Coin appraisals

The shilling coin was a pre-decimal coin and worth 1/20 of an Irish pound. The coin featured the bull and the original minting of the coin from 1928 until 1942 contained 75% silver, this Irish coin had a higher content than the equivalent British coin. It is believed that this was done so that the […]

The semis (literally meaning half) was small Roman bronze coin that was valued at half an as. During the Roman Republic, the semis was distinguished by an ‘S’ (indicating semis) or 6 dots (indicating a theoretical weight of 6 unciae). The coin featured a bust of Saturn on the obverse, and the prow of a […]

An Airman’s coin is a challenge coin awarded to trainees and officer candidates in the United States Air Force once they have completed most of the requirements to graduate from their respective training programs (Basic Military Training, Air Force ROTC, or Officer Training School). The coin features on one side the image of an eagle […]

Medallic orientation (or medal alignment or variations of these) is a feature of coins. When viewing one side of a coin with medallic orientation, correct side up, the coin must be flipped about its vertical axis in order to see the other side the correct way up. In other words, the image on one […]

World of Tennis was the International Tennis Federation’s official tennis annual until it was replaced by The ITF Year. It was published annually since 1969, and was edited by John Barrett[1]. Its final edition was World of Tennis 2001, describing the ITF’s activities in 2000, and some editions are still available from the ITF [2]

The […]