SILVER COINS OF THE WORLD
AUSTRALIA
2016 YEAR OF THE
MONKEY SILVER
COINS
The
Perth Mint of Australia celebrated the Year of the Monkey with these
two attractive 2016 dated silver coins. Both coins feature
the same design. The reverses depict an adult
monkey and a baby monkey sitting in a peach tree. The baby is holding a
peach, which is symbolic of longevity and immortality. The Chinese
character for ‘monkey’ and the inscription ‘Year of the Monkey’ also
appear in the design with The Perth Mint’s traditional ‘P’
mintmark. The obverse features the Ian Rank-Broadley effigy
of Queen Elizabeth II. The 1 troy ounce 1 Dollar
coin is 45mm in diameter. The ½ troy ounce 50 cent coin is
36mm in diameter. Both are struck in .999 fine silver and
come in a capsule.
Item
AU-$1MONK
AUSTRALIA 1 DOLLAR 2016 YEAR OF THE MONKEY, 1
TROY OUNCE SILVER BU
$34.75
Item
AU-50CMONK AUSTRALIA 50 CENTS 2016 YEAR OF
THE MONKEY, 1/2
TROY OUNCE SILVER BU
$19.00
BEAUTIFUL
SILVER PROOF COINS FROM
AUSTRIA
These
beautiful 1965 Austrian silver Proof coins reflect the nation's rich
cultural heritage. The 5 Schilling depicts a famed Lipizzaner
stallion with rider. It is 23.5mm and contains .107 troy ounces of
silver. The 10 Schilling depicts a woman wearing a
traditional "Golden Bonnet" from the Wachau region. It is
26mm and contains .1543 troy ounces of silver. Both coins are
struck in .640 fine silver and have the Austrian shield on the back.
Item
AT-SILVER AUSTRIA 5 & 10 SCHILLING
1965 KM2889 & KM2882 PROOF $9.50
SCARCE SILVER
OLYMPIC COINS FROM BRAZIL
Brazil issued a series of beautiful sterling silver Proof 5 Reais coins
to commemorate the 2016 Olympic games in Rio de Janeiro. The
40mm coins have a mintage of only 25,000 each, contain .803 troy ounces
of silver and come sealed in special capsules. We have the
following issues available: 2015 depicting beach
volleyball on Copacabana on the obverse and a Chorinho band playing a
guitar, tambourine, ukulele and flute on the reverse. They
are popular, hard-to-find, host country silver Olympic coins.
Item
BR-BAND BRAZIL SILVER 5 REAIS 2015 OLYMPIC
BEACH VOLLEYBALL / BAND PROOF $60.00
BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS 2021
SILVER FLAMINGO
The
British Virgin Islands recently released this beautiful 2021 reverse
cameo frosted silver Flamingo dollar. The word ‘flamingo’ comes from
the Portuguese/Spanish ‘flamengo’ meaning ‘flame-coloured’. Flamingos
get their pink color from eating shrimp and algae containing
carotenoid. Featured on the coin is a flamingo in a typical pose,
standing on one leg with its head tucked down. In the
background is a flock of flamingos. Flamingos are very
sociable birds that live in colonies that can number thousands of
birds. Queen Elizabeth is on the obverse.
The 38.6mm coin contains 1 troy ounce of .999 fine silver and has a
mintage of only 10,000 pieces.
