Category: Numismatic
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Australia Sydney Mint Gold Sovereigns Guide.
Australia earliest Sovereign was a Young Head Victoria – the reverse design of which was taken directly from the English Shilling (a common currency at that time in Australia) Sydney Mint Gold Sovereigns By Year (Table) Year Monarch Title Mintage 1871 Victoria Young Head 1871 Gold Sovereign Sydney 2814000 1872 Victoria Young Head 1872 Gold Sovereign…
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Sheldon Scale- UK Grading.
Here I have partially reproduced a table, which shows the comparison between the Sheldon Scale and current UK Grading Standards, as printed on the book “The Standard Guide to Grading British Coins” by Derek Francis Allen, available from Rotographic. Coins above 64 in the Sheldon Scale are usually termed Select, Choice or Gem Uncirculated in…
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Morgan Silver $1 dollar coin 1878-S
One of the more common dates in the series. Mintage limited to 9,774,000 coins. 2nd most widely minted of the Morgans, with prices from $30+ to $300+ dollars each these Morgan Silver Dollars are affordable and a must have for any serious coin collector. Brilliant Uncirculated coins are graded by ANA Grading Standards. UNCIRCULATED (MS60)…
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$1 dollar coin Morgan Silver Dollar 1878 8TF.
This is the first year that Morgan Dollars were minted. The original design had the correct number of tail feathers – 7. However, for some unknown reason, the dies for some of the first Morgan Dollars were engraved with an incorrect number of tail feathers – 8 (eagle’s do not have 8 tail feathers). A…