Canberra Florins

kchan1111 · September 04, 2015, 10:06:46 PM

Leave some for the rest of us please.

trout · September 04, 2015, 10:13:14 PM

Quote from: 'kchan1111' pid='78786' dateline='1441370206'Leave some for the rest of us please.

They made 2 million of these, I only have a couple of hundred or so:angel:
Heaps left for every one else

Unicorn · September 04, 2015, 10:13:56 PM

A nice set of steps there Trout!!! :good:

robbiegal · September 04, 2015, 10:14:37 PM

a couple of hundred
wow
makes my page and a half or so, seem a bit inferior!

trout · September 04, 2015, 10:16:09 PM

Quote from: 'Unicorn' pid='78790' dateline='1441370636'A nice set of steps there Trout!!! :good:

Looks like the poor old bloke copped one just above the ear tho "Ouch"

trout · September 05, 2015, 08:34:19 AM

Quote from: 'robbiegal' pid='78791' dateline='1441370677'a couple of hundred
wow
makes my page and a half or so, seem a bit inferior!

These are my favourite Australian Pre decimal designed coins , I have parted with some of them but not many and the numbers just seem to build up over the years .
I would bet a penny to the pound that you Penny collection would make my Canberra collection look tiny :angel:

robbiegal · September 05, 2015, 10:16:16 AM

maybe
but I mostly get my pennies from lots and cheap as chips
and 60% of the blighters are 1964 pennies !!! (and very noice ones too)

trout · September 05, 2015, 10:22:50 AM

Quote from: 'robbiegal' pid='78845' dateline='1441413976'maybe
but I mostly get my pennies from lots and cheap as chips
and 60% of the blighters are 1964 pennies !!! (and very noice ones too)

I have a roll of 64's around here somewhere :angel:

robbiegal · September 05, 2015, 10:49:00 AM

'somewhere'
!! OMG - a priceless item like that should be in a glass cabinet on top of the mantelpiece !!

Basil · September 10, 2015, 04:17:45 PM

Another nice eg of steps from an early die/mint.Hard to get a good photo from the Microscope and the scan of the Reverse doesn't show the nice patina.

robbiegal · September 10, 2015, 04:59:00 PM

is that die fill on the maces - and not wear?
nice steps!!

Robster · September 11, 2015, 08:03:21 AM

"Stepping out". :angel:

Basil · September 11, 2015, 08:42:30 AM

Quote from: 'robbiegal' pid='79113' dateline='1441870140'is that die fill on the maces - and not wear?
nice steps!!

I had another look(its in a new 2x2) this morning RG,looks like wear unfortunately.Part of that would be my slackness,i just thru them in a Bank bag for 40 years as prior to Ebay they had little value and the number of steps wasn't something i looked for.

ausjack · September 12, 2015, 09:31:43 AM

Still a nice coin Basil, well done mate :good:

Basil · September 12, 2015, 09:43:58 AM

Thanks AJ,i've given it a treat by insering it in a 2x2,i should have done that 30 years ago.Some high points on the reverse seem to show wear while others don't.The obverse isn't that flash either although i think the marks near the ear are from other coins,either minting bucket or when i had it stored in a Bank bag.