1933 Florin - PCGS MS63

Australia, 1933 Florin -

This is a coin that might sell better in the flesh. The images don’t do it justice. While the reverse is tone-free and fully lustrous, the obverse is streakily coloured. Its eye appeal is not impaired, but some collectors do prefer their silver coins to be blast white. What sells this coin is its lustre, which is not captured by the photograph above. The coin cartwheels in sunlight on the reverse, while it is clear that there is full cartwheel lustre beneath the toning on the obverse, too. The coin certainly earns its MS63 designation, and would retail for around $15,000 were it not for the toning. Very rare this nice, and the fifth finest 1933 florin graded by PCGS (7/14). Catalogues $11,500 in UNC and $19,500 in Choice UNC in the McDonald catalogue.