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<p>[QUOTE="catbox_9, post: 26747589, member: 7344"]I collect Irish coins for post-Independence Irish coins, by far the key date is the 1943 Florin.</p><p><br /></p><p>I noticed one for sale<a href="https://www.ebay.com/itm/157738286741?_skw=1943+ireland+florin&itmmeta=01KKAM355N8661A7KG5TB5TJEM&hash=item24b9ef3e95:g:SMkAAeSwXQJpr1sQ&itmprp=enc%3AAQALAAAA0GfYFPkwiKCW4ZNSs2u11xC383UA3mbCNzQnVzqEPFwUPCjJkf4bq0FvBOJnFC4CTLOUQsQjp2RWimwS0Hy4U14PMLInMxJVVmPQiCKLFGFz06HX3cv7bDztu8YR9cSYxlIOFo4py2InLq5DPn965NJOpUSthwRbPmWzFKJpRe1gW9vsJ8QqkkEY%2FNXbUotAiLXy3Gu5vj3veuFQS811R16efVRAnuC7Lkh3P3TIAogjzA1R5y8xqRxQDQyPQBWvfxAz%2BOa5hp%2B8KRDKwSCE4V8%3D%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR6TTjNSaZw" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.ebay.com/itm/157738286741?_skw=1943+ireland+florin&itmmeta=01KKAM355N8661A7KG5TB5TJEM&hash=item24b9ef3e95:g:SMkAAeSwXQJpr1sQ&itmprp=enc%3AAQALAAAA0GfYFPkwiKCW4ZNSs2u11xC383UA3mbCNzQnVzqEPFwUPCjJkf4bq0FvBOJnFC4CTLOUQsQjp2RWimwS0Hy4U14PMLInMxJVVmPQiCKLFGFz06HX3cv7bDztu8YR9cSYxlIOFo4py2InLq5DPn965NJOpUSthwRbPmWzFKJpRe1gW9vsJ8QqkkEY%2FNXbUotAiLXy3Gu5vj3veuFQS811R16efVRAnuC7Lkh3P3TIAogjzA1R5y8xqRxQDQyPQBWvfxAz%2BOa5hp%2B8KRDKwSCE4V8%3D%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR6TTjNSaZw" rel="nofollow"> on eBay</a> but it is raw. I know eBay has a buyer protection guarantee, but the seller doesn't accept returns and I have no idea how well that would work out. This particular coin is quite uncommon and only 4 examples have ever sold on Heritage Auctions (all were graded).</p><p><br /></p><p>The seller is asking $4,000 which is more than the minimum price NGC suggests this could be worth, but significantly less than any sold example I can find. </p><p><br /></p><p>Anyone have any advice on this? I would absolutely love to get a 1943 Florin, but I don't really want to throw away 4 grand. I do have a PCGS membership so I could presumably try to have this graded.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="catbox_9, post: 26747589, member: 7344"]I collect Irish coins for post-Independence Irish coins, by far the key date is the 1943 Florin. I noticed one for sale[URL='https://www.ebay.com/itm/157738286741?_skw=1943+ireland+florin&itmmeta=01KKAM355N8661A7KG5TB5TJEM&hash=item24b9ef3e95:g:SMkAAeSwXQJpr1sQ&itmprp=enc%3AAQALAAAA0GfYFPkwiKCW4ZNSs2u11xC383UA3mbCNzQnVzqEPFwUPCjJkf4bq0FvBOJnFC4CTLOUQsQjp2RWimwS0Hy4U14PMLInMxJVVmPQiCKLFGFz06HX3cv7bDztu8YR9cSYxlIOFo4py2InLq5DPn965NJOpUSthwRbPmWzFKJpRe1gW9vsJ8QqkkEY%2FNXbUotAiLXy3Gu5vj3veuFQS811R16efVRAnuC7Lkh3P3TIAogjzA1R5y8xqRxQDQyPQBWvfxAz%2BOa5hp%2B8KRDKwSCE4V8%3D%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR6TTjNSaZw'] on eBay[/URL] but it is raw. I know eBay has a buyer protection guarantee, but the seller doesn't accept returns and I have no idea how well that would work out. This particular coin is quite uncommon and only 4 examples have ever sold on Heritage Auctions (all were graded). The seller is asking $4,000 which is more than the minimum price NGC suggests this could be worth, but significantly less than any sold example I can find. Anyone have any advice on this? I would absolutely love to get a 1943 Florin, but I don't really want to throw away 4 grand. I do have a PCGS membership so I could presumably try to have this graded.[/QUOTE]
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