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.
Keep readingAustralia KGV florins…the reverse
Photographs of Australian florin coin reverses showing different grades, aVG through to Unc.
Keep readingTaking a closer look: Unc 1928 Aus florin…
Discussion with photos of grading a standard strike Australian predecimal silver 1928 florin in ‘uncirculated’ condition.
Keep readingAvoiding 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
Keep readingSearching 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)
Keep readingAustralia 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.
Keep readingAn 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
Keep readingUS 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?
Keep readingPhotography – high grade US Peace Dollars…with issues!
Getting an accurate image of a high grade coin — photo sequence — “about uncirculated” grade US silver dollar
Keep readingWhich are the most valuable Australian Shillings?
Tables of the top 10 most valued Australian silver shillings.
Keep readingPhotography – high grade Morgan Dollar
Getting an accurate image of a high grade coin — photo sequence — “uncirculated” grade US silver dollar
Keep readingTaking 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.
Keep readingWhich are the most valuable Australian Florins?
Ideas on deciding pre 1946 Australian florin values; top 10 rarest and most expensive florins; 3rd party grading services.
Keep readingAussie 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…
Keep readingPhotography – 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…
Keep readingSingle 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…
Keep readingCoin 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…
Keep readingCoin 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…
Keep readingUS 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…
Keep readingRaw 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…
Keep reading‘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…
Keep readingCoin 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…
Keep readingGrading 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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