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Pillar of the Community
United States
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This is one of my favorites. Can ya guess the grade?   |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
5318 Posts |
Very nice! Judging by the square rims, is that a proof?
Rims look too square for business strike, imo.
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Valued Member
United States
138 Posts |
MS-66 would be my guess. nice hairlines.
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United States
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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Always a bit hard to grade through plastic. I assume the scratches are on the slab and not the coin? I would agree with Kurt that it is a proof, square rims, fully struck up denticles, clear ear on the Queen, very clear emu and kangaroo heads and generally well struck. Looks like a bit of scuffing on the emu feathers and kangaroo, but that is unfortunately a result of how they were stored for sale, sitting on felt in a draw, which let them move any time the draw was opened.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Nice.  Only 1500 proofs struck. Maccas lists the value for the '56 Florin proof at AUD$ 600. |
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
1415 Posts |
Yup, it's a proof alright. PCI graded as PF67. I am astounded that with only 1500 struck, Krause values it at $60. What's up with that? Regardless, got it slabbed and gonna keep the puppy!  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Krause values it at $60.
What's up with that? Simply that Krause is inaccurate, especially for scarcer world coins. Take the low-mintage 1915-H halfpenny. Krause lists $15 for F, but Maccas lists $140 (USD $92). But I paid the Krause price for that coin, so I'm happy.  On the 1956 proof set, I see that Downies in Australia lists that for $1925, and the Florin is the second most valuable coin in the set. |
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Formerly nancyc
Australia
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Do my eyes deceive me or is the rev off centre  life is a mystery to be lived not a problem to be solved
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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Proofs have a lower CV than the circulation strikes. The circulation strike is the keydate of the QE2 florin series. Apparently they are harder to find because of the number of them souvenired by tourists in Australia for the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne.
I'd be interested to see what grade that coin gets in NGC or PCGS plastic because I gotta be honest it doesn't look like a proof to me. The rims are nice but it is far too flat through the ear and shoulder.
Edited by markn
12/12/2008 8:16 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
5318 Posts |
Personally, I think it's pretty hard to judge exact grade of MS/Proof coins from even one of my largish pics.
I think the "off-center" is simply due to the plastic insert holding the coin in the slab, which has shifted around one edge.
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Posted 12/11/2008 9:12 pm
