Steve,I finally picked up a key coin I was missing from my British collection - the famous 1849 'Godless' Florin. It cost me NZ$30 (around 10 Quid). The 'Godless' Florin got its name because it does not have 'DEI GRATIA' or an abbreviation for it in Queen Victoria's title.The same thing happened in 1911 with the Canadian coins. The basic design is the same as the Gothic Florin,but its plain lettering & ordinary numerals (1849) is a dead giveaway.There are 2 types. The 'normal' type has the designer's initials (W.W.) (for William Wyon) behind the Queen's head.The rare type has these initials obliterated.It can be seen best with a magnifying glass. Aidan. :hail: :hammer: :mouth: :whistle: :desk:
Well done AAiden I am after one for my own collection :thumb: got out bid on one a while ago LOL De Orc :bow:
Steve,they are a scarce coin.The mintage figure of these is just around the 400,000 pieces mark.I got it at work,as I work part-time for a coin dealer. Aidan.
Jackeen,I have a couple of the Gothic Florins.The dates are difficult to work out,that is if you are unfamiliar with Roman numerals.The ones in the late 1860's all the way through to the 1879 issue have a die number.You will find it located under the Queen's portrait.You will need to use a magnifying glass,as they are easy to miss. Aidan.
Really? I didn't think they were particularly scare, well i've never considered them to be so but it's not my area so i might be a tad in the dark on that.
Hello,Sylvester.We haven't heard from you for ages.Any coin with a mintage figure under a million pieces is usually considered scarce.As to the 'Godless' Florin,we see very few of them over here in New Zealand,but they're a nice coin,all the same. Aidan.
Yeah i pop in from time to time Aidan! I'm sporadic at best, i get tied up on coinpeople running coin competitions in what free internet time i do have. I do try and pop in every few monmths though to see how everyone's getting along! Hm godless florins, know i come to think on it's a long while since i had one.
They were reconized at the time as a one-year type, and like the 1883 "no cents" American five cent piece, were saved in numbers. As a result, they are more available and in better average condition than their contemporaries.