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UK Crown QV 1890 revUK Crown QV 1890 obv UK Crown QV 1890 Spink# 3921 It's not often that you find late 19th century silver coins that still form part of a country's currency today but this is one. According to numista (one of my favourite coin websites) this crown is still spendable within the … Continue reading 1890s silver still currency (!)
Let there be cash Far from calling wolf I feel a bit like the boy who called out the emperor for not wearing any clothes when I look around at the almost constant global flow of state sponsored largesse being splashed out just about willy nilly these days. Call me naive but it really is … Continue reading Show me the money…
I came across a copy of the 1975 'Renniks Australian Coin Guide Part 1' by Dion H. Skinner the other day, which prompted me to consider more closely the latest release, available for a few months now - 'Renniks Australian Coin & Banknote Values 30th Edition', subtitled 'The Leading Guide for Australian Coin & Banknote … Continue reading Latest Renniks (with hindsight)
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” on the reverse below the date - the 1910 - 1915 issues being produced in England and sent out. The coin in the photos is a 1919m in aEF, … Continue reading ‘True Blue’ -1910s KGV florins
Australia Florin KGVI 1939 KM# 40 There were only two Australian florins with the KGVI obverse which made it into general circulation, the 1938 and the 1939 (pictured above in PCGS AU 53 which is equivalent to aEF). Scarce The mintage of the later coin ended up being much reduced - I don't know the … Continue reading 1930s KGVI Aussie florins
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