Canberra Florins

[r9453]

What's the story with #14303260, when and where did you buy it? Did you send it back for reconsideration? If so what was it originally graded?

[trout]

What's the story with #14303260, when and where did you buy it? Did you send it back for reconsideration? If so what was it originally graded?

I recently bought 2 MS65 Canberra Florins from Drake Stirling numismatics ( Eric Eigner ) this coin was one of them.
The reason why I bought 2 of them is because I sent a Bank payment to Eric's old account by mistake so I sent another payment to the correct account for the first coin.
As He had another MS65 coin in his inventory I suggested that I purchase that instead of him sending a refund for the first payment which went to the wrong account.
When the coins arrived here I noticed that this particular coin was nicer than the other 4 MS65 Canberra's that I have and decided that it was a worthy candidate for a reconsideration submission.
It has retained the original cert#14303260 but it has been reholdered and the grade has been changed to MS65+, I still think it is a MS66 coin but MS65+ is what PCGS has graded it as so I will have to put up with it.

[r9453]

OK thanks, that explains it perfectly. Getting an extra point from MS65 to MS66 after reconsideration would be a bit like herding a camel through the eye of a needle.

[trout]

OK thanks, that explains it perfectly. Getting an extra point from MS65 to MS66 after reconsideration would be a bit like herding a camel through the eye of a needle.

HeHeHe
Pretty much the eye of the needle stuff but that little "+" at the end of the grade puts this coin in the top 14 of the 474 Canberra florins graded by PCGS with only 11 coins graded higher, With the single finest MS67 coin being only 1 1/2 grading points higher.

[r9453]

:i_agree: :ok:

[trout]

This coin is Finally home safe and sound.
What a lot if Malarky just to get a tiny "+" added to a slab :angel:

[trout]

I have  just added the 65+ coin to "The Box"

[r9453]

Very nice, is that box full? Its interesting how PCGS call them "Canberra" and NGC "Parliament House", I think the latter is more correct.

EDIT: They also like to call the 1934-35 Melbourne Centenary florin "Australia Centennial".

[trout]

Very nice, is that box full? Its interesting how PCGS call them "Canberra" and NGC "Parliament House", I think the latter is more correct.

EDIT: They also like to call the 1934-35 Melbourne Centenary florin "Australia Centennial".

Both PCGS and NGC both annoyingly put the obverse of the coin on the grade side of the slab, which is a shame.
That particular box only holds 8 slabs, the rest of my slabbed Canberra's live in special slab pages in an album :ok:

[ausjack]

Very nice, is that box full? Its interesting how PCGS call them "Canberra" and NGC "Parliament House", I think the latter is more correct.

EDIT: They also like to call the 1934-35 Melbourne Centenary florin "Australia Centennial".

Yes your right Rob, it should say parliament house and not canberra because that's what it is.

[robbiegal]

the Obverse is 'the coin'  - i.e. the monarch of the time and the legal authorisation of the value of the coin

apparently the reverse (that we love so much) is just the added pretty stuff

i always call the obverse 'the back' with my coin dealer and he gets annoyed!!

[trout]

I always put the notations on my 2x2's on the reverse of a pre decimal coin and  on the obverse with decimal coins because that is the side the date is on :ok:

[r9453]

There is no doubt about it, PCGS mount our coins back to front. However, when they create the True View image I think its correct to have the monarch on the left and the money shot on the right.

[duggee27]

trout
here's one for your box

http://coins.ha.com/itm/australia/world-coins/australia-george-v-proof-canberra-parliament-house-florin-1927-m-pr66-ngc-/a/3048-32139.s?ic4=ListView-ShortDescription-071515

trout
here's one for your box

http://coins.ha.com/itm/australia/world-coins/australia-george-v-proof-canberra-parliament-house-florin-1927-m-pr66-ngc-/a/3048-32139.s?ic4=ListView-ShortDescription-071515

whats the "blue" areas on kings neck and behind his royal head - reflection??

[trout]

That is a Stunning coin and one that would have to be viewed "In Hand" before bidding on as there is a vast difference in the NGC images and the newer ones.
The area behind the Kings head is just toning, Like I said a Stunning Coin but way above my pay grade :cray: