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Well, I've just received my 1961 florin from Mark and very nice it is too. I have had a bit of luck lately, when I managed to pick up 1959, 1958, 1957 and 1954 florins in damn near UNC for just £1 each. Certainly the 1958 and 1957 are UNC, whereas the other two are a touch under this - an extremely good extremely fine grade. They are certainly good enough for me and my 20thC upgrades. Not now worth spending considerable sums on trying to achieve perfect BU specimens for these dates.

I still actually prefer books. Same here. Yeah, but with the Kindle app I can read it like a book, and it takes no space on my bookshelves I love having it on my iBooks app. I can browse an auction catalogue and just toggle back and forth between CCGB and the catalogue. If only I could get ESC electronically too.

No, not as scarce, but then I don't think the 1958 and 1959 halfcrowns are anything like as rare in AUNC+ than the equivalent florins. It's all relative, but I think the steady price hike for the 1960 over the years proves it's elusive (CCGB has it 2x the value of 1961 and 1964 in BU which seems possibly about right). I think the late 60s is 'the exception that proves the rule' - some modern coins went from 'uncollectable' to hyped-up 'super rare in BU' almost overnight. Now the market has got a truer perspective and prices are more realistic. For example, Liz II 50s florins are much more difficult than halfcrowns and this has been recognised for quite some time now.

Totally agree there peter

You can't leave us gagging.We do need a few pictures.