• "the finest collection"

    Poland 50 New Zloty

    Poland 20 New Zloty

    Poland 10 New Zloty

    Uganda World of Football 2002

    Uganda World of Football 2005

    Cook Islands Diana Princess of Wales 1997

    Australia Kangaroo 1996

    Austria Philharmonic 2009

    Australia Kookaburra 2000

    Fiji Golden Wedding Anniversary 1997

    Gibraltar 70th Birthday of QE II 1996

    Seychelles Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother 1994

    Barbados Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother 1994

    Guernsey Coronation Anniversary QE II 1993

    United Kingdom Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother 1990

    Tristan da Cunha 80th Birthday QE II 2006

    Barbados Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother 1994

    Kazakhstan 200 Tenge

    Kazakhstan 500 Tenge

    Kazakhstan 1000 Tenge

    Kazakhstan 2000 Tenge

    Kazakhstan 5000 Tenge

    Kazakhstan 10000 Tenge

    Solomon Islands 70th Birthday of QE II 1996

    Diana People's Princess $10 Sierra Leone

     

    Numis News

    # Namibia new 10 and 20 Dollars reported.. more
    # New Belarus coin Virgo 2013.. more
    # Iran new 5,000 Rial note reported.. more

    Numis Trivia

    # Flowing Hair Dollar is the most expensive coin in the world. Sold for $7.85m.. more
    # US Grand Watermelon note is the most expensive paper money in the world. Sold for $2.255m in 2006.. more
    # Doubloon is popular name of a Spanish gold coin originally valued at 4 dollars. The formal term was "2 escudos".
    # Maundy money is an annual gift made on Maundy Thursday of a set of pure silver coins made by the Royal Mint and distributed personally by the Monarch to the poor of Canterbury. The number of sets reflects the number of years the Monarch has occupied the throne.

    Numis Terms

    # Coin Alignment - A method of striking in which the obverse and reverse dies are aligned 180 degrees from each other. [more]
    # Medal Alignment - A method of striking coins in which both the obverse and reverse dies are aligned in the same direction. [more]
    # Effigy - The image or likeness of a person, usually on the obverse of a coin or medal.
    # Luster - Appearance of a coin's ability to reflect light; brilliance. Percentage of the original mint luster is one of the factors in determining grades of "Mint State" coins (e.g. MS-60, MS-65).