One of those most difficult, yet paramount concerns for the coin collector is grading. To the collector this will help him find the best coin of his desired type for his collection. To the investor, this would...
Collecting gold sovereigns Gold sovereigns are a beautiful coin, and as a collectors item some are exceedingly hard to obtain, even harder than the famous 1930 Penny. The reason is that there are few in high...
Coin collecting novices tend to belive that only "really rare" coins like the 1930 penny have any chance of increasing in value over the years. However, a quick comparison with prices from any old coin...
This GUIDE provides REAL auction house pricing and gradings. FIVE DOLLARS, Phillips/Randall (1969) ZNC 08485* (R.203s) Cleaned heavily on watermark panel, otherwise, crisp body, nearly very fine est$2750.00...
Buying "home graded" banknotes on eBay Buying banknotes on eBay can be a lot of fun, and you can get some great bargains. It is essential that if you are going to spend even $20 on a note, you consult two very...
Australian Auction RESULTS Reference Star Notes Pre Decimal TEN SHILLINGS Armitage-McFarlane Star (1942)G/52 02706* (R.13s) 2 sm edge nicks hardly detract, near F. The rarest star note of the series Oct07 G/52...
$2 Star Banknotes - prices realised and gradings from Auctions TWO DOLLARS, Coombs/Wilson (1966)ZFA 01134* (R.81s) Fine Apr08 $450.00 ZFA 02816* (R.81s) Very good. July 08 ZFA 38009* (R.81s) gVF $700.00 Oct07...
Stamps Australia Online This list of addreviations are used to discribe the quality of coins, this list is in order from the worst quality being "Very Good" to the best Quality being "Proof" VG - Very Good F -...
Grading from eBay scans isn't as hard as it looks, but it helps of course if images are good quality and size ! I always use scans, however these dull the image from so much direct light. The good side is they...