Item
BVI-AR-FLAMINGO21 BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS 1
DOLLAR 2021 SILVER FLAMINGO BU
$49.95
CANADA 1964 CHARLOTTETOWN
SILVER DOLLAR 
Canada
issued a circulating commemorative silver dollar in 1964 to commemorate
the 100th anniversary of the Charlottetown and Quebec
Conferences. The conferences laid the groundwork for the
establishment of the Dominion of Canada in 1867. The Charlottetown
Conference was held in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island in September
1864. Initially the conference was to discuss a union of the Maritime
colonies, but was expanded to include the Province of Canada as
well. Britain encouraged the union, hoping the colonies would
become less dependent on the Crown and provide for greater economic and
military power for the region in light of the American Civil
War. A circus came to Charlottetown the same week,
the first one to visit in over 20 years. Folks were much more
interested in the circus than politics. Workers left their
jobs and folks from all over the island came into town which made
accommodations difficult for the delegates. A second
conference was held in Quebec the following month. The Quebec
Conference created 72 Resolutions which laid the foundation for
unifying the colonies. The resolutions covered a wide range
of issues, from governmental powers to building
railroads. The coin depicts young Queen Elizabeth
on the obverse. The reverse features an emblem incorporating
the French fleur-de-lis, the Irish shamrock, the Scottish thistle, and
the English rose representing the main nationalities that settled
Canada. Around it is the legend "
CHARLOTTETOWN • QUÉBEC",
the dates
"1864"
and
"1964".
The 36mm coin is struck in .800 fine silver and contains .6
troy ounces of silver. The Brilliant Uncirculated
coin comes sealed in its original mint holder.
Item CA-CHARLOTTE CANADA 1 DOLLAR 1964
CHARLOTTETOWN-QUEBEC KM58 UNC.
$24.00
BEAUTIFUL
UNCIRCULATED CANADIAN VOYAGEUR SILVER DOLLARS
These beautiful Canadian silver dollars depicts a voyageur and an
Indian paddling a canoe. Voyageurs were 18th and early 19th
century French Canadian fur transporters and traders. They
transported fur and goods over vast distances by canoe and would carry
heavy loads across portages. Their exploits have been
celebrated in music and folklore. This attractive Canadian
Voyageur Dollar is struck in .800 fine silver and is 36mm in
diameter. They contain .6 troy ounces of silver. Queen
Elizabeth is on the obverse. The coins struck
before 1964 have the young head portrait of the Queen by Mary
Gillick. The 1965 and 1966 coins portray Arnold Machin's
portrait of the Queen wearing a tiara.
Item CA-YOUNG$ CANADA 1 DOLLAR YOUNG HEAD
1959-63
KM54 UNC. $22.00
Item CA-TIARA$ CANADA 1 DOLLAR TIARA, 1965-66
KM64 UNC. $21.00
POPULAR
1965 & 1966 CANADA SILVER PROOF-LIKE SET
This six-coin Proof-like from the Royal Canadian Mint includes
the silver dollar, 50 cents, 25 cents and 10 cents struck in .800 fine
silver, as well as the nickel 5 cents and bronze 1 cent. The
coins
come were specially struck with a mirror-like surface and are in their
original Royal Canadian Mint packaging. The sets contain 1.11
troy
ounces of silver. The sets were issued at the height of the 1960’s coin
boom. This 1965 set featured the new Arnold Machin portrait of Queen
Elizabeth. And the U.S. mint had just stopped selling Proof sets, all
of which sparked speculative interest in the sets. Sales were
by mail
only and were limited to five sets per order.
Dealers, investors and
collectors crowded the post offices nearest the mint in order to place
multiple orders. The sets sold out within a few hours and
many orders
were sent back. We have this attractive and popular
Proof-like set in
their original mint packaging at a modest premium above their melt
value. We have a few mint boxes of 5
Canadian Proof-like sets. Also available are 1966 Canadian
Proof-like sets which had the same designs and were struck to the same
standards as the 1965 sets..
