closed Auction - 1887 Double Florin

[iacabu]

Auction for a nice double florin. 

Obvious signs of cleaning/polishing

Good detail on both sides

There is evidence of being double struck, as hopefully you will see in the close up pictures of the obverse. 

 

End time - Sunday 28th January 2024, 21:59:59

Postage - post on top of the final bid. Recommend special delivery at £7

Minimum increments of 50p

 

Start where you like... 

Edited January 27 by iacabu

[Petra]

Looks nice🤔

£10👍

[AaaGee]

Pocket piece!!!!!

£20

[Petra]

1 minute ago, AaaGee said:

Pocket piece!!!!!

£20

😮oi!🤔

£21😁

[AaaGee]

£21.50 😘

[Petra]

10 minutes ago, AaaGee said:

£21.50 😘

🤷🏼‍♂️👍

[RavenMcB73]

can i join in £25.

[iacabu]

28 minutes ago, RavenMcB73 said:

can i join in £25.

The more the merrier 😁

[Petra]

From the shields side the coin looks quite nice…. if held normally in your hand is the cleaning really obvious, as from the nice close ups it looks rather well cleaned?🤔 cheers

[iacabu]

4 minutes ago, Petra said:

From the shields side the coin looks quite nice…. if held normally in your hand is the cleaning really obvious, as from the nice close ups it looks rather well cleaned?🤔 cheers

I'll say yes it's obvious to avoid any disappointment.

Holding it a foot from my face, the reverse looks OK by eye, until you look closely. 

The obverse is more obvious as the fields are larger. 

Here's a quick video which might help

 

[Petra]

👍thank you, appreciated 👍the ones I have already aren’t brilliant, mmmm… not sure!🤔🤔👍

[Lordwolfsbeard]

£30.

Barmaids ruin.

[Gaffer]

£33

[AaaGee]

Does it really matter that its been cleaned? Am i missing something?

 

[Petra]

41 minutes ago, AaaGee said:

Does it really matter that its been cleaned? Am i missing something?

 

Depends what you want to do with it. Pointless getting it graded, however, if you want one for part of a collection etc. it’s a great coin until you can find one in better condition.

[Lordwolfsbeard]

£35.

[iacabu]

1 hour ago, AaaGee said:

Does it really matter that its been cleaned? Am i missing something?

 

What @Petra said really. It's nice in hand to look at. The reverse being better than the obverse, due to marks on her cheek (and generally being the nicer side of the coin design wise).

It just wouldn't grade. 

[AaaGee]

I grade it as VFGBH69 to my bank balance.

£34

[iacabu]

3 minutes ago, AaaGee said:

I grade it as VFGBH69 to my bank balance.

£34

Thanks, but bidding is with @Lordwolfsbeard at £35

[AaaGee]

Ah, my eyesight.

£36

[iacabu]

Round up, round up. Don't be shy

@Petra @AaaGee @RavenMcB73@Lordwolfsbeard @Gaffer

Just over an hour to go 🙂

[Lordwolfsbeard]

£39

[Petra]

🤔mmmm…

[iacabu]

7 minutes ago, Petra said:

🤔mmmm…

https://giphy.com/gifs/moodman-da75JuW2HHuBNqOHHE

 

🤦 Didn't embed

Edited January 28 by iacabu

[Petra]

1 minute ago, iacabu said:

https://giphy.com/gifs/moodman-da75JuW2HHuBNqOHHE

🤔🤷🏼‍♂️