I'll never afford a Gothic crown, and a Gothic florin is out of reach right now. So... what to do?

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  1. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan Eclectic & Eccentric Moderator

    Easy! Just go for one of the British India Vickies!

    They have a similar young portrait, which stayed frozen in time on Indian coins. Victoria had long since become a veiled old widow on the homeland coinage by the time this coin was struck in 1901, her final year. But she remained "forever young" in India.

    This coin is PCGS AU58, already slabbed and TrueViewed. For $53.95 with free shipping. Now that's a price I can live with, to satisfy that "Young-Head Vickie" craving on a budget!

    It is essentially the popular "Gothic"-style portrait (different lettering, though), at a fraction of the price of a homeland Gothic florin, never mind the unobtainable (to me) Gothic crowns.

    It is a small coin, but I don't mind that. The nice peripheral toning was a selling point.

    India (British): silver 2-annas of Queen Victoria, 1901(c), Calcutta mint
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    PCGS AU58; population 2 with 4 higher as of 9/10/2019.
     
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  3. daveydempsey

    daveydempsey Well-Known Member

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    lordmarcovan Eclectic & Eccentric Moderator

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  5. furryfrog02

    furryfrog02 Well-Known Member

    I have 2 Gothic Florins. Neither are nearly as beautiful as the coins posted but I love them none-the-less. I should probably re-shoot these.

    1849
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    1872 Die 27
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  6. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan Eclectic & Eccentric Moderator

    I do own a Gothic florin, as it happens, but it's a holed piece that used to reside on my once-famous "Holey Coin Vest".

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  7. furryfrog02

    furryfrog02 Well-Known Member

    I absolutely love them. Too bad that they drastically jump in price once they start looking decent. I will have to make due with my worn pieces.
    I don't have an Anna yet.
     
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  8. alurid

    alurid Well-Known Member

    The Queen was 61 in 1880.
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    Some weak spots at top and date but still has edge finning.
     
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  9. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan Eclectic & Eccentric Moderator

    Beauty. Vickie looks great for a granny there, doesn't she?

    Speaking of "frozen in time" coin designs, I just got a BU "1780" restrike Maria Theresa thaler in the mail. First I've had in a while. Gorgeous piece of silver. Just bullion, of course, but a beautiful way to do bullion.
     
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  10. willieboyd2

    willieboyd2 First Class Poster

    I have a gothic florin which was made into an amateur love token:

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    Great Britain Florin 1873 - Gothic style

    Letters on coin:
    Obverse: The letters "LL", "AND", and "CH".
    Reverse: The letters "LL" and "CH" on the cross.

    :)
     
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  11. yarm

    yarm Junior Member

    A group of 1889s appeared that were so inexpensive I couldn't help myself.
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  12. Maurice Benas

    Maurice Benas Member

    I've been collecting gothic florins for a while. I have 100+ and one 1847 gothic crown. The most beautiful coin ever minted!!
     
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  13. 1934 Wreath Crown

    1934 Wreath Crown Well-Known Member


    Never say never :)

    There was a slabbed but heavily circulated 1847 Gothic for sale recently at a fraction of the price of a 'proper' high grade one. Too tempting to pass on;)

    Just shows that even these beautiful coins were used by some as just money. These coins will always retain their popularity in any condition I think

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  14. daveydempsey

    daveydempsey Well-Known Member

    I forgot about these, found them today when moving stuff around.

    92.5% silver Gothic Trade Dollars, dateless, some sort of Pattern coin.

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