Item
CA-SET65
CANADA 1965 SIX COIN PROOF-LIKE SET KM-PL16 $35.00
Item
CA-SET65x5 BOX OF 5 CANADA 1965
PROOF-LIKE SETS $170.00
Item
CA-SET66
CANADA 1966 SIX COIN PROOF-LIKE SET KM-PL17 $35.00
CANADIAN
SILVER DOLLAR
CELEBRATES PILE O'BONES
Pile
O' Bones was the name of a hunters' camp located in central
Canada. It was so named because heaps of bones were left
there
from skinning and cutting buffalo. In 1882 the
Canadian
Pacific Railroad came through, and it was renamed Regina, to honor
Queen Victoria. It was the administrative headquarters of the
Northwest Territories from 1882 until 1905, when it became the capital
of the newly formed province of Saskatchewan. To celebrate
the
100th anniversary of the formal founding of the City of Regina, Canada
issued a commemorative Proof silver dollar in 1982. One side
features the provincial capitol building and a cattle skull, which is
an acknowledgement to the city's origin. The other side
features
Queen Elizabeth. The coin is 36mm in diameter and contains
.3750
troy ounces of silver. It comes in its original mint box and
capsule.
Item
CA-REGINA
CANADA 1 DOLLAR 1982 REGINA KM133 SILVER PROOF IN
BOX $13.50
OLD CAMBODIAN
SILVER COIN
This
silver Fuang (1/8 Tical) was issued by the Kingdom of Cambodia about
1847. The mythical Hamsa bird is pictured on this unusual,
undated, uniface coin. The
mythical
Hamza bird represents knowledge, so the coin is both smart and
lucky. They were good skills for Cambodia to have at that
time as
both Vietnam and Thailand were trying to gain control the country
through members of its royal family. The hand-struck coin is
approximately 13mm in diameter and is probably the least
expensive South-East Asian silver coin of that era.
Item
KH-FUANG
CAMBODIA SILVER FUANG (circa 1847) KM32.2 Fine$7.50
BEAUTIFUL CANADIAN WILDLIFE SILVER COINS
These beautiful 1 troy ounce .9999 fine silver Canadian 5 Dollar coins
feature native wildlife. The attractive series has become
popular with collectors and as a way to hold silver. The obverses of the
38mm coins features the portrait of Queen Elizabeth done by Canadian
artist Susanna Blunt.
Item
CA-5D11-WOLF
CANADA 5 DOLLARS 2011 TIMBER WOLF .9999 1 TROY OUNCE SILVER KM1052 BU $39.75
Item
CA-5D11-BEAR
CANADA 5 DOLLARS 2011 GRIZZLY BEAR .9999 1 TROY OUNCE SILVER KM1109 BU $39.75
Item
CA-5D12-MOOSE
CANADA 5 DOLLARS 2012 MOOSE .9999 1 TROY OUNCE SILVER KM1241 BU $39.75
Item
CA-5D16-COUGAR
CANADA 5 DOLLARS 2016 COUGAR .9999 1 TROY OUNCE SILVER BU $39.75
Item
CA-5D17-LYNX
CANADA 5 DOLLARS 2017 LYNX .9999 1 TROY OUNCE SILVER KM1241 BU $39.75
POARCH
CREEK INDIAN
NATION 2007
SILVER DOLLAR
This
attractive 2007 Silver Dollar issued by the Sovereign Nation of Poarch
Creek Indians, The Poarch Creek Indians are descendent of
the original Creek Nation, which once covered almost all of Alabama and
Georgia. Unlike many eastern Indian tribes, the Poarch Creeks were not
removed from their tribal lands and have lived together for almost 200
years in and around theIr reservation in Poarch, Alabama. They are the
only federally recognized tribe in Alabama. The
coin features an Indian dancer and the tribal emblem on one side and an
Indian on horseback on the other. The tribes claims the right to issue
coins as a sovereign Indian nation. The Uncirculated coin contains 1
troy ounce of .999 fine silver and has a maximum authorized mintage of
only 20,000 pieces.
