Canberra Florins

[trout]

Thanks for the images Kimmy, I think I will Pass on this one :ok:

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I have just picked this up from the post office.
For me this one has that "WOW" factor.
NO bagging on the obverse or the reverse Stunning underlying lustre.
Immensely happy with this purchase :dance::dance2::dance: :yahoo:

Meet "Lorna"

[oh my florin]

Nice trout

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I think this is one of the best examples of this coin I have had in my hot little hands.
I'm pretty excited with this one as it is rare indeed to see one of these that you know with a fair bit of certainty that it has never suffered a dip or had a rub with a cloth.
It came in a fragile piece of folded paper with a date of 1934 on it.
I imagine this has sat in a cupboard for the last 70 years undisturbed until recently.
I am so glad I emailed the seller and made a point of asking that they don't clean it before they sent it :good:
This is the original listing for this coin;
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/111672161320?_trksid=p2060353.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

[JeffH]

What do you estimate the likely grade Jim? Looks good in your photos.
I think that was a very good buy at the price.

[trout]

What do you estimate the likely grade Jim? Looks good in your photos.
I think that was a very good buy at the price.

The fields are clear and has plenty of lustre ,a couple of marks on the edge of the rim and not a super strong strike.
I will be disappointed if this doesn't come back MS65 and won't be gobsmacked if it gets a 66.
I will be sending this next week and will find out in due course :ok:

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This is an email I got from the seller after I had paid for the coin.
I think it was very thoughtful for the seller to send me this information and it is really nice to learn the provenance of this coin.
I told the seller that I would name the coin after her mother and she was delighted .
here is the email I got;

Jim, Wondered if you would be interested in it's provenance.
This coin belonged to our mum. She originally had two, one has previously sold. She had them wrapped up and stored in her cupboard for years that my sister and myself can remember, occasionally she would bring them out to show us. She passed away in 2007, at aged 90 and we put most of her items away in cupboards till we could deal with them. We had looked and looked at keeping them but as no-one in our family has any interest and neither my sister or myself are coin collectors we decided to sell and hopefully go to a collector.

It is wrapped in some old paper with date of 1934 handwritten on it, and I will include with the coin for you. You can make your own decision on whether to keep or dispose. Her name was Lorna, and she must have bought it at some time from a dealer herself, maybe she was going to start collecting? Anyhow, just thought I would throw this info your way in case you are interested.
Kind Regards
Sue

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I added this one to my collection curtesy of Numisbid, Thanks Walter :good:

 

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I bought this a while back as a "Curiosity".
Gold plated Canberra

[kchan1111]

I think this one is more interesting:
http://www.numisbid.com.au/Browse/1927_Florin_PCGS_MS63PL/17707

God dammit I went on hols for just a month and this comes up for auction?!

[stevo1962]

I think this one is more interesting:
http://www.numisbid.com.au/Browse/1927_Florin_PCGS_MS63PL/17707

God dammit I went on hols for just a month and this comes up for auction?!

   So I wonder who won this coin

[wwwww]

It hasn't sold yet, it's in the September sale.

[kchan1111]

It hasn't sold yet, it's in the September sale.

Thought I saw August date...

[trout]

I regretfully sold this coin a while back :cray:
I bought it back a couple of weeks ago and have just picked it up from the post office.:yahoo:
I think you have seen this particular coin "In Hand" Mark :ok:

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