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edo woodblock of the black ships in Japan

Japan 1 Bu Gin, Ansei 1859-1868

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Contemporary counterfeit 8 Reales 1752 date side showing santiago mintmark

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reverse, 18 Aus Florins 1910-45

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Aus Florin QEII x5 reverse

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Examples of 18th century British coins showing wear of 6-10%

Avoiding fake silver coins : R&D provides answers

Close up aus-crown-1938-rev

Wide World of Silver Crowns

“Thar she blows!”

Price Guide 2021 – a smattering of Australian & World Silver Coins

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Photography – high grade US Peace Dollars…with issues!

Photography – high grade Morgan Dollar

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Close up Aus Florin 1928 reverse showing detail

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Aus Florin 1927 obverse

Taking a closer look at a standard 1927 Aussie florin…

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

US 1921 Peace Dollar – High Relief

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

Aussie Florin ‘made in the USA’

Aussie florin 1959 reverse showing coin's lustre

Photography – getting the lustre on a coin right

Single year issue US Quarter

Close up of France 2 sous 1792 reverse

Age of Empire – France 2 Sous 1792 W, KM #603

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

US 1921 Peace Dollar – High Relief

close up East India Co Rupee 1835 reverse

Rupees – British India 19th & 20th century

Close up Japan Yen 1914 dragon side

Last of the Japanese trade silver…

French 5 Francs L'An 7 obverse showing overall appearance of the coin

The French Connection

Standard 1927… slabbed

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Australian Florins

Close up Aussie florin 1963 obverse, new light angle highlighting the coin's detail

An Overview of Australian QEII Florins

An Overview of Australian KGVI Florins

Close up Aus Florin 1913 obverse

An Overview of Australian KGV Florins

Close up Aus Florin 1913 reverse

Capturing the toning…top shelf 1913 Aussie florin

Double florin definitely Aussie!

pre-1910 Coins

Colonial Spain, Mexio 8R 1802 FT obverse

A Spanish Dollar…5/-

East India Co Rupee 1835 reverse

Indian rupee – the ‘Company rupee’

Close up 1763 Dutch Guilder reverse

A Dutch gilder 2/-

Close up UK 1797 cartwheel penny reverse

‘A copper coin of 1oz.’ – 2d

Carded Japan 1 Shu Gin Ansei reverse

Made in Japan, c.1860

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Book Reviews

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“This Hallowed Ground” by Bruce Catton, First Vintage Civil War Library Edition, Jan 2012

Front cover of Diamond by M Hart

“Diamond – The History of a Cold-Blooded Love Affair”, by Matthew Hart, 2002

Front cover of S Willis 'Struggle for Sea Power'

“The Struggle for Sea Power – The Royal Navy vs The World, 1775-1782”, by Sam Willis 2015

Sperm whale flinging whaleboat and men into the air, in Beale's 1839 History of the Sperm Whale

“Australia’s Early Whalemen”, by Margaret and Colin Kerr, Rigby 1980

“Fire and Light” by J M Burns: a review

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