Questionable ebay seller

stevo1962 · June 21, 2014, 12:18:47 PM

Not sure about this seller and their Florins but they look a bit
dodgy to me and he's previously sold a few 1932 florins and they all
look the same

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Australian-1932-Florin-/251565583155?pt=AU_Coins2&hash=item3a927a2b33

serial · June 21, 2014, 12:31:16 PM

its a trap!
"Nice coin VF condition"
on a clearly xf coin
this falls into my to good to be true category.
having said that I would love to hear about this one from the experts?
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Australian-1914H-Florin-/251565580791?pt=AU_Coins2&hash=item3a927a21f7

bellyflorin · June 21, 2014, 12:39:43 PM

:@ they are both fakes so is the 38 crown he has listed

serial · June 21, 2014, 01:24:23 PM

can you explain how you know that?

Fr45h3R · June 21, 2014, 01:40:55 PM

Quote from: 'serial' pid='53195' dateline='1403322863'can you explain how you know that?

I wouldn't know how he knows... but he has 'florin' in his name :angel:

bellyflorin · June 21, 2014, 01:55:34 PM

ok the 1932 florin is lacking detail , the grass under to roo and emu is missing , the A's in advance australia are filled , the emu has a break in it leg which is on the shield , the toning is wrong .

[attachment=2836] sorry i should have said this one is genuine its a pcgs au53

stevo1962 · June 21, 2014, 02:54:56 PM

Quote from: 'serial' pid='53190' dateline='1403319676'its a trap!
"Nice coin VF condition"
on a clearly xf coin
this falls into my to good to be true category.
having said that I would love to hear about this one from the experts?
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Australian-1914H-Florin-/251565580791?pt=AU_Coins2&hash=item3a927a21f7

Same seller and also a fake

serial · June 21, 2014, 02:55:58 PM

awesome thanks mate.
btw I wasn't questioning your ability. I was trying to learn a bit. sorry if I came across wrong
can you look at the 1914?

accumulator · June 21, 2014, 02:57:55 PM

Breaks in the finer detail front & back of the crown & on the nose are a giveaway too.
Also if you really look at the coin there is no genuine wear.

serial · June 21, 2014, 03:02:55 PM

omg I just spend 10 min comparing your pic (thinking you had got it from the sale) to a pcgs one and couldn't see what was wrong.
then I realised your pic is of a real one "face palm"
I see it now. thanks for your feed back

bellyflorin · June 21, 2014, 04:04:52 PM

Quote from: 'serial' pid='53203' dateline='1403328358'awesome thanks mate.
btw I wasn't questioning your ability. I was trying to learn a bit. sorry if I came across wrong
can you look at the 1914?

nar your right serial , i am just in the middle of a paper work nightmare atm , i should have stated case better . I am just a bit guarded when pointing out fakes our little mates in china are getting pretty good at it , you never know they could be reading lol :dodgy::dodgy:

1914h is fake too imo
on the obverse the forehead, crown just blend into fields, the beads up to the orb looks like a stick,lacking detail completely . George boy usually has a bump on ridge of his nose , the fake nose is as straight .
the star looks wrong on the reverse , lacking detail again the grass at roo and emu feet, the roo's bottom paw as broken the shield too .
The toning looks wrong too

photos are blurry as , doesn't help maters