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Australia's 1951 Federation Jubilee Florin

Submitted by Andrew Crellin on Wed, 11/19/2008 - 06:39. categories [ Tags: ]

Australia's "Pre-Settlement" Coins - Recovered From Dutch Shiprecks off the WA Coast

An increasingly popular alternative numismatic field is one that involves coinage struck prior to the Australian "Proclamation" era of 1788 - 1826.

Submitted by Andrew Crellin on Wed, 11/19/2008 - 06:20. categories [ Tags: ]

The Coin Production Process

I was doing some research into a coin I'd acquired some time ago, and to get a better understanding how how it came to exist I wanted to get a really clear understanding of the exact production pro

Submitted by Andrew Crellin on Wed, 11/19/2008 - 05:51. categories [ Tags: ]

Australia's Numismatic History

Economists state that money has three basic functions: as a medium of exchange; a measure of value and as a store of value.

Submitted by Andrew Crellin on Wed, 10/22/2008 - 12:13. categories [ Tags: ]

The 1951 PL Proof Copper Coins Struck by the Royal Mint in London

As published in the CAB Magazine, 2002.

Submitted by Andrew Crellin on Wed, 10/22/2008 - 10:16. categories [ Tags: ]

The 1922 Specimen Penny - One of the Very First Copper Coins Struck at the Perth Mint

As the only archival-quality copper coin struck by the Perth Mint in the 1920's, the specimen 1922 penny with the Indian obverse stands alone as an exclusive, tangible record of the strategy th

Submitted by Andrew Crellin on Wed, 10/22/2008 - 06:46. categories [ Tags: ]

What Is A Proclamation Coin?

The definition of what constitutes a “proclamation coin” has been the subject of conjecture in Australian numismatics for many years.  Given the not insignificant body of work that

Submitted by Andrew Crellin on Mon, 10/20/2008 - 01:15. categories [ Tags: ]

The 1915 Halfpenny - A Rarity In Any Grade

When our national silver coinage was introduced in Australia in 1910, the new Commonwealth Government attempted to produce enough coins to satisfy the national economy for several years.

Submitted by Andrew Crellin on Tue, 09/30/2008 - 01:36. categories [ Tags: ]

The 1921 London Penny - A True Australian Pre-Decimal Rarity

The 1921 penny struck with the “London” obverse die is unanimously rated as amongst the rarest of all penny varieties – it's rare even in heavily worn condition, and is truly rare

Submitted by Andrew Crellin on Tue, 09/09/2008 - 04:27. categories [ Tags: ]

The Pattern Australian Silver 50¢ by Machin

While I was at the Sydney ANDA show recently, I was fortunate enough to be offered a few coins for sale. Among them was one of the more interesting coins I've ever come across.

Submitted by Andrew Crellin on Wed, 08/27/2008 - 06:45. categories [ Tags: ]