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Pillar of the Community
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I saw that but the scratches on it made me think it had been cleaned
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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I can go have a look at that florin for you if you wanted OMF.
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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That is a very generous offer of you Enworb but I have to respectfully decline anyway I haven't had a reply from Klaus and have instead sent an email of to afs coins and they seem quite genuine. Any oppinions on afs coins?
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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Ive never dealt with them or heard anything negative.
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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Same deal, get a written guarantee that the coin hasn't been cleaned first.
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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Don't know if AFS coins is good, bad or indifferent. But I do know they do have some very nice Fiji pre-decimal coins advertised.
Haven't heard anything negative about them.
Jeff
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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Thanks everyone for your help and there is only one question remaining from me which dealers do you view as reputable that I should give a call who can help me find a 1915 shilling in EF? (at 17 I dont really have a wealth of contacts within the coin collecting community unfortunately)
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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I know you have the money now and ypu really want the coin but if youre patient ypu will do yourself a lot of good possibly. I have purchased coins before because I needed it and I had the money. I found them after only a very short time searching and just grabbed them. I now realise I jumped too quickly and should have waited for a cheaper coin in a better grade that comes along down the track. I know youve been searching for a little while and this isn't an impulse buy but just saying some of the most satisfying purchases can come from waiting patiently. Its hard to wait though. Keep searching and I'm sure something will turn up eventually. Just because we say to be careful with someone doesn't mean that you should completely write them off. Make your own decision keeping in mind what others have said.
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Pillar of the Community
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If you ask a dealer to source you one you can expect to pay full retail (around $1500). You can save a lot of money buying at auction but you'll need to wait for one to turn up, original EFs sell for around $800, there was a cleaned gEF 1915 shilling with a sharp strike, full emu feathers, clear 8 pearls, etc in the last Nobles sale - it was passed in at around $600.
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Pillar of the Community
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Okay I see thanks I will try for the next noble or status auctions. Thanks everyone for your help.
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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I got the downies catalogue in the mail today and had a look for ya. Nothing as nice as youre after in there.
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Pillar of the Community
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Same enworb got it today in the mail and was so excited to see if one would come up but alas none but then I started looking through the older catalogues and they are quite rare in any denomination especially the florin which I bought at the last downies auction it was the only one higher than vg for nearly 2 years in downies auctions which surprised me.
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Pillar of the Community
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Its probably because in low to mid grades theyre not very valuable and hence Downies cant really be bothered.
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"Thanks everyone for your help and there is only one question remaining from me which dealers do you view as reputable that I should give a call who can help me find a 1915 shilling in EF?" I don't regard any of them as reputable.  Edit: This coin was graded EF but its more likely VF. Not only that its prolly cleaned as well. Edited by r9453
06/14/2013 09:57 am
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Pillar of the Community
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Certainly cleaned, it could be EF (these '15s aren't always well struck up), it's probably not though.
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Posted 06/13/2013 02:40 am
