Photography – high grade Morgan Dollar

Getting an accurate image of a high grade coin -- photo sequence -- "uncirculated" grade US silver dollar

US 1921 Peace Dollar – High Relief

Comparison of relief on US 1921 vs 1923 Peace dollar reverse, highlighting lustre on the coins

US Peace Dollar, KM# 150 - 1921 vs 1923 'normal relief' - One of a kind... This is an interesting coin on account of it being the first in the series with the added distinction of 'high relief' production - the design for the '21s was apparently double stamped to make it stand out. As … Continue reading US 1921 Peace Dollar – High Relief →

Aussie Florin ‘made in the USA’

Close up Aussie florin 1942s highlighting the coin's detail

Florin 1942s revFlorin 1942s obvFlorin 1942s revFlorin 1942s obv Australia Florin KGVI 1942s, KM# 40 During WWII the "good ol' US of A" minted currency for quite a few different countries and one of those was Australia. The San Francisco and Denver mints together produced florins, shillings, sixpence and threepence in sterling silver (.925) - … Continue reading Aussie Florin ‘made in the USA’ →

Single year issue US Quarter

Here is a coin I really like - it doesn't look like much at first, but is worth a second glance... Even though the date is almost completely worn away it's still an 1800s US silver quarter dollar - it's pretty cool. Like as not this example was used in Australia, maybe as the equivalent … Continue reading Single year issue US Quarter →

US Halves are also Australian

One of my favourite coin collecting categories is '19th century US' and another is what I'm calling 'Early Australian' so I get a buzz from pieces that undoubtedly fall into both and the coin in the photos is a good example. It's an 1830 silver Half Dollar in pretty good condition for its age. The … Continue reading US Halves are also Australian →