WW1 British Campaign Medal Guide A wide veriaty of campaign medals were issued to British servicemen including interesting foreign awards. This guide deals with the standard issue medals awarded to servicemen...
I hope you have arrived here after reading the first two of my guides. This is my first update of the new year - 18th January 2007 and in this part I will continue with my earlier theme and will be showing you...
Idiot Alert Dennis Windsor Defamatory Negative Feedback Avoid This Unknowledgeable Buyer Fortunately most of our customers, both eBay and non eBay customers, are reasonable people. However in common with all...
If you buy a Greek or Roman coin from a major auction house specializing in numismatic material your chances of acquiring a fake coin are relatively slight and for that assurance you usually pay a premium...
The Gold Sovereign A brief history, with technical specifications. Gold sovereigns are probably the world's most famous and recognisable coins.We are limited to 10 images per review, so we have created...
Developing an Ancient Coin and Antiquities business on eBay is easy, low cost and lots of fun if you enjoy ancient history, or at least have an interest.Research The very first thing you should do is watch the...
WEAR ZONES ON THE AUSTRALIAN SOVEREIGN The highest zones of a coin’s design wear away first. In order to assess a coin's grade, examining these zones with a good eye and a magnifying glass is essential....
Purity: The purest form of Gold considered 24 karats is equal to roughly 99.9 percent purity. Sometimes when looking at the stamp inside of gold rings, bracelets or other gold jewellery the numerical...
$1 and $2 Dollar STAR Banknote prices and/or gradings from Auction Houses. ONE DOLLAR, Coombs/Wilson (1966) ZAA 00688* (R.71s) low serial, stains else aFine Nov07 ZAA 04279* (R.71s) with 1 cm bottom edge...
Branch Mints Since 1871, British sovereigns were struck at branch mints, in addition to the Royal Mint in London.The first branch mint to strike sovereigns was Sydney in Australia. It made good sense to...