Canberra Florins

[Basil]

Up until recently i never had a top shelf 1927 Canberra,and i've got a bagfull of them,its just a Coin i never worried about,but i also offloaded some Coins to Sydney Dealers in the 1990's and have regretted it ever since.They buy at about half,or less,of a coins value and sell at a premium but it was the only option in those days if chasing quick money.
Over the years i always seemed to get better deals of the Stamp specialists that had Coins as a sideline but Ebay,for all its faults and scams,has certainly provided a great platform for hobby collectors to buy & sell.

[trout]

Two of my MS65 Canberras were bought from eBay Raw, but they are few and far between amid the "wannabe" overgraded offerings on the bay :ok:

[Triggersmob]

Up until recently i never had a top shelf 1927 Canberra,

Me neither. Thanks Trout.

[trout]

Up until recently i never had a top shelf 1927 Canberra,

Me neither. Thanks Trout.

My Pleasure Mate

[Basil]

Another of my Brothers Coins that we have been having a good look at,in hand it seems different to the normal 27's and we were wondering if its one of the Special Strike 'Proofs',it has a matt finish Obverse but seemingly normal Reverse ,the Die Polish lines seem to be in the correct place as is the extra detail in the strike such as the Kings eye.
May just be an early mint eg. but opinions appreciated.


   

[trout]

I would love this to be an impaired proof for you Basil But I don't think it is Mate.
One of these has been on my bucket list for years and I had had my hopes up on a few occasions But I am yet to find one.
The best i have been able to get is a "Proof Like" specimen.
Walter has one and he put up some images a few years ago and yours looks different to Walters coin, I think he put it in a grading post and I called it as an AU58 coin and totally missed that it was a Proof strike :dash1:
I have also been told that once you see a Proof Canberra "In Hand" you will just "Know" what to look for :ok:

[echidna]

This mark above the A seems to be on all the proofs.

[Basil]

I would love this to be an impaired proof for you Basil But I don't think it is Mate.

Yeah,just pondering,there is something different about the Coin,probably an early strike with all the steps.
Thanks Echinda,i'll look for that Á in the future.

[autocoupler]

Excellent info echidna :good:

[trout]

Excellent info echidna :good:

:agreed:
I didn't know that either, Thanks mate :good:

[Triggersmob]

I picked this one up at Pickers & Collectors Bazaar today.
Anyone care to grade it for me and estimate a value.

[robbiegal]

it's a bit glarey but Good Very/fine
looks about that to me

[trout]

VF Polished worth pretty much melt value, Sorry mate :ok:

[Triggersmob]

Don't be sorry mate, it only cost me $5, so it was worth grabbing.
Melt is about $7 I think. I grabbed 3 of them.  
How do you tell it's been polished.

[robbiegal]

cause its'so glarey/shiney and then the high points are really worn