Ætheling Posted August 8, 2005 Report Share Posted August 8, 2005 Well opinions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ætheling Posted August 8, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 8, 2005 I'd have to say yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Posted August 8, 2005 Report Share Posted August 8, 2005 I'd have to say no. They're quite beautiful and from what I can tell the prices tend to be reasonable. There appears to be pretty good demand on ebay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emperor Oli Posted August 8, 2005 Report Share Posted August 8, 2005 Definitely. They've become too overexposed. Give it a decade and maybe I'll thing differently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiffibunny Posted August 8, 2005 Report Share Posted August 8, 2005 I lean towards yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gxseries Posted August 8, 2005 Report Share Posted August 8, 2005 If you said yes to that, I would say a yes to Morgan dollars too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiffibunny Posted August 9, 2005 Report Share Posted August 9, 2005 I'd definitely say yes to Morgan Dollars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Stujoe Posted August 9, 2005 Report Share Posted August 9, 2005 Outside of this forum, I typically see little mention of them. Whenever I do see them mentioned, they are rather well taken too by those who see them for the first time. I also doubt I could find one in my town at either a shop or show. So, I would rate it neither over-rated nor over-exposed in my experience. Morgans I would rate as over-rated and over-exposed just about everywhere on Earth. There are probably people living in the remotest rainforests who are sick of seeing them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiffibunny Posted August 9, 2005 Report Share Posted August 9, 2005 There are probably people living in the remotest rainforests who are sick of seeing them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ætheling Posted August 9, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 9, 2005 I agree on Morgans. What i meant by over-rated is slightly diffeent than interpreted. I think it's a beautiful design and i regularly use it to convince unsuspecting litesiders to the power of the dark. They're nice coins and useful. But i have heard people term gothic florins to be 'the best British coin ever', personally i think that's taking things a little far. It's certainly one of the better ones out there but i wouldn't call it the definitive. I mean the gothic crown is one better, but there's other coins in the running the Una and the Lion 1839 £5 coin, the William IV crowns, George IV Crowns and £5 peices. Edward VII Florins. There are many other classics out there that could be definitively the best of British. I always thought high grade George II Young head coinage and Charles II coins were way ahead of a gothic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Sisu Posted August 9, 2005 Report Share Posted August 9, 2005 Morgan dollars are over-exposed, not gothic florins. Are gothic florins overrated? I do not think so. It is a very beautiful design, and quite different from the designs of other bust coins. I think that they are becoming discovered by a wider audience and thus receiving more exposure than before. So perhaps they are relatively more exposed than previously, but not over-exposed -yet. Of course in the UK, that probably does not hold true for obvious reasons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ætheling Posted August 9, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 9, 2005 I've noticed alot more of them around on forums of late. I hope they don't over do it. You know i like Morgan dollars, when i first saw one i thought. WOW! now i kinda think "yawn", i seriously hope they don't flog gothics to death until we're all fed up of seeing them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geordie582 Posted August 9, 2005 Report Share Posted August 9, 2005 The Gothic is a coin I'd be very pleased to have in my pocket as usual change, whereas I can't think of any modern pieces in use that I even notice! Bring back coins with meaning (and feeling)! Had to edit - my fingers appear to be dyslexic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gpnyc Posted August 9, 2005 Report Share Posted August 9, 2005 Yes! Now a Gothic Crown on the other hand..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ætheling Posted August 9, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 9, 2005 A gothic crown is never overrated! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crystalk64 Posted August 10, 2005 Report Share Posted August 10, 2005 As a newcomer to world coin collecting (2002) I didn't have a clue what to seek out so forums like this have helped develop my taste for beauty, craftsmanship and history. The Gothic florins are a very beautiful design and full of history. I think a lot of the attention is because of this STILL developing internet world and many collectors are now turning to world coins. There are so many I would love to own and all you collectors, that keep posting beautiful photos, are going to make me a poor man before its all said and done. It just KILLS me to see some of your photos and I DON'T own one, have never actually seen one, and don't have a clue how I am going to FINALLY get my paws on one! I have been amazed since 2002 and intend to stay that way for quite a few years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ætheling Posted August 10, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 10, 2005 Hmm GD and i could have some fun here... (We have photos aplenty). I mean i had a whole load of sixpences, i had a ton of stuff before i got into those. GD's got some real beautiful coins as has GPNYC. I fell in love with that Transylvanian Ducat he had that time. I think it was GPNYC's. I was shocked when that one got defeated in the PCI. I forget what defeated it but i didn't like it after that... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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