Posts by Walter Bloom
Stolen coins alert
About 200 kg of mostly Australian pennies (20,000+) have been reported stolen from a property in the Yunderup area on 16 December 2021, among a lot of other materials. *…
RAFFLE PRIZES – COURTESY OF THE PERTH MINT
PERTH NUMISMATIC SOCIETY COIN FAIR – 27th DECEMBER 2021. 2021 Australian Lunar Series III, Year of the Ox, 1 oz Silver Proof Coin Proof quality 99.99% pure silver.…
PNS meetings move to John McGrath Hall
We have moved from the Collins St Centre to the John McGrath Hall just across the oval from the South Perth Community Centre where we hold our fairs. Our first…
Membership of the Order of Australia
Our Vice Patron, Emeritus Professor John Melville-Jones, has been awarded Membership of the Order of Australia in the General Division (AM) in today’s Australia Day honours for significant service to tertiary education in Greek,…
New Western Australian Numismatic Book
DOG REGISTRATION DISCS IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA by Walter Bloom and Alf Campbell has just appeared, published by Hesperian Press. This 162 page A4 book in full colour outlines the history…
Australia’s newest coin dealer
Imperial Numismatics in Perth is Australia’s newest coin dealer. The business is run by Jonathan Cohen, a local collector and trader with 10 years experience in the field of Numismatics.…
Vale Stuart Devlin
The Australian Coin Collecting Blog has noted the peaceful passing on 12th April 2018 of the beloved designer Stuart Devlin AO whose designs adorn coins of many countries including many…
Perth Numismatic Society Journal advertisements
The Perth Numismatic Society Journal now has paid advertisements, as you can see when you download the latest volume (Vol 50 No 1 March 2018) from the publications page. The…
Perth Numismatic Society journals now available electronically
The last three issues of the Perth Numismatic Society journal are now available for reading and/or downloading; just go to the PUBLICATIONS tab at the top right-hand corner of the…