I love you NGC

So happy.. NGC did indeed receive my proof Canberra florin, and with my special instructions - asking them to send to NCS if they thought they could improve the appearance.. it is now at NCS ! talk about service

In other news, I started another set. Australia's Half Sovereigns. The obvious next step since I have one of 7 already.

I think I will go for a reasonably matched set in XF which will make some cheap, and all readily available

More on the Florin (2 Shillings)

The first Aussie proof sold to the public. Opening of the Parliament House (now "Old Parliament House")

400 struck. Issue for 2 Shillings and Sixpence. Many orders were 50 to a dealer who sold them on to the US who were the primary collectors of proof coins at the time.

Many here however have been circulated. This coin came from a box of MS florins! I'll take that said the finder.

Quite a few are white and polished, some of those are very ugly. So quite desirable in FDC, grades of 66+ prices are above 40k AUD

Diagnostics of a proof

Possible partial wire rim or rims

Superb deep strike

3 full steps

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