1935 Florin Fake?

[richtips86]

I've just bought what on the surface looks like a very nice condition 1935 Florin, however the die rotation seems to be more like 90 degrees (though I note on my other florins from the same period, they seem a bit off, but maybe more like 45 degrees). Is this a commonly faked coin and are there any other tell tale signs to look out for? Aside from that apparent anomaly there's nothing that would arouse suspicion.

[just.me]

Are you looking at the reverses with date at the bottom? The crowns on the reverse of the 1927-1936 Florins should sit at 3,6,9 and 12 o'clock, which would put the date roughly at 8 o'clock.

I've never came across a 'good' fake florin of this type, I have forgeries of 1928, 1931, 1933 and 1936 but these are all a soft lead type metal and all have correct die alignment.

[Peckris]

I've just bought what on the surface looks like a very nice condition 1935 Florin, however the die rotation seems to be more like 90 degrees (though I note on my other florins from the same period, they seem a bit off, but maybe more like 45 degrees). Is this a commonly faked coin and are there any other tell tale signs to look out for? Aside from that apparent anomaly there's nothing that would arouse suspicion.

AFAIK the only florin in that series that gets faked is the 1932 (for obvious reasons). The 1935 is pretty common, and has no 'fake collectable' interest.

[richtips86]

That's really helpful guys and reassuring. I must admit I don't know much about them and it was just a spur of the moment purchase