1872 Gothic Florin mdccclxxii – Victoria

[Sc391]

I’m in California and interested in picking up a nice 1872 gothic florin for my collection.  I have seen some nice ones in fine or VF for about £100.  Couple of questions- am I in realistic on the price and does anyone have a dealer to suggest other than eBay.  Thanks to all.

[CollectForFun]

Does it have to be 1872? Have a look at the offers at ma-shops for 1872 ones or maybe also other years. Some nice pieces there at approximately your price level.

Or of course, try a Wanted post here in the Trade section, maybe some fellow UK member has a spare one in their collection ☺️

Edited October 17, 2022 by CollectForFun
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[Stuntman]

1872 is one of the easier years to find, so you should be able to get one in a decent grade for a lower cost than for some other years.

£100 for a VF example (UK grading) from a dealer is probably about right, possibly slightly over book price but not too much.  £100 is definitely too much for a Fine example.

I have an 1852 gothic florin which could potentially be for sale.  Grade wise I would say it's EF but has probably been lightly cleaned.  I bought it from a reputable dealer about 7 years ago, I now have two other gothic florins which I will keep.

 

[Stuntman]

There's a nice 1872 here, and also a nice 1875:

https://colincooke.com/coin_pages/florins.html

The 1875 coin seems reasonably priced, going on the photos.

[Sc391]

Thank you for your leads and input.  @Stuntman what would be price for coin you posted?

[Bruce06]

7 hours ago, Stuntman said:

1872 is one of the easier years to find, so you should be able to get one in a decent grade for a lower cost than for some other years.

£100 for a VF example (UK grading) from a dealer is probably about right, possibly slightly over book price but not too much.  £100 is definitely too much for a Fine example.

I have an 1852 gothic florin which could potentially be for sale.  Grade wise I would say it's EF but has probably been lightly cleaned.  I bought it from a reputable dealer about 7 years ago, I now have two other gothic florins which I will keep.

 

Agree that 1872 is one of the easiest day that can be started with, won't cost too much and able to buy a decent Gothic Florin for pleasure.  To me, the Gothic Florin is one of the most beautiful pre-decimal coin, especially the 1849 Godless one.  However, price go up in past few years, which make me have no chance to add one more to my collection.

[Stuntman]

I have a spare 1849 as well.  It has a slight edge bruise and it may also have been lightly cleaned at some point.

Once again I bought this from a different reputable dealer about 7 years ago.  I have another one now that I will keep, so this one also needs a good home.

(Neither dealer specified that the coin may have been lightly cleaned, this is just what I think.  They are still nice coins.)