1927 Parliament Florin

[Coins from Vending]

I just bought my first one of these, very nice coin.

I was wondering why is there such a massive price difference in coins which appear to be of similar quality.

Good quality coins can be had for sub $15 others go for $50 or more.

Are there different varieties of this coin?

[Australian coin]

all comes down to the grade and quality of the coin

[purplepennyhunter]

This is one of those examples when if you see an unc one in a dealers books and it's priced at $300 you know it's been priced out of the catalogue. In the real world graded unc examples can be had for about $100.

[ausjack]

yeah and you notice the big diff when talking slabbed coins as the price jump with just one grade can be quite different

[interest]

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[nealeffendi]

I just bought my first one of these, very nice coin.

I was wondering why is there such a massive price difference in coins which appear to be of similar quality.

Good quality coins can be had for sub $15 others go for $50 or more.

Are there different varieties of this coin?

Not so much a variety but a strike/die characteristic, look for the steps as some coins (even Unc) can be only 2 steps whilst others can be 3 to 4 steps.
I agree about the massive price differences, I purchased a NGC AU58 for under $30 and it is beautiful, only the faintest hint of circulation under the loupe but otherwise nicer than most MS63-64 coins. Anything that makes MS65 will add another $200-300 to a comparable $100-150 MS63 coin.

[bellyflorin]

A  PCGS MS66  Canberra florin sold for  $2400 last year ,so far  only 9 have been graded at ms66  , my guess a ms67(only 1 graded) would sell for  $4k +

Then there's the proof canberra's  big $$$$$ they start at 6k  and go up

:beg:

[markn]

A  PCGS MS66  Canberra florin sold for  $2400 last year ,so far  only 9 have been graded at ms66  , my guess a ms67(only 1 graded) would sell for  $4k +

Then there's the proof canberra's  big $$$$$ they start at 6k  and go up

:beg:

I am fairly certain the single MS67 graded is a proof too.  Just incorrectly attributed by PCGS several years ago.

[purplepennyhunter]

This MS65+ sold for $2,000

[ausjack]

I wanna play so bad, but I can't play that game, halh a years pension gone on a coin ummm

[Fulvio]

I wanna play so bad, but I can't play that game, halh a years pension gone on a coin ummm

Know that feeling. I suddenly can't do anything till I resolve my housing situation.

[Unicorn]

Still no luck Fulvio? How long do you have to find somewhere?

[Fulvio]

Still no luck Fulvio? How long do you have to find somewhere?

Unknown, mate. There's a bit of a cold war going on here right now, which is very depressing. They're sticking to their guns about selling up and heading overseas to die, and I'm looking for alternatives.

So far, I've got a potential home for my coins in a corner of an underground vault. They'll be secure, at least for a few years, but they won't be convenient to access.

I had a look inside my 7.5m square shed while I was visiting last week, and its heartbreaking. Birds and mice and spiders and water all got in under, over and around the sliding doors, and most of what's in there is ruined. They even ate the plastic dust covers! So no way I can park anything there I might want to actually keep, it would all be ruined in a few months. Computers are about as delicate as coins, as are books and suchlike.

I'm waiting to hear from the agent as to whether the block in Moulamein has planning for a house. If it doesn't, all I can do is pitch a tent there 28 days each year. If it does, then I need to scare up enough cash to build something to qualify for the government grants, and that's a problem. I certainly can't borrow.

Failing that, The next affordable options are up around Bourke, Cobar, and other remote locations. Not great when it comes to medical needs.

Anyway, this is waaaaaaaaay off-topic. Looks like I've threadjacked another one, eh? :diablo:

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[runway]

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