ozjohn

I have met Andrew who is very knowledgeable about Australian and English coins. He works in a coin shop called Sterling & Currency of Fremantle, WA. A business I can recommend https://www.sterlingcurrency.com.au/proclamation-and-colonial-coins

Visited Michael's shop when I was in the UK while he was still trading there. He accepted a GBP 50.00 that was obsolete that I had saved from a previous trip to the UK. Not sure if that relevant to his coins (which were fine) but shows he is a decent person to deal with. Also he confirmed that I has a Rev. B 1920 halfcrown when I emailed him some scans of it which again shows he is willing to help people. Hope this helps.

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The attachment may be of interest to anyone trying to find out about Proclamation Coins. As it is large I will send over a number of posts

Correction the center dump was valued at 15 pence 1s 3d not 1s 6d. It was a different concept to counter marked Spanish dollars of 5s value as the total value was 6s 3d as an attempt to keep the coins in the Colony. Also the rim and the dump circulated separately . This was also done in Prince Edward Island Canada.

Some Spanish dollars became the Holley dollar which had the center punched out and called the dump valued at 1/- 6d and the rim valued at 5/-. The idea being to keep the coin in the new colony as it was now worth less than normal Spanish dollars. A genuine dump or dollar is very much sought after nowadays. Many fakes exist.

I think I have seen this one before. Anyhow IMO it's a fake.https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/FLORIN-TWO-SHILLINGS-1870-ONE-TENTH-OF-A-POUND/263821755237?hash=item3d6d008365%3Ag%3At5QAAOSwxQJbJCZn&_sop=10&_pgn=4&_sacat=0&_nkw=florin&_from=R40&rt=nc

It has to be said the cabinet is late 18th C. early 19th C. but you can still smell the timber from the draw linings which are again oak.

I keep my duplicate coins in an old oak cabinet and never noticed any sign of enhanced toning of silver coins. In fact I was hoping in might.

I guess it depends on how hungry you are. Something we are not so familiar with nowadays.

Hi Jelida, I notice among your interests are vintage HiFi. I worked for the MO Valve Co in the 1960s where they produced the KT 66 & KT 88 tubes. I was also interested in the Williamson amplifier with the Baxandall tone control circuit that were described in the Wireless World magazine. In fact early attempts to apply circuit theory to amplifier design. Then I worked at Sydney University where the base reflex for loud speakers was designed again using second order linear control theory to tune the response of a cavity for critical damping at the low frequency end of the audio spectrum.Have to say when it comes to modern HiFi amps VFETS do a pretty good job as they have the same transfer characteristic as vacuum tubes ie 3/2 power curve as against a transistor (BJT) that has a qv/kt transfer characteristic. Still there is something about glowing tubes and power transformers.. Hope I am not boring you. Regards, Ozjojn

This coin was only issued as a proof. 15000 sets in total were issued some in leather presentation cases and others in cardboard presentation boxes.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Great-Britain-Half-Crown-1927-KM-835-Silver-Proof-ChVF/382510982516?hash=item590f6e6574:g:E8sAAOSwW9FbPV1c You can only speculate about this coin but it's a fair chance that the original owner fell on bad times during the Great Depression and was forced to spend it.

The toning of 1929 halfcrown looks much better in hand. In fact it seems to enhance the design. It's funny that this does not always translate into photos of coins. I am still having issues photographing coins I think light is the critical thing and getting consistency with the lighting can be difficult. Two features of this coin stand out. Firstly the markings on the king's eyebrow are present and secondly the check design on the thistle between the HALF and FID is fully struck up. I have noticed that these features are often missing from otherwise UNC coins graded MS by NGS etc.

Received 2 coins from AMRcoins both very nice coins at a good price. Perhaps not rare coins but hard to get in really high grades especially the 1915 halfcrown with the king's ear fully struck. Thanks AMRcoins.

Thanks for the replies. I was also impressed with the quality of his stock and the consistency of the grading. Perhaps some of the TPG 'ers could learn a bit by visiting this dealer' s site!

Found this dealer online. From their website they seem they have some pretty good coins. http://www.amrcoins.com/coins-for-sale/type/milled-silver/ Has anyone had any dealings with this company?

Probably a creation by the RAM. Perhaps Fiji should have stuck with the RM to Mint their coins!

Finally cleaned coin using Sodium bicarbonate and Al foil method. A definite improvement I think. An aside to remove the coin from the slab I used a small hacksaw to cut across the slab between the coin and the label then another cut along one side of the slab as far from the coin as possible to avoid any damage.

My 1902 Halfcrowns. They are not encapsulated coins. They were scanned in a plastic capsule as I think it produces a better scan by stopping the coin making contact with the glass table of the scanner.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Great-Britain-1907-1-2-Crown-NGC-AU-55-Sharp-Lustrous-Original-Toning/372314063537?hash=item56afa5c2b1:g:8ewAAOSweIla~dXv Dunno how this rates for AU55. F15 to VF20 is about it for me.

Gotten is "old" English as many so called Ameriicisms are. They have simply fallen out use in the UK but retained in the US. Examples the fall, creek turnpike. Even the spelling of honor US, honour UK is an older spellling. Note Honor Oak in London