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Egypt 20 piastres 1917H 'He is crazed with the spell of far Arabia, They have stolen his wits away.''Arabia' by W de la Mare That ending to the poem 'Arabia' has always seemed to me to match up well with T.E. Lawrence. However, being first published around ...1912 (I think...?), means it's a bit too … Continue reading The Egyptian Connection
Australia Crown KGVI 1938 For collectors of large sterling silver coins the field is very limited when it comes to the Australian Commonwealth. It only produced crowns in two years - 1937 and 1938. 'Nice' design ? Personally I'm not really a fan of the design chosen for the reverse, somehow it falls a bit … Continue reading An Aussie ugly duckling!
KGIII 1787 rev in EFKGIII 1787 obv in EFKGIII shilling rev semee of hearts in FKGIII 1787 shilling obv in F Today we're looking at the investment potential of UK KGIII 1787 shillings. Right off the bat this coin type is of interest to an Australian audience as it was listed on Governor King's 1800 … Continue reading Investment potential ‘The King’s Shilling’
Solid evidence for the inclusion of UK double florin silver coins in early Australian currency (pre 1910) inc photos of 2 types (Roman vs Arabic 1 in date)
I don't think it's possible to over emphasis the importance of being able to assess a coin's grade and despite what some people would have you believe, it's not all that difficult to do. We have all made mistakes though - I admit to a couple of costly errors of judgement (oops!, oh well..). Anyway, … Continue reading Avoiding costly mistakes…
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