Archive for August 30th, 2006
North Borneo currency
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 […]
Posted: August 30th, 2006 under Asia coins.
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Grading coins
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 […]
Posted: August 30th, 2006 under General knowledge.
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The 1895 Morgan Dollar
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
Posted: August 30th, 2006 under Rare coins.
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