Hi My name is Carl and I have been collecting since about May 03. Sometimes the exact date one starts collecting is not known, often people come to the realisation they are collecting and have been for a while...
WEAR ZONES ON THE AUSTRALIAN SOVEREIGN The highest zones of a coin’s design wear away first. In order to assess a coin's grade, examining these zones with a good eye and a magnifying glass is essential....
INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO MAKE A MESSY HAIR BUN WITH HAIR STICKS / PINS!(Learnt from an Italian gentle woman who kindly demonstrated this technique to me)Many people who buy our hair pins ask me how to make a bun...
HOW TO PUT YOUR HAIR UP WITH HAIR PICKS / PINS Here is another way to put your hair up! This is really one of the easiest ways to do it - especially with three or four prongs which gives extra grip. I recently...
INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO PUT YOUR HAIR UP USING THIS UNUSUAL HORSESHOE SHAPED HAIR PIN Now I've had my hair cut, I've had to experiment with some of my huge variety of hair pins! This unusual horseshoe shaped...
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...
THE ADJECTIVAL GRADING SYSTEM* I use the adjectival grading system, and for the sake of consistency, I will state here the eleven full grades in order of merit: Fleur de Coin, Gem Uncirculated, Choice...