Is It Over For This Coin?

[p.gee]

Some of the coins in one of the collections we purchased has been harshly cleaned and scratched.  This is one of the more expensive coins that has been damaged. Does this coin still have any value? Can anything be done to improve the look?
Thanks P.G.

[trout]

That is some pretty nasty cleaning on that coin.
Not much can be done here

[ausjack]

Yes what a shame but one would think there'd still have to be some sort of value in it. So the scratches would still show if it had a little dip :scratch_one-s_head:

[stevo1962]

You might be better off just dumping it on ebay and recouping what you can.A serious
collector won't want to have much to do with such a damaged coin unfortunately

[JeffH]

What a pity. Such a nice coin (8 pearls and lovely fine detail) otherwise. I think Stevo's advice is sound and it will probably fetch a reasonable price on eBay -just make sure you mention it has been cleaned to prevent any repercussions.

[Fulvio]

It really is sad when someone tries to 'improve' a coin and stuffs it up like this.

All you can do is tell it like it is, and either hold it (it IS otherwise gorgeous, after all) or sell it for whatever you can get. There certainly are people who would buy it, perhaps as a placeholder. Just be sure that they understand the condition.

[serial]

You should still get $100 for it. It would make a good gap filler. If you do list on eBay put a lunk up here. I would bid on it for a push in set I want to complete

[p.gee]

Thanks everyone for your help. I have never sold anything on ebay before but it does seem like the best place to sell cheaper coins. We have a lot of multiples of the same coins (including 3 of these so far) having acquired multiple collections, so I will definitely give it a go once I've worked out which ones to sell.

[nealeffendi]

You should still get $100 for it. It would make a good gap filler. If you do list on eBay put a lunk up here. I would bid on it for a push in set I want to complete

That grade/condition goes for over $200 on eBay. I bid on at least 50/year Centenary florins and I never win on coins in this condition as I don't value them as highly as others do.

[Hercules]

With such a low mintage, I would have thought that coin would be valuable in ANY condition. It's like asking whether a damaged $1/10c 2000 mule is valuable. People will still pay big money for it no matter what condition it's in. :grin:

[trout]

This one sold in December for $272.26.
Even though yours is harshly cleaned I would think that it is a better coin than this one.
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/FLORIN-VICTORIA-CENTENARY-1934-35-WITH-SHAVED-EDGE-LA-/152352794680?hash=item2378ef2838%3Ag%3AxegAAOSwRMRYTgnj&nma=true&si=zSA00hfG9wHZFp3RbrlLNpVAvwM%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

[nealeffendi]

This one sold in December for $272.26.
Even though yours is harshly cleaned I would think that it is a better coin than this one.
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/FLORIN-VICTORIA-CENTENARY-1934-35-WITH-SHAVED-EDGE-LA-/152352794680?hash=item2378ef2838%3Ag%3AxegAAOSwRMRYTgnj&nma=true&si=zSA00hfG9wHZFp3RbrlLNpVAvwM%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

Paying that sort of a price for a filler is silly. I pick up raw Unc examples for under $400 and there are graded MS64 from about $500 and MS65 from under $1,000.

[trout]

Yes it is a silly price But that is what some people will pay for these even though they are rather ratty :angel:

[r9453]

I reckon it's worth about $300 on Ebay (minus final fees etc). Assuming it's genuine, I don't think it's filler. To me, filler is a replica or say an English 1930 penny. If this coin is filler then everything except the top pop coins are filler.

[Hercules]

I bet the person who damaged this coin would be really kicking themselves. :dash1: