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...
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...
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...
Numismatics is one of the oldest hobbies in the world and one which is gaining new converts each year. There is also evidence to suggest that ancient Roman rulers collected coins of the classic Greek period,...
If there's one thing that devotees and critics of the pre-decimal proof series agree on, it's the variability and individuallity of these proofs. Collectors of modern proof coins see absolutely no variation...
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...