1923 Threepence

stevo1962 · January 11, 2015, 09:15:22 PM

Lashed out on this one tonight and there was some pretty stiff competition so it wasn't cheap but I think it will slab up very well

ausjack · January 12, 2015, 05:29:32 AM

Nice one Stevo :good: give it too me and no one will get hurt :laugh2:

Going out on a limb because of the pic's but would guess MS62/3, hard to say due to a little wear and a few marks here and there but still very nice

serial · January 12, 2015, 12:58:17 PM

Its hard to tell. The coin is well struck up but the picture dosnt seem right. I would gamble on this one to if the price was right. I am keen to hear how it goes

oh my florin · January 12, 2015, 01:05:35 PM

The Australian Predecimal coins from the 20's are more or less notorious for weaker strikes due to lower die pressure to extend die life. I expect this is why the star isn't fully struck up and appears generally flatter.

My estimate would be AU58 or MS62/63 depending on how it looks in hand and determining what is due to a weak strike or potential wear.

Overall a very nice coin ausjack

stevo1962 · January 12, 2015, 01:16:16 PM

Quote from: 'serial' pid='65208' dateline='1421029697'Its hard to tell. The coin is well struck up but the picture dosnt seem right. I would gamble on this one to if the price was right. I am keen to hear how it goes

Cost me about the equivalent Bluesheet price at AU53 so if it grades AU58
I'll be up by a long way but always a gamble with poor photos although if it MS
I'll be very happy

markn · January 12, 2015, 01:53:17 PM

Quote from: 'stevo1962' pid='65210' dateline='1421030776'Cost me about the equivalent Bluesheet price at AU53 so if it grades AU58
I'll be up my a long way but always a gamble with poor photos although if it MS
I'll be very happy

I think your money is safe. I'd say a certainty for AU58 with an outside chance of MS62 or 3.

stevo1962 · January 13, 2015, 01:38:27 PM

Quote from: 'markn' pid='65211' dateline='1421032997'
Quote from: 'stevo1962' pid='65210' dateline='1421030776'Cost me about the equivalent Bluesheet price at AU53 so if it grades AU58
I'll be up my a long way but always a gamble with poor photos although if it MS
I'll be very happy

I think your money is safe. I'd say a certainty for AU58 with an outside chance of MS62 or 3.

Thanks Mark that gives me a bit more confidence

stevo1962 · January 28, 2015, 09:33:56 AM

On arrival it's not quite as good as I expected but still a nice coin

markn · January 28, 2015, 09:37:29 AM

What do you think it will grade Steve?

stevo1962 · January 28, 2015, 09:48:55 AM

I think it will go AU55-58 although I have seen better coins than this grade AU53 so
it all depends on their determination of the strike.It would be nice if it went higher
but I'm just dreaming

markn · January 28, 2015, 10:33:07 AM

It looks better than AU53 to me. Is the gloss on the high points just an artifact of the images or is it on the coin?

stevo1962 · January 28, 2015, 10:43:05 AM

The high points are not overly glossy but have some shine
It has good lustre though

markn · January 28, 2015, 02:08:53 PM

Well I'll stick with AU58 or MS62-3. Too much meat on it for anything less.

trout · January 28, 2015, 02:15:46 PM

Great images Steve.
You would be unlucky if this comes back AU58, I can't spot any missing lustre but it is a bit "baggy" but I recon MS here :good:

Great coin Mate :yahoo:

stevo1962 · January 28, 2015, 02:35:05 PM

Thanks guys if it scrapes into an MS grade I will be delighted