WW1 British Campaign Medal Guide Guide version 3.1 By Wizzsales (c) 2006 Once regarded as common and uninteresting British First World War Medals raperdly becomeing collectable and increasing in value....
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...
Scanning Coins using a flat bed scanner One of the easiest ways to get pictures of coins is by using a flat bed scanner. You can achieve very good pictures using a scanner, but they are unlikely to be of...
Beware Krugerrand Imitations in Silver or Miniature There are now many items offered on eBay as "krugerrands" which are NOT krugerrands, that we thought it time we published a warning about them.When we...
Cleaning Coins - It's Often Better Not to Clean Coins, But How to Clean Them If You Must,How to Clean Coins Don't!The best advice we can give for most people about cleaning coins is...don't!We see far more...
2005 Liberia Gold $10 - World's Smallest Gold Coins Beware many auctions offering these as "Miniature Krugerrands", 999 Fine Gold, and other dodgy descriptions.Obverse Reverse of 2005 Liberia 14 Carat Gold...
Bronze disease appears as a fluffy blue/green powdery growth on bronze or copper alloy based coins. It is relatively rare, but can be very destructive. Generally, if you cannot rub off the powder, it probably...
Chinese Lunar Calendar Year of the Pig Boar or Hog The Chinese year 4705 is the year of the boar, and runs from 18th February 2007 to 6th February 2008.The Chinese Lunar Calendar runs in a series of 12 year...
The lucky Sixpence The first sixpence was minted in the reign of Edward VI 1551 and the last general issue was in 1967, though the sixpence remained legal tender until 1980. Until 1920 sixpences were silver...