1780 Maria Theresa (Theresia) Thaler First Things First The first thing to note about these coins is that they were not struck in 1780, but have been issued ever since, as an official restrike by the Austrian...
BASIC HISTORY + STRUCTURE OF IRISH COINS 1928-1969 How The Designs Came About - Irish Coins were first Minted by the Irish in 1928. Before the designs were decided, there was a competition in which artists and...
This is a brief and rather simplified guide to the weights of authentic examples of some of the ancient coin types which are popular with collectors, fakes of which, in my opinion, you are quite likely to...
At present there are a number of large coins of this type on ebay. They are usually advertised as 'gold/silver 5oz' giving the impression that they are composed of silver and/or gold. In reality the Malawi 50...
Information about British Crown Coins The Crown Story First Ever Crown The world's first crown sized coin was issued in about 1484 at Joachimsthal in Bohemia, using silver from local mines including Annaberg,...
There are a great many books published on Roman Coins in different languages and price points. A good place to start is two books by Richard Plant. These are contain many line drawings, and should help you on...
Not all Ancient Silver coins are made from solid silver. This does not mean that the coin is either a fake or an ancient attempt to fake the coin. First of all, I will explain just what I mean by the coins not...
Our own Banknote Shop on Ebay Banknote Regulations Just a few regulations that may or may not be useful to collectors and fellow traders in worldwide currency. There are bound to be others, but these are...
Gold Coins Four millennia of gold coin production and use - a brief history.The First Gold Coins Lydia 643 BC In about 643 to 630 B.C., the Lydians had started to produce the first coins. They were quite...
Netherlands Gold 10 Guilders, Gulden, or Florins Brief historical notes, descriptions, and photographs of Dutch gold 10 Guilder coins of King Willem III and Queen Wilhelmina. Obverse Reverse of 1875...