1944 - S Florin Grade

I would grade this coin gVF, I note that this coin is not that rare in mint state and is actually not even that rare in gem uncirculated condition.

This coin does not have pearls (and definately does not have 16 pearls). The number of pearls and centre diamond refers to coins minted from 1910-36 in Australia. Pearls are like the beads on the kings crown (they are all at slightly different heights and thus are a good indication of wear) so that is why so many people refer to wear on them. Given your comment I assume that you are just starting out (always a fun time).

In terms of grading, my best tip would not be to look online and instead get a few tips from this sub-forum (there is a ANDA grading guide and other grading links but personally I've never found them very helpful). Also look at reputable dealers websites (sterlingcurrency is probably a good one) which show coins and generally have a pretty accurate description and allow you to zoom in on the image.

My further advice would be not to spend alot of money and if you are really interested in learning about coins go to an auction viewing, view some items and write down what you think the grade of each one is, then go back to the catalogue later and see how close you were to the grades. Any other questions I'm sure other members of the forum or myself would be more than happy to help you.

Your florin is nice. I think dcoin is fairly accurate at gVF. Reverse is extra nice.

Three photos showing high points on the obverse of KGV, KGVI and QEII. Theyre copper not silver but are still useful as guides for points to look for when grading.


Look for wear around the base of the crown. The two pearls highlighted are usually the first thing to go.


Look for the side burns and the general detail in the hair.


Look for wear around the ear and hear line. Sometimes this is weakly struck though so can be a bit confusing.

Something I really hate is rim nicks. Dont know if they bother others so much but I think they detract quite a bit.

If you look at the first photo from enworb, that is the 4 sets of 2 pearls that people always refer to, the highlighted 2 pearls are the first to show wear.

For 50c you can't go wrong.

Using the Australian threepence calculator it has $9.13 worth of silver in it (even after silver has dropped so much).

50c is insane! Where did you get it? Nice job.

picked it up at the local trash n treasure :)

What is with the silver dropping so low, I was about to buy a 10Oz bar last week, today it is $20 cheaper...