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New Zealand One Florin - Kiwi

mrbrklynmrbrklyn Posts: 365 ✭✭✭
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There are a few coins I haven't yet processed into my collection, and these are some quick snaps of raw, ungraded coins still in flips. This one was a bit costly when I picked it up during Covid - Want to venutre a grade? Everytime I send these NZ coins to be graded, they come back details...


So many immigrant groups have swept through our town that Brooklyn, like Atlantis, reaches mythological proportions in the mind of the world - RI Safir 1998

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  • MEJ7070MEJ7070 Posts: 668 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited February 15, 2026 5:48AM

    I like New Zealand coinage….but admittedly I like pretty much everything.

    NZ business strikes from 40s and 50s can be very tough to make or find high grades. 63s are in abundance but 65s and 66s can be tough, especially with the popular Kiwi and Māori designs.

    Really tough to tell from pics…but I’m not seeing any luster on yours. That plus the blast white coloring leads me to guess UNC details. (Is that PVC on the obverse above the crown?)

    Details are sharp so if it’s just a tough picture I could see it going 61 or maybe 63.

  • mrbrklynmrbrklyn Posts: 365 ✭✭✭

    I think that is some kind of tarnish. It is also in the front of the coin. I should drop it in acetone for a few days and see how it works out. But if I send it in for grading, ANACS will conserve it anyway,

    So many immigrant groups have swept through our town that Brooklyn, like Atlantis, reaches mythological proportions in the mind of the world - RI Safir 1998
  • mrbrklynmrbrklyn Posts: 365 ✭✭✭

    Maybe this coin was out in a cement mixer.

    So many immigrant groups have swept through our town that Brooklyn, like Atlantis, reaches mythological proportions in the mind of the world - RI Safir 1998
  • mrbrklynmrbrklyn Posts: 365 ✭✭✭

    http://www.mrbrklyn.com/images/coins/nz_2026/P1011164.JPG
    http://www.mrbrklyn.com/images/coins/nz_2026/P1011165.JPG

    these are the original images..

    So many immigrant groups have swept through our town that Brooklyn, like Atlantis, reaches mythological proportions in the mind of the world - RI Safir 1998
  • mrbrklynmrbrklyn Posts: 365 ✭✭✭


    I had a source from a local coin show of a steady stream of these silver NZ coin, but most came back cleaned. I asked in other forums and they said that polishing coins was normal in NZ and they are grade and slab crazy.

    So many immigrant groups have swept through our town that Brooklyn, like Atlantis, reaches mythological proportions in the mind of the world - RI Safir 1998
  • MEJ7070MEJ7070 Posts: 668 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @lordmarcovan that 1881 token is very cool. I really like that design as well as those surfaces.

    @mrbrklyn I can’t speak intelligently on coin culture in NZ but when I spent 2 years in Central Europe (‘02 and ‘03) I was aghast at the way classic coins were treated. Originality was completely unappreciated by the handful of “coin guys” I got to know a little bit.

    Different strokes……regardless those are come crisp details on that Florin.

  • mrbrklynmrbrklyn Posts: 365 ✭✭✭

    @MEJ7070 said:
    @lordmarcovan that 1881 token is very cool. I really like that design as well as those surfaces.

    @mrbrklyn I can’t speak intelligently on coin culture in NZ but when I spent 2 years in Central Europe (‘02 and ‘03) I was aghast at the way classic coins were treated. Originality was completely unappreciated by the handful of “coin guys” I got to know a little bit.

    Different strokes……regardless those are come crisp details on that Florin.

    Still, I would like to get it graded and not have to come back details or in a body bag :) That Florin wasn't particularly cheap. I got a new one that is slabbed at NYINC...for less money


    In fact, I really didn't want to buy this coin, but I let someone talk me into it for $40.

    So many immigrant groups have swept through our town that Brooklyn, like Atlantis, reaches mythological proportions in the mind of the world - RI Safir 1998
  • mrbrklynmrbrklyn Posts: 365 ✭✭✭


    Actually, going over things, I forgot I picked these up in Philedelphia... around 2007. So it seems I've been collection them for a while :)

    So many immigrant groups have swept through our town that Brooklyn, like Atlantis, reaches mythological proportions in the mind of the world - RI Safir 1998
  • 291fifth291fifth Posts: 24,991 ✭✭✭✭✭

    The coin in the original post has been cleaned and will not straight grade. Don't waste money hoping it may sneak by ... it won't.

    All glory is fleeting.
  • mrbrklynmrbrklyn Posts: 365 ✭✭✭

    @291fifth said:
    The coin in the original post has been cleaned and will not straight grade. Don't waste money hoping it may sneak by ... it won't.

