Help grading this Florin

[SWANNY]

I have this 1849 florin and would like help with its grade please

[Stuntman]

I'd hazard a guess at NEF.

[Rob]

Colour looks a bit off and the image is not taken with the camera perpendicular to the coin. Crop out the excess surrounding bits and then it will be possible to give a better assessment.

[Paulus]

A stab at GVF, but as Rob says, better pics required

[SWANNY]

Tried to take a picture with the camera perpendicular to the coin , but it shuts out all light and I get a dark image

Tried with the microscope camera , bur can only focus on a small area. Must buy a new camera

[ozjohn]

As always with reference to The Standard Guide to Grading British Coins I would grade this as Near EF. With reference to the grading guide it just misses the EF grading due to the wear at the beginning of the queens plat on the obverse and on the reverse similar wear on the breast on the harp decoration also the body of the thistle. Overall still a pretty nice coin.

Attached scans of the godless florin in my collection which I think grades at EF perhaps a little better but not UNC. Noting that the reverse scan is upside down the bottom The crown and lion with One Florin around it is a little weak due to the strike as the opposite crown and lion is fine.

As an observation about grading it seems to be more about disagreement than agreement.

 

 

[azda]

[PWA 1967]

Come on Dave say something 

[azda]

1 hour ago, PWA 1967 said:

Come on Dave say something 

It's not a penny 

[PWA 1967]

58 minutes ago, azda said:

It's not a penny 

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I meant why did you just put the picture up again with no comments 

 

 

[azda]

39 minutes ago, PWA 1967 said:

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I meant why did you just put the picture up again with no comments 

 

 

I never commented because the picture isn't the best in regards to giving a grading opinion.

[Peter]

From the picture looks an honest coin with a bit of wear.

I could live with that in my collection.