Wednesday, July 2, 2014

Maria Thaler Silver Crown Size Dollar with Heavy Toning





Maria Thaler Silver Crown Size Dollar with Heavy Toning, this coin is a restrike from the Vienna Mint in Austria

Monday, June 9, 2014

1899 Victoria Silver Half Rupee in Mint State With Beautiful Toning


1899 Victoria Silver Half Rupee in Mint State With Beautiful Toning

Monday, May 12, 2014

Holey Dollar and Dump - A History 1788 – 1822

Holey Dollar and Dump – A History 1788 – 1822
To overcome this shortage of coins, Governor Lachlan Macquarie took the initiative of using £10,000 in Spanish dollars sent by the British government to produce suitable coins in a similar manner to that described above. These coins to the value of 40,000 Spanish dollars came on 26 November 1812 on HMS Samarang from Madras, via the East India Company.
Governor Macquarie had a convicted forger named William Henshall cut the centres out of the coins and counter stamp them.The central plug (known as a dump) was valued at 15 pence (i.e., 1 shilling, 3 pence, or 1s 3d), and was restruck with a new design (a crown on the obverse, the denomination on the reverse), whilst the holey dollar received an overstamp around the hole (“New South Wales 1813″ on the obverse, “Five Shillings” on the reverse). This distinguished the coins as belonging to the colony of New South Wales, creating the first official currency produced specifically for circulation in NSW. The combined nominal value in NSW of the holey dollar and the dump was 6s 3d, or 25 percent more than the value of a Spanish dollar; this made it unprofitable to export the coins from the colony.
The project to convert the 40,000 Spanish coins took over a year to complete. Of the 40,000 Spanish dollars imported, 39,910 holey dollars and 39,910 dumps were made, with the balance assumed to have been spoiled during the conversion process. The converted coins went into circulation in 1814.
From 1822 the government began to recall the coins and replace them with sterling coinage. By the time the holey dollar was finally demonetised in 1829, most of the 40,000 coins in circulation had been exchanged for legal tender and melted down into bullion. Experts estimate that only 350 Holey dollars and 1500 dumps remain. The rarity of the Australian holey dollar ensures that even those in relatively poor condition are valuable. There are many stories of holey dollars being found in unusual circumstances.
- See more at: http://australiasilver.com/perth-mint-silver/holey-dollar-and-dump/holey-dollar-and-dump/#sthash.3NubI2qi.dpuf

Sunday, March 9, 2014

Fiji Silver Pre Decimal Coin Mintage Information



Fiji Silver Pre Decimal Coin Mintage Information 

6D 

Year  Mintage
1934 160,000
1935 120,000
1936 140,000
1937 40,000
1938 40,000
1940 40,000
1941 40,000
1942 S 400,000
1943 S 400,000

Shilling 


Year  Mintage
1934 360,000
1935 180,000
1936 140,000
1937 40,000
1938 40,000
1940 40,000
1941 40,000
1942 S 500,000
1943 S 500,000

Florin 

Year  Mintage
1934 200,000
1935 50,000
1936 65,000
1937 30,000
1938 20,000
1941 20,000
1942 S 250,000
1943 S 250,000
1945 100,000

Tuesday, February 25, 2014

Ceylon Silver Coin Mintages Queen Victoria

Ceylon Silver Coin Mintages



10 Cents
YearMintage
18922,500,000
18932,500,000
18943,000,000
18971,500,000
18991,000,000
25 Cents
YearMintage
1892500,000
18931,500,000
18951,200,000
1899600,000
1900400,000
50 Cents
YearMintage
1892250,000
1893750,000
1895450,000
1899100,000
1900200,000



Saturday, March 16, 2013

1966 Silver Round 50c Coin in presentation Card from the Perth Mint

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 1966 Silver Round 50c Coin in presentation Card from The Perth Mint, featuring:
  • Unique Round Shape
  • 80% Silver
  • Single Year Issue
  • Australian Legal Tender
  • Uncirculated Quality
  • Presentation Card

UNIQUE ROUND SHAPE

Australia’s first 50c coin was only in circulation during the year of 1966, making this a rare collectable.  Made from 80% silver, the coin was often hoarded or melted for its metal value causing the coin to vanish from circulation.  After 1966, the new 50c piece was neither silver or round making it distinguishable from the 20c coin.

UNICIRCULATED QUALITY

Issued as Australian legal tender, the coin is presented in uncirculated quality.

PRESENTATION CARD

Each coin is housed in a presentation card with a circular window, revealing the coin’s reverse and obverse designs.

Monday, March 11, 2013

Ireland Silver Shilling - Very High Grade Coin Lustrous UNC




IRELAND Silver Shilling 1942 Lustrous UNC Standard Cat. of World Coins Ref: KM# 14 SHILLING 5.6552 g., 0.7500 Silver, 23.6 mm. Obv: Irish harp Obv. Leg.: EIRE (Ireland) Rev: Bull Edge: Reeded