1927 Canberra Florin - PCGS MS66

Australia, 1927 Canberra Florin -

Although the Canberra florin is not considered a rare coin, even in a decent grade like MS64, it isn’t often that you see them in PCGS MS66 (or better). In fact, I can recall seeing only two 1927 Canberra florins graded MS66 on the market in recent times. The first sold overseas for US$2,760 in April 2011, while the second sold for almost AU$2,500 here in Sydney about eighteen months later. Since then, I’m not aware of another example changing hands on the open market. The coin photographed above is one of the nicest currency-issue Canberra florins I’ve seen since I began trading in 2007, and is in the top 3.5% of Canberra florins graded by PCGS (6/14); indeed, despite PCGS having graded 342 specimens since they opened doors in 1985, only ten examples have graded MS66 or better. Rare this nice, and certainly a premium PCGS Set Registry Coin.