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So my Florin arrived today. Should the obverse and reverse align?

I cannot find anything saying anything else other than that they should.

Thanks

Non

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To add I know that the Obverse is aligned upside down to reverse but is such a variation in the alignement normal?

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Nope, but it might be a good indication that it's a Chinese copy. What does the edge look like and what is the weight?

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I will weigh it once I am back from work but this is th ebest picture I can get on my phone.

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Minor degrees of misalignment are common. The edge looks OK to me, looks a nice coin but the weight will be the final arbiter.

Jerry

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Spot on! My instinct is you shouldn't worry, there's nothing about it that jumps out!

And with that weight, we'd all be in trouble if that's a copy! :)

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It is not rare even in high grade.

You have paid OTT retail.

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Thanks for the feedback, I am guessing you never made a mistake in your life?

If I planned to flip it and make a quick bit of money I would be concerned. I am not so I am not. I will learn from my mistakes ;) Worse case scenario I would make a small lose/get my money back on ebay.

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Nice riposte - glad you are not offended by Mr Perfect ;)

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Tee Hee...never a dull moment on here!

Where you been, Rooney? :)

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Always lurking but not saying much, trying to learn from those who know far more than me. I did subscribe though to the Peter grading system a couple of years ago but do not stoop to the depths of coin insults as some on here do. (where's that cauldron and spoon gif :D)

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It really is rare in high grade Peter. £130 was a bit steep though, flipping it on eBay and I would suspect a loss, not a quick profit, but as long as you're happy with it that's the main point, we only have a subjective opinion, but you're the buyer at the end of the day.

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I am pretty happy with it, as you all know, I am new to this but I am collecting because I want to not to make some fast money.

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MMMM nice for £2 not unc but easy EF on obverse unc rev

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