    Thanks. How did you make that determinaion?

    So many immigrant groups have swept through our town that Brooklyn, like Atlantis, reaches mythological proportions in the mind of the world - RI Safir 1998
  • 291fifth291fifth Posts: 24,991 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @mrbrklyn said:

    @291fifth said:
    The coin in the original post has been cleaned and will not straight grade. Don't waste money hoping it may sneak by ... it won't.

    Thanks. How did you make that determinaion?

    The obverse of the coin has a very bland appearance and show some dark toning remaining in some recessed areas. The coin was probably heavily toned at one time and overdipped to remove the toning. The overdipping led to the bland appearance.

    All glory is fleeting.
  • davewesendavewesen Posts: 6,853 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @mrbrklyn said:

    @MEJ7070 said:
    @lordmarcovan that 1881 token is very cool. I really like that design as well as those surfaces.

    @mrbrklyn I can’t speak intelligently on coin culture in NZ but when I spent 2 years in Central Europe (‘02 and ‘03) I was aghast at the way classic coins were treated. Originality was completely unappreciated by the handful of “coin guys” I got to know a little bit.

    Different strokes……regardless those are come crisp details on that Florin.

    Still, I would like to get it graded and not have to come back details or in a body bag :) That Florin wasn't particularly cheap. I got a new one that is slabbed at NYINC...for less money


    In fact, I really didn't want to buy this coin, but I let someone talk me into it for $40.

    Buying a nice coin already slabbed for near the cost of you sending in a raw coin to get slabbed is a WIN with no risk.

  • mrbrklynmrbrklyn Posts: 365 ✭✭✭
    edited February 19, 2026 2:23AM

    @davewesen said:

    @mrbrklyn said:

    @MEJ7070 said:
    @lordmarcovan that 1881 token is very cool. I really like that design as well as those surfaces.

    @mrbrklyn I can’t speak intelligently on coin culture in NZ but when I spent 2 years in Central Europe (‘02 and ‘03) I was aghast at the way classic coins were treated. Originality was completely unappreciated by the handful of “coin guys” I got to know a little bit.

    Different strokes……regardless those are come crisp details on that Florin.

    Still, I would like to get it graded and not have to come back details or in a body bag :) That Florin wasn't particularly cheap. I got a new one that is slabbed at NYINC...for less money


    In fact, I really didn't want to buy this coin, but I let someone talk me into it for $40.

    Buying a nice coin already slabbed for near the cost of you sending in a raw coin to get slabbed is a WIN with no risk.

    That is a good point, but I wasn't intending to spend that money but I felt bad for the dealer. What I really was looking for was 6 Pence pieces.

    So many immigrant groups have swept through our town that Brooklyn, like Atlantis, reaches mythological proportions in the mind of the world - RI Safir 1998
  • mrbrklynmrbrklyn Posts: 365 ✭✭✭
    edited February 19, 2026 6:52PM

    Her Majesty's a pretty nice girl, but she doesn't have a lot to say
    Her Majesty's a pretty nice girl, but she changes from day to day
    I wanna tell her that I love her a lot, but I gotta get a belly full of wine
    Her Majesty's a pretty nice girl, someday, I'm gonna make her mine, oh, yeah
    Someday, I'm gonna make her mine





    So many immigrant groups have swept through our town that Brooklyn, like Atlantis, reaches mythological proportions in the mind of the world - RI Safir 1998
  • mrbrklynmrbrklyn Posts: 365 ✭✭✭

    The power of the Cross!!

    The Cross in the obverse near Queen, along with the Motto, is unique to this series of NZ Florins... and separates it from any other commonwealth. I learned that tonight :)

    So many immigrant groups have swept through our town that Brooklyn, like Atlantis, reaches mythological proportions in the mind of the world - RI Safir 1998
  • WillieBoyd2WillieBoyd2 Posts: 5,350 ✭✭✭✭✭

    This coin commemorated an event which never happened:

    image
    New Zealand Crown 1949 - King George VI proposed royal visit
    Silver, 38.0 mm, 28.32 gm

    The king got sick and the visit was cancelled.

    :)

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  • MFeldMFeld Posts: 15,919 ✭✭✭✭✭

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  • mrbrklynmrbrklyn Posts: 365 ✭✭✭


    I got a write up done
    http://www.mrbrklyn.com/nzflorin.html

    With a blizzard on my door step, I might get to do a little writing for a change.

    So many immigrant groups have swept through our town that Brooklyn, like Atlantis, reaches mythological proportions in the mind of the world - RI Safir 1998
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