Item
CREEK07 POARCH
CREEK INDIAN NATION SILVER DOLLAR 2007 DANCER UNC. $45.00
RECENT
SILVER COINS OF THE EAST CARIBBEAN STATES
The East Caribbean Central Bank supplies coins and currency to a number
of tiny Caribbean nations which all utilize a common currency called
the Eastern Caribbean Dollar. These Brilliant
Uncirculated 1 troy ounce .999 fine, 39mm legal tender coins
were issued for the member nations of the East Caribbean Central
Bank. The coins have a frosted Proof-Like surface. They all have the
same reverse depicting Queen
Elizabeth within a wreath. Each nation has a distinctive
obverse reflecting a unique aspect of that country. The designs change
each year, though tend to follow the same themes reflecting
an aspect of that nation. . They are each
denominated 2 Eastern Caribbean Dollars. Only
25,000 of each coin was minted.
Item
GRENADA20 GRENADA 2 DOLLARS 2020 OCTOPUS,
BU $39.50
Item
MONTSERRAT20 MONTSERRAT
2 DOLLARS 2020 MONTSERRAT ORIOLE BU $39.50
Item
ST.KITTS20 ST.KITTS & NEVIS
2 DOLLARS 2020 SIEGE OF BRIMSTONE HILL BU $39.50
FRANCE COMMEMORATES NAPOLEON ON 2021
SILVER 10 EURO
France
commemorated the 200th anniversary of the death of Napoleon Bonepart
with this 2021 siver 10 Euro coin. Napoleon is depicted with
a laurel crown. Beside him are symbols of his reign: the
Legion of Honour medal which wasinstituted by Napoleon, the Eagle, the
bees and the sun of Austerlitz. The words "2S" are inscribed inside it
refer to the date of the victory of the battle of Austerlitz,
December 2, 1805, the "S" representing the month of December.
The reverse includes the denomination within oak and laurel branches,
the date, and a series of lines representing France's hexagonal
shape. The 31mm coin is struck in .333 fine silver and comes
in a descriptive folder written in French.
Item
FR-NAPOLEON FRANCE 10 EURO 2021 NAPOLEON BU $29.75
ALSO SEE:
ST. HELENA COMMEMORATES THE BATTLES OF THE NAPOLEONIC WARS
SCARCE SILVER COINS
FROM STATES OF THE GERMAN EMPIRE
The
German Empire, also called the Second Reich or the Kaiserreich, lasted
from the unification of Germany under Kaiser Wilhelm I in 1871 until
the abdication of Wilhelm II in 1918 when Germany was defeated in World
War I. The formerly independent German states were
allowed to issue coins in denominations of 2 Marks or higher.
The coins were all struck to the same standards. The 2 Mark
was 28mm and contained .3215 troy ounces of silver, the 3 Mark was 33mm
and contained .4823 ounces of silver, the 5 Mark was 38mm and contained
.8037 troy ounces of silver. The coins were all struck in
.900 fine silver. Most had a common reverse featuring the crowned
imperial German Eagle and a lettered edge "
GOTT MIT UNS" (God
with us). The smaller states issued only a few coins, most
with low mintages, marking special events. Many coins were
melted during World War I, the German Inflation and World War II,
making them scarce today.
HESSE-DARMSTADT
COMMEMORATES PHILIP THE MAGNANIMOUS
The
German Grand Duchy of Hesse-Darmstadt commemorated the 400th
anniversary of the birth of Philip the Magnanimous with this silver
1904 2 Mark coin. It portrays the busts of Philip and Ernst Ludwig, who
was the current Grand Duke of Hesse. Below the busts is the
date of Philip's birth, November 13, and the years 1504 -
1904. At age 17, Phillip met Martin Luther at the Diet of
Worms. He became a strong supporter of the Protestant
Reformation. Martin Luther did not approve of Philip's
lifestyle however, stating that he lived "constantly in a state of
adultery and fornication", which was probably true given that he had
two wives. Promiscuity seems to have run in the family. Ernst
Ludwig was the grandson of Queen Victoria. His
first marriage to his first cousin, a granddaughter of Queen Victoria,
turned out badly. Though they were famous for their parties
for their young friends (anyone over 30 was too old), they did not get
along well. They would have loud, physical arguments. She
went on to spend vast sums in expenses and at the card-tables in Monte
Carlo. He was homosexual and it was said that "no boy was safe, from
the stable hands to the kitchen help. He slept quite openly with them
all." Victoria did not approve of divorce, so they remained
married until shortly after Victoria died in 1901. The 28mm
coin is struck .900 fine silver and contains .3215 troy ounces of
silver. The reverse features the crowned imperial German
eagle. It has a mintage of only 100,000 pieces and
is one of the few coins issued by Hesse-Darmstadt after the unification
of Germany.
