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The British North Borneo dollar was the currency of British North Borneo from 1882 to 1953.
In 1877, the sultan of Brunei ceded a large part of Borneo to Alfred Dent and his associates. They planned to introduce their own coinage in British North Borneo. Subsequently, the Mint Birmingham Limited struck PATTERN coins in denominations which […]

Third party coin grading companies use the Sheldon Scale as the standard benchmark for grading coins. It is a 70-point scale for grading coins with some changes made over the years. This technique was developed by Dr. William Sheldon in the late 1940s.
Sheldon Scale for Grading U.S. Coins
Poor-1 or P-1 (Poor) - The type is […]

Among all the Morgan coins, key dates like the 1884s, 1893, the 1895 Morgan Silver Dollar is the rarest Morgan and most valuable. Photography courtesy of Heritage Auction Galleries

The gold sovereign came into existence in 1489 under King Henry VII. The pound sterling had been a unit of account for centuries, as had the mark. Then, for the first time a coin denomination was issued with a value of one pound sterling.The obverse design deplicts the King seated facing on a throne. It […]

China issued its first gold coins picturing an adorable Panda design in 1982, in sizes of 1, 1/2, 1/4, and 1/10 troy oz. of 999 fine gold. Ever since then, these Panda coins have appreiciated in value many times over bullion price. Although Panda gold coins are issued as bullion coins, they usually command a […]

Another highly collectible coins are the China Silver Panda. Issue as bullion coins, the early dates have risen in value tremedously. A 1985 Silver panda in now going for $350.00
China issued its first silver coins picturing an adorable Panda design in 1983. These were 38.6 mm., 27 gm. of 900 fine silver, Proof quality. These […]

This hobby of Collecting coins is sometimes referred to by the single term Numismatics. Derived from from greek nomisma, (coin), which means the studying and collection of coins and paper money that bears country’s official designs and monetary value. From earliest times, Silver was the principal metal for trade in the far east.
Collecting coins […]