Grading coins category, listed in date order.
Australia KGV florins…the obverse
Photographs of Australian florin coin obverses showing different grades, aVG through to Unc.
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Australia KGV florins…the reverse
Photographs of Australian florin coin reverses showing different grades, aVG through to Unc.
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Taking a closer look: Unc 1928 Aus florin…
Discussion with photos of grading a standard strike Australian predecimal silver 1928 florin in ‘uncirculated’ condition.
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Avoiding fake silver coins : R&D provides answers
An overview of some research establishing how much coins wear down during circulation; how this helps to authenticate genuine rare coins, eg 1932 Aus florins
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Searching for a gem – QEII florin hopefuls…
Things to consider when hunting for very high grade Australian QEII predecimal silver florins – a story with plenty of photos (includes a pcgs MS64 coin)
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Australia 50 cents 1966 – the Round 50
Brief discussion, with photos, of a high grade pcgs MS64 example of a 1966 50 cent piece, the ’round 50′, the last circulating Australian silver coin.
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An Overview of Australian KGV Florins
Photos of all the standard varieties inc H and M mintmarked dates: Appearance & Value, Low Mintage(s), as part of a typeset collection, years not made
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US 1921 Peace Dollar – High Relief
US Peace Dollar, KM# 150 – 1921 vs 1923 ‘normal relief’ – One of a kind… This is an interesting coin on account of it being…
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Price point – best 4 Aussie florins for around $100
Using a popular coin pricing guide, what’s going in Australian predecimal silver florins for about $100?
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Photography – high grade US Peace Dollars…with issues!
Getting an accurate image of a high grade coin — photo sequence — “about uncirculated” grade US silver dollar
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Which are the most valuable Australian Shillings?
Tables of the top 10 most valued Australian silver shillings.
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Photography – high grade Morgan Dollar
Getting an accurate image of a high grade coin — photo sequence — “uncirculated” grade US silver dollar
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Taking a closer look at a standard 1927 Aussie florin…
Discussion with photos of a standard strike Australian predecimal silver 1927 florin in quite high grade.
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Ideas on deciding pre 1946 Australian florin values; top 10 rarest and most expensive florins; 3rd party grading services.
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Aussie Florin ‘made in the USA’
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…
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Photography – getting the lustre on a coin right
It’s always an issue when presenting coins online via photos as to how to realistically represent the lustre. You can easily overdo it by blowing the…
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1887 Double Florin
Date Varieties Following up on this earlier post, today we checkout the difference in the dates between the two coins. The two types are respectively, ‘Roman…
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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…
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Coin Grade Fine (VF20-25) in a ‘star’ Shilling
Australian Shilling KGV 1921 S “star” KM# 26 This is an interesting coin on account of its relatively low mintage and unique reverse design. Grading Fine…
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Coin Grade Ch Unc MS 64 in late Australian Florins
In the end grading is a personal preference although there are resources available so that everyone can get a fair idea of just about any coin’s…
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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…
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Raw Coin: Standard 1928 Australian florin in F
This appears to me as one of the unloved KGV Australian florins, which means it should be gettable in EF but I haven’t actually seen any…
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‘True Blue’ -1910s KGV florins
Australia Florin KGV 1916m – 1919m KM# 27 Arguably these are the first fair dinkum Aussie florins, minted in Melbourne and marked with a tiny “M”…
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Avoiding costly mistakes…
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…
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Coin photos – “true to life…”
When it comes to coins you want your photos to be as close to how they look in real life as possible. Not so easy with…
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Grading Australian Florins
So how would you grade this coin ? It’s a cracker, isn’t it – I can’t remember seeing…
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