What has happened to this coin?

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Uncirculated-1951-Federation-Australian-Florin-Investment-Coin-/221142592899?pt=AU_Coins2&hash=item337d202d83

I'm assuming that whatever it went swimming in wasn't healthy.

Pedro

That Sir has to be the most harshly dipped/sandblasted 1951 florins I have ever seen.
I have some of these in what I would call fine and circulated that has more detail than this poor thing.
All the commemorative florins are quite hard to find in well circulated condition as most were hoarded by collectors and not circulated as much as the standard issue florins.

Getting back to this coin, I cannot see how this could have come from the mint in this condition.
Defiantly PMD and a shame because this was probably quite a nice coin before this happened to it:ireful:

purplepennyhunter · October 27, 2012, 09:32:56 AM

My first thought was that it was some sort of pattern in the plastic it was photographed in so it might not be what the coin actually looks like.

trout · October 27, 2012, 09:56:17 AM

:laugh2:

Quote from: 'purplepennyhunter' pid='1917' dateline='1351292576'My first thought was that it was some sort of pattern in the plastic it was photographed in so it might not be what the coin actually looks like.

Looks like it is in a clear plastic flip so it should show all the detail, Warts and all.
Crikey this one has a mass of Warts

:laugh2:

Pedro · October 27, 2012, 10:16:56 AM

PP - I thought that may have been the case originally too but it does appear that while there is some spotting on the plastic sleeve that it doesn't seem to be as concentrated as the pattern that seems to be on the coin (my eyes could always be deceiving me though!).

Pedro

trout · October 27, 2012, 10:23:04 AM

My curiosity has got the better of me (AGAIN).
I am bidding on this now because I simply have to see this "In hand" to know what has happened to the poor thing:mafia:

I have just had a look at some of the other listings from this seller.
They either have a badly pitted lense on the camera or all the "Investment coins" are fiddled with.

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Uncirculated-1947-Australian-Florin-Investment-Coin-/221142591010?pt=AU_Coins2&hash=item337d202622

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Uncirculated-1944s-Australian-Florin-Investment-Coin-/321005902200?pt=AU_Coins2&hash=item4abd715978

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Uncirculated-1943s-Australian-Florin-Investment-Coin-/321005901309?pt=AU_Coins2&hash=item4abd7155fd

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Uncirculated-1942-Australian-Florin-Investment-Coin-/221142589118?pt=AU_Coins2&hash=item337d201ebe

Pedro · October 27, 2012, 11:52:48 AM

Oops - sorry Trout! Didn't mean to encourage your spending!

Pedro

trout · October 27, 2012, 11:56:13 AM

Quote from: 'Pedro' pid='1924' dateline='1351300968'Oops - sorry Trout! Didn't mean to encourage your spending!

Pedro

Believe me mate I don't take too much encouragement :dash1:

Nevol · October 27, 2012, 12:35:20 PM

Seller has recently sold 4 x 1972 5c coins, used the same image for each one. Got positive f.back for all of them?

trout · October 27, 2012, 01:07:25 PM

Quote from: 'Nevol' pid='1926' dateline='1351303520'Seller has recently sold 4 x 1972 5c coins, used the same image for each one. Got positive f.back for all of them?

I have asked the seller for some pic's outside the holder a couple of hours ago.
So far No response:mr47_05:

JeffH · October 27, 2012, 01:34:40 PM

"Misogynist" has apparently been recently redefined.
Now it looks like "uncirculated" may need a similar change in meaning so these this seller's titles can make sense.

wwwww · October 27, 2012, 04:36:30 PM

I reckon the seller just got a little overzealous with his image sharpening tool.

trout · October 27, 2012, 04:46:13 PM

Quote from: 'wwwww' pid='1932' dateline='1351317990'I reckon the seller just got a little overzealous with his image sharpening tool.

As soon as image manipulation is mentioned the hairs on my neck twitch:nea:
If I realy want/need an Uncirculated investment grade coin I think I will simply stick to sites like yours old mate:yahoo:

Fr45h3R · October 27, 2012, 05:06:54 PM

QuoteNow it looks like "uncirculated" may need a similar change in meaning so these this seller's titles can make sense.

New meaning should be :
uncirculated*

(* = since 1966)

Mister T · October 27, 2012, 08:52:42 PM

Quote from: 'Fr45h3R' pid='1935' dateline='1351319814'New meaning should be :
uncirculated*

(* = since 1966)

Nice one! Funniest thing I've read all day.