Item
HESSE-2M-PHIL HESSE-DARMSTADT 2 MARK 1904
PHILIP THE MAGNANIMOUS KM372 UNC. $99.00
BAVARIA
COMMEMORATES 90th BIRTHDAY
OF PRINCE REGENT LUITPOLD
Bavaria
commemorated the 90th birthday of Prince Regent Luitpold with 2, 3 and
5 Mark coins in 1911. All three coins have the same design
featuring the bust of Luitpold. Luitpold was the regent for
Bavarian King Otto. King Otto who was the younger brother of
"The Mad"
King Ludwig II. On June 10, 1886 the Bavarian cabinet
declared Ludwig unable to rule and appointed his uncle Luitpold as
Regent. Three days later Ludwig died under mysterious
circumstances and Otto became king. King Otto was never able
to rule as he was immediately declared "melancholic" and Luitpold
continued as regent. It is unclear if Otto's problem was
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder from his service in the Franco-Prussian
War, the ravages of Syphilis, an inherited disorder or if Luitpold and
others just wanted him out of the way. The King was kept
locked up and there was no apparent effort to treat him. In 1912
Luitpold died and his son succeeded him as regent.
Item
BAV-5M-LUITPOLD BAVARIA 5 MARK 1911 LUITPOLD
90th BIRTHDAY, KM999 UNC
$160.00
Item
BAV-3M-LUITPOLD BAVARIA 3 MARK 1911 LUITPOLD
90th BIRTHDAY, KM998 UNC
$70.00
Item
BAV-2M-LUITPOLD BAVARIA 2 MARK 1911 LUITPOLD
90th BIRTHDAY, KM997 UNC out
FIRST
SILVER COINS OF THE GERMAN EMPIRE
For most if its history Germany was little more than a loose collection
of independent and semi-independent states. The country was
finally unified in 1871 under Prussian King Wilhelm I as emperor of
Germany. The first three silver coins of the German Empire
were the 20 Pfennig, 50 Pfennig and 1 Mark. The
three coins had similar designs, with the denomination and date on the
obverse and the crowned imperial German eagle on the reverse. The 20
Pfennig was struck for only five years, 1873 to 1877. Its small size,
it was only 16mm, made it unpopular as it was easy to
loose. The 50 Pfennig was struck only three years,
from 1875 to 1877 (and 1877 is rare). It was also unpopular
as it was easily confused with the copper-nickel 10 Pfennig which had
the same reverse design, a similar obverse design, and was only 1mm
different in size. The 1 Mark was struck from 1873 until
1887, after which the reverse was revised with a larger imperial eagle.
It was 24mm and contained .1606 troy ounces of silver. All three coins
were struck in .900 fine silver.
