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Valued Member
Australia
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No rim damage or nicks, just how rare are these in descent condition ?  |
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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By the looks of it on screen I'd give it an aU (58).
I have one in nearly EF.
Edited by sel_69l
07/15/2010 09:34 am
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Valued Member
 Australia
151 Posts |
Thanks,apparently 54,000 sold, a further 21,000 were melted down.
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Formerly nancyc
Australia
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It's a beautiful coin!   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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I would like you to weigh this coin. It should weigh 11.31gms. Any less than 0.04 gms and I would be worried. I am a little concerned about the lack of detail in the cross and orb on the crown, as well as the hand against the horse. Unfortunately these two areas are stand out identifiers of the recent fakes that have been getting around. Also look at the detail on the Kings robe below the 'R', the straight bit that runs from the bow to the rim denticles. The part right near the rim should look a little like a Phillip's head screwdriver and it should go all the way to the rim. In the fakes it stops short of the rim and is blunt. Of course all the above can also be explained by slightly out of focus pictures. For more info, you may want to look here. I hope for your sake I am wrong with my suspicions. http://www.australian-threepence.co...-florin.html |
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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I must admit, I don't personally like making high value purchases via ebay, but I will buy internationally from a reputable dealer and keep the receipt. |
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Valued Member
Australia
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thanks for info, have to look into it, will be worth finding out, mate bought it, I stick to decimals & nclt
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Valued Member
Australia
151 Posts |
just waiting on weight, pokie scales a bit big.  |
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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Like I said, all my suspicions could be explained by out of focus pictures. The close ups are much better and I think the coin is real.
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Valued Member
Australia
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Thanks latman, info came in handy, weight was spot on, he's got me chasing crowns
and commemoratives now. Gradings enough to drive ya crazy though...
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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Valued Member
Australia
151 Posts |
New addition to family, seen worse listed as ms63, any ideas ?   |
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