At last night’s monthly meeting a member showed an Australian florin struck in 1944 at the San Francisco Mint. Struck, in fact on a planchet intended for a shilling coin and graded by PCGS at MS63. Noted on the holder … Continued
In the December 2015 journal of the RNSNZ (Royal Numismatic Society of New Zealand Inc) collector Jason Gray wrote an article about a new find. We all remember how New Zealand changed to smaller coins in 2006, well collectors have … Continued
At the March meeting of the Society a member showed an image of Lot 4174 in the upcoming Noble Numismatics auction in April 2016. It is a paper-designed Johnston / Stone $20 test note with the portraits of Kingsford Smith … Continued
At the February 2016 meeting of the Society a member displayed paperweights from The Bank of Adelaide. In 1965 the bank celebrated its centenary. As part of its commemorations it commissioned the production of souvenir sets of pre-decimal coins embedded … Continued
A cheque dated 1932 bears the 32mm embossed revenue duty stamp of TWO PENCE indicating this tax was paid upon presentation of this cheque in South Australia. A member showed this cheque as found in a bulk lot distributed by … Continued
At the meeting of the NSSA meeting held on 21 January 2016 a member displayed a 1994 Perth Mint Display Board with full size uniface facsimiles of the mint’s entire bullion range, originally part of an advertising board with a … Continued
A member of the NSSA presented this item at the meeting held on Thursday 21 January 2015. Issued by the Public Library, Museum, and Art Gallery of South Australia, valued by JH Deacon, Keeper of Coins and Medals. not dated. … Continued
The following was presented by an NSSA member during the meeting held on 17 December 2015. Tonight I am showing a bronze medallion that is 38mm diameter and weighs 26.6 grams. The medallion depicts a pair of magpies on one … Continued
The following was presented by a member of the NSSA during the meeting held on 17 December 2015. In 2012 there were two 1 dollar coins issued by the Royal Australian mint to commemorate the AFL. Both coins featured the … Continued
The following was presented by an NSSA member at the meeting held on 17 December 2015. In a Roxbury auction in February this year at Lot 1197 appeared an apparent polymer trial note produced by the CSIRO (top left). In … Continued