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...
The 1966 silver 'round' fifty cent piece is both one of the most interesting and misunderstood coin in the Australian series. At the time it was the highest denomination issued and one of the few world...
Cleaning Ancient Coins INTRODUCTION The first step in cleaning ancient coins is to acquire some. Ancient coins are those older than medieval times and some of the most plentiful are from the Byzantine...
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ON THE INVESTMENT POTENTIAL OF THE 1852 TYPE II ADELAIDE POUND Whether profit motive or collector interest drives one’s desire for numismatic acquisition, there is no doubt, I think, that the cream of our...
Australa has long been amoung the largest gold-producing nations in the world. This fact is reflected in the level of international demand for our gold coins, many numismatists regard gold sovereigns as the...
1780 Maria Theresa (Theresia) Thaler First Things First The first thing to note about these coins is that they were not struck in 1780, but have been issued ever since, as an official restrike by the Austrian...
RARE and SCARCE are words used in many listings for just about any item regardless of how RARE or COMMON the coin/note or PNC is. I recommend buyers research the item that has either of these words in the...
As a general rule about Cleanning coins!, Coins should not be cleaned at all as doing so may end up ruining the coin's numismatic value, As a collector I will pay a considerable premium over the catalogue...
A fascinating, but 'not well known' sector of numismatics are Pattern Pieces. What is a Pattern? Pattern pieces consist of numerous designs and experimental pieces which were made by the U.S. Mint in an...