Item
DE-1M GERMAN EMPIRE 1 MARK 1873-1887 KM7
VG-Fine
$8.00
Item
DE-50P GERMAN EMPIRE 50 PFENNIG 1875-1877
KM6 Fine-VF
$12.00
Item
DE-20P GERMAN EMPIRE 20 PFENNIG 1873-1876
KM5 VG out
NAZI
GERMANY SILVER COINS
These four silver coins serve as a memento of the horrors of the Third
Reich. The 2 Reichsmark was issued from 1936 to 1939. It pictures Paul
von Hindenburg on one side and an eagle holding a wreathed swastika on
the other. It is 25mm in diameter and contains .1607 troy ounces of
silver. Nazi Germany used three different designs on their
regular
issue 5 Reichsmark coins. The first pictured the Potsdam Military
Church, also called the Potsdam Garrison Church, on one side and an
eagle and two small swastikas on the other. It was struck only from
1934 to 1935. The Church was built by Prussian King Friedrich Wilhelm I
between 1730 and 1735. Adolf Hitler was sworn in a Chancellor of
Germany by Paul von Hindenburg at the Church in 1933. It burned down in
the fires caused by the Allied bombing in 1945. The second type was
struck during only during the last part of 1935 and the first part of
1936. It pictured Paul von Hindenburg on one side and an eagle on the
other. Starting in 1936 the Eagle reverse was replaced with an eagle
holding a wreathed swastika, similar to the 2 Reichsmark. The Eagle and
Swastika 5 Reichsmark was struck from 1936 to 1939. The silver 5
Reichsmark coins are each 29mm in diameter and contains .4016 troy
ounces of silver. Because of the war, no Nazi silver coins were struck
after 1939. Coins grade Very Fine.
Item
DE-93 NAZI GERMANY SILVER 2 REICHSMARK
HINDENBURG/SWASTIKA
1936-39 KM93 VF
$13.00
Item
DE-83 NAZI
GERMANY SILVER 5 REICHSMARK MILITARY CHURCH
1934-35 KM83 VF
$24.00
Item
DE-86 NAZI
GERMANY SILVER 5 REICHSMARK HINDENBURG/EAGLE
1935-36 KM86 VF
$20.00
Item
DE-94 NAZI
GERMANY SILVER 5 REICHSMARK
HINDENBURG/SWASTIKA
1936-39 KM94 VF
$28.00
Item
DE-SSET4 SET OF ABOVE 4 NAZI GERMAN SILVER
COINS $82.00
2017
SILVER
LEOPARD FROM GHANA
A
crouching leopard hidden in the grass and ready to pounce, is featured
on this attractive 2017 1 troy ounce .999 fine silver 5 Cedi
of
Ghana. The obverse features an unusual leopard skin pattern
embedded behind the bust of Queen Elizabeth II. The 38.6mm
coin has a mintage of only 50,000 pieces and comes in a plastic
capsule.
Item
GH-LEOPARD GHANA 5 CEDIS 2017 1 TROY
OUNCE SILVER LEOPARD, BU $36.00
2021 SILVER BRITANNIA
Great
Britain annually issues this popular 1 troy ounce .999 fine silver coin
called the Britannia on an annual basis. The reverse features
the helmeted figure of Britannia standing holding a trident and shield,
her dress billowing in the wind. The 2021 issue incorporates new
security features: a latent image changes from a padlock to
Britannia’s famous trident, a micro-text inscription within the design
rim that reads in Latin "Decus Et Tutamen" (an ornament and a
safeguard), tincture lines within the stripes of the Union Jack and a
surface animation that imitates the movement of ocean
waves. Queen Elizabeth is on the obverse. The
38.61mm coin has the nominal value of 2 Pounds
Item
GB-BRIT21 GREAT BRITAIN 2021 1 TROY OUNCE
SILVER BRITANNIA BU $37.00
OLD SILVER
COINS OF THE KINGDOM OF ITALY
Italy was formally declared a Kingdom under King Victor Emmanuel II
(Vittorio Emanuele II) of Sardinia in 1861. He decided to continue his
title as Victor Emmanuel II instead of Victor Emmanuel I of Italy, thus
Italy's first king is titled The Second. His son, Umberto I,
became king upon Victor Emmanuel's death in 1878. Umberto
added
Italy's African colonies of Somalia and Eritrea, however, his forces
were defeated in Ethiopia. He was assassinated by an
anarchist in 1900. These silver coins of the first
two kings of Italy have similar designs. The obverse features
the head of the king. The reverse of the 1 Lire coins have
the
crowned Arms of Savoy within a wreath. Two
types of 2 Lire were struck for Victor Emmanuel II with the same
obverse but different reverses. One type has the Arms of
Savoy on the reverse, the other has the denomination and a wreath. Both
are dated 1863. The coins of his son, Umberto I, has the star of Italy
atop the arms of Savoy on the reverse. These coins were all
struck to the
standards of the Latin Monetary Union, The Latin Monetary
Union
attempted to unify the
currencies of Europe more than a century before the Euro was
established. The 1 Lire is 23mm, weighs 5 grams, is struck in
.835 fine silver and contains .1342 troy ounces of silver. The 2 Lire
is 27mm, weighs 10 Grams, is struck in .835 fine silver and
contains .2685 troy ounces of silver.
