Monday, July 30, 2007

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.

Wednesday, July 4, 2007

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.