Category: Australia

A nice rise in the price of silver

Solid gains Silver has come up nicely over the last year to the point where at the time of posting it's in the region of USD 30 or roughly AUD 47-8 per ounce, which is nice. It looks like it'll at least hang around this level or perhaps go a bit higher – who really … Continue reading A nice rise in the price of silver →

Coins of Early Australia – British ‘Far Colonies’ Penny 1851

Great Britain Penny 1851 obverse Great Britain Penny 1851 reverse Far, far away From the perspective of England during the age of sail, the far colonies is an apt description of those settlements established in the Great South Land of the roughly late 1700s – early 1800s. After all, New South Wales and Van Diemen's … Continue reading Coins of Early Australia – British ‘Far Colonies’ Penny 1851 →