Presidential Dollars - John Adams

1 dollar commemorative
Presidential Dollar - John Adams
issued 17 May 2007
2nd President of USA
1797 - 1801

From the vending machine at Silver Spring car park, I got me a bunch of John Adams 1 dollar commemorative coins. My husband used one to pay for coffee and the teller got excited, apparently the commemorative dollar doesn't come by often enough. I am sure she is keeping that one.

Australian Shilling

Australian Shilling, 1942

Nothing very exciting on this one really, except that it is old and not in circulation. George Kruger-Grey designed the reverse from the champion merino ram at the Sydney Sheep Show in 1933. In the Myatt/Hanley book Australian Coins, Notes & Medals the ram is named as Burrabogie OI from near Hay in NSW and was owned by Mr A A Neilson Mills. In the April 1991 Australian Coin Review, Mick Vort Ronald names the ram as Uardry 0.1 (Hallmark) but as being from the same owners. I have no idea why they chose the Merino Ram as the obverse image. Anyway, Merino Rams were/are priced for its very thick wool.