Item
IT-VE2-1L ITALY 1 LIRA VICTOR EMMANUEL II,
KM5a
1863-67 Good
$6.00
Item
IT-UM-1L ITALY 1 LIRA UMBERTO I, KM24
1884-1900
Good-VG
$6.00
Item
IT-VE2-ARMS-2L ITALY SILVER 2 LIRE VICTOR
EMMANUEL II 1863 COAT OF ARMS KM6a VG-F
$15.00
Item
IT-VE2-DEN-2L ITALY SILVER 2 LIRE VICTOR
EMMANUEL II 1863 DENOMINATION IN WREATH KM16 VG-F
$15.00
Item
IT-UM-2L ITALY SILVER 2 LIRE UMBERTO
I 1881-87 KM23 VG-F
$15.00
FASCIST
ITALY SILVER COIN OF VICTOR EMMANUEL III
This
silver 5 Lire of Fascist Italy dates from 1927 to 1930. King
Victor Emmanuel III (Vittorio Emanuele III) is on the
obverse. An eagle and fasces, the emblem of Fascist Italy is
on the reverse. By 1927 Mussolini had turned Italy into a
dictatorship and the king was largely a figurehead. The 23mm coin
weighs 5 grams and contains .1342 troy ounces of silver. It
is an historic silver coin of Fascist Italy.
Item
IT-VE3-5L ITALY SILVER 5 LIRE, 1927-30 KM67
VF
$10.00
ALSO SEE:
FIRST COINS OF
UNIFIED ITALY IN UNCIRCULATED CONDITON
ATTRACTIVE COINS
OF THE ITALIAN REPUBLIC
FAMOUS ITALIANS ON BEAUTIFUL BANKNOTES
ITALY EURO COIN SET
JAPAN
SILVER 1000 YEN 1964 OLYMPIC COIN
Mount Fuji is featured on this
attractive 1964 silver 1000 Yen coin. The coin was issued to
commemorate the Olympic Games that were held in Tokyo that
year. The reverse includes the denomination and the Olympic
rings flanked by cherry blossoms. The coin is dated Year 39 of the
Showa era, which corresponds to 1964. With the Olympics
returning to Tokyo, hopefully in 2021, it is expected that there will
be an increased demand for this beautiful coin. The 35mm coin contains
.5948 troy ounces of silver.
Item
JP-1000Y-64 JAPAN 1000 YEN 1964 OLYMPICS Y80
UNC $39.75
SCARCE
SILVER
COIN OF THE KATHIRI STATE OF SEIYUN AND TARIM
The
Kathiri Sultans controlled the towns of Seiyun and Tarim in what is
now Yemen. After losing much of their territory to rival tribes they
agreed to become a British Protectorate. Seiyun was the capital, and
Tarim is a major center of Islamic learning. In 1897 they had
this silver 12 Khumsi coins struck at the Heaton Mint for their
territory. The coin is all in Arabic, except for the Heaton
mintmark and are dated AH1315. 12 Khumsi was
equivalent to
1/10 Riyal. The coin is 18mm in diameter. It