Grading coins category, listed in date order.
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2022 (5)
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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2021 (10)
Capturing the toning…top shelf 1913 Aussie florin
Photo sequence/discussion on taking accurate shots of an Australian predecimal silver 1913 florin in high grade with attractive, strong sepia toning.
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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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Full tone florin is Very Fine
Australian sterling silver florin of the 1920s, fully toned.
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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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2020 (7)
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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2018 (3)
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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