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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;tamandjer, post: 171250, member: 6956&quot;]Hi -- I recently&nbsp; had the job of going thru my late uncle&#039;s possessions after his death.&nbsp; He served in the Navy during WW2, and collected a number of coins from the Asia/Pacific nations that he visited.</p><p><br /></p><p>One of the most intriguing is a 1940 Australian Florin -- where both obverse and reverse are die-capped, each sides&#039; rim is raised about 1/4 inch above the surface of the actual coin.&nbsp; The edge inscriptions are part of the raised portion (so the words &quot;Florin&quot; &quot;Australia&quot; and the entire legend on the obverse is all part of the raised rim.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m looking for advice on what to do with this coin -- I can&#039;t really get it slabbed, due to the overall thickness.</p><p><br /></p><p>Take a look at the pictures.</p><p><br /></p><p>How rare is such a coin, and what would you do with it?&nbsp;&nbsp; Ebay?&nbsp; Heritage?&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks for your opinions![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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