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Valued Member
United States
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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Its an OK coin but a common date.
Value wise bullion.
Watch your top knot
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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I notice that it is from the San Francisco Mint. ('S' above the date).
(.925 fine)
Even in a none too exciting condition, nevertheless an interesting 'keeper' for an American collector.
This coin probably returned back to the U.S. by a returning WW2 American serviceman.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I like it. If coins could talk...
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Pillar of the Community
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Not bad, the mintage of 1942S Florins was 6 million, the lowest of all the American minted florins. This was still high and thus a common date.
Condition is high VF which means that any coin under EF is only worth bullion value which is about $14NZD and $10USD.
Moderate wear visible on the King's hair, cheek and eyebrows and on the emu and kangaroo. Some deeply recessed lustre.
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New Member
Australia
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I also have one of these. The obverse doesn't look that great. What grade do you think PCGS gave it?   |
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Pillar of the Community
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Practically uncirculated, but very grubby - likely MS60/61 or AU 55/58?
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Australia
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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Usual lack of definition on the portrait, but the products of Melbourne Mint of 1940 were even worse. In all of my collecting experience of more than 5 decades, I have never seen a 1942 Melbourne Mint Threepence ( no mint mark), in even the highest grades, with sharp portrait detail. |
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Wow it must have been Christmastime as PCGS! Still I know 62 is quite low on the American MS state of things. Better than my 1942S coin which is a grubby gVF thing like the OP's, my Melbourne coin is better  EF/AU easily? |
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In this case, I think that Princetane is quite accurate with the grading of his '42S.
Emu's back feathers quite sensitive to wear.
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Thanks, I know how tough you grade so for you to agree to me means my standards have become tougher and thus I can feel confident in my own grading.
Looking at my 42 Melbourne its a borderline UNC and has the full cartwheel lustre and hairlines on George.
Definitely the first places to show wear on these 1938 - 1963 Florins is the back feathers near the spine on the Emu and the Roo's spine near the lower back and around its neck. Lustre can linger on these coins down into the high VFs.
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