What a beauty the kiwi design florin is, one issue that sets the point of reference for all coinage issued after. First issued in 1933 with the pattern of the Emperor George V, the 1936 reverse has Emperor VI but has the same browsing kiwi design. Numerous flaws and variations exist in NZ [...]
Silver Content of New Zealand Melt Silver
I guess its official now. Nobody really trusts fiat currency and gold and silver collecting has hit the mainstream. Be fair warned this is most likely a time when we will get a steep correction, or shakeout. Naturally it will correct through time and price but should soon continue to strength. So time [...]
NZ COLLECTION Key Pieces #3 1935 Threepence
Another example of a “key” piece to any collection of New Zealand coins is also from the smallest silver coin released by the NZ Reserve Bank issued in 1935. With only 40,000 pieces struck, most finding their way into circulation. Of the proofs only 364 were minted so it is a true rarity. The 2009 [...]
NZ COLLECTION Key Pieces #2 1940 NZ Centennial Silver Halfcrown
1940 NZ Centennial Silver Halfcrown is another key piece in the New Zealand single country collection. Not the most valuable but one of the most beautiful. Only 100,800 were issued and it is the only commemorative Half-crown issued by the Reserve Bank of NZ. Its numbers make it uncommon but not rare however its place [...]
Coins for sale
Collector of Silver Coins from the Pacific Rim. Rather than collect very high grade examples, i prefer to assembly accumulations of key issues in any grade. Some coins will be offered for sale in the course of this blog. If you have a question about coins feel free to contact me. I can also act [...]
NZ COLLECTION Key Pieces #1 1935 Waitangi Crown
Over the next few months I will post information to the top 25 issues for a single country collection. The “key” piece to any collection of New Zealand coins is the commemorative crown issued in 1935. With only 1128 pieces struck, of those only 468 being proofs, it is a true rarity. The 2009 pricing [...]
