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Those are stunning my AU is not even worth showing here!
The proof one is wonderful with a nice tone emerging.
The coin was one of the most stunning designs ever!
The 1988 $5 Parliament House was less stunning.
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Possibly even scarcer than the Proofs and the 3 step florins are the prooflike florins (circulation strikes on unused proof blanks). I'm only aware of 3 such examples in MS grades and only one has the adjective "prooflike" on the slab which is below the MS63 grade. For some reason they won't call it MS63PL though.
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Yes,great Coins,i have one somewhere with 3 steps and severe die cracks thru the reverse lettering,must have been one of the last coins struck with that reverse die.
As mentioned above I read back in the 1960's the die strike pressure was reduced to try and get some longtivity in the Dies and one of the casualties were the steps.
I'll throw a Pic. up when I find it.
This thread may bring Trout back,LOL.
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Australia
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@ nealeffendi: I am not surprised to read your report. Reason for this is the fact that the 1927 PH Florin was intended for circulation, and as the Great Depression approached, most who found such a nice coin in their pocket, were nevertheless most tempted to continue to spend, rather than keep them.
Although much more common in VF and EF grades than the standard definitive 1927 Florin, a genuine PH Florin 3 stepper in high MS grades is a seriously scarce coin, with high collector demand amongst those who know of their background.
I have about a dozen 1927 PH Florin in above average condition, but no genuine 3 stepper in MS60 or better, despite searching over hundreds of examples over a period of perhaps 20 years or more.
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Hi Sel, my understanding is that the "prooflike" florins were regular strikes struck on the specially prepared blanks (highly polished) that were meant for the proofs. That MS63 with "prooflike" on the insert was previously owned by Trout. He had actually sent it in to get the letters "PL" put after the 63 but no dice so as far as I'm aware it is the only example of a pre decimal with the word "prooflike" on the insert. Trout and his missus went Grey Nomading a few years back and he downsized his collection, that's how I snapped it up.
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The coin I showed previously was a Trout coin too.
Steve :)
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Interesting. I travelled across Australia overland to Perth, then a few days later, travelled North and visited him. I actually saw the Trout example.  He is only one of three people in the CCF I have spoken to, face to face. The other two I have spoke with, were visiting Americans at Sydney coin shows. Edited by sel_69l
02/14/2021 08:02 am
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The coin I showed previously was a Trout coin too. Almost all my Australian coins came from Trout.  |
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Watch your top knot
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Beautiful coin. Purchased one because of this thread and I'm going to end up going down the Australian florin rabbit hole now.. Not as pretty as some of the ones already posted but still fascinating to look at.   |
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Purchased one because of this thread and I'm going to end up going down the Australian florin rabbit hole now. It is a lovely design. |
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It is a lovely design. Indeed it is. Picked up another one today for a not much over scrap price. Didn't think they'd be quite so easy to get here.   |
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Picked up another one today for a not much over scrap price. Didn't think they'd be quite so easy to get here. Fantastic! |
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Nice coin Gainn, I have found the 1927's surprisingly cheap for high grade examples too. Unlike the standard 1927 Florin which would be much more expensive in a high grade (VF+) and 1927 is considered a common date.
The only Aussie commem Florin hard to get is definitely a 1934/35 Melbourne Florin as only 53.4k were minted. The Canberra was 2 million coins and most were souvenired and put aside.
Proofs of course like in this thread are much more rare.
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the standard 1927 Florin which would be much more expensive in a high grade (VF+) Yes, I've noticed the standard ones harder to find in good shape. One local(ish) shop has a selection that has several years including the '27 that they've graded VF to EF, so I'm going to take look this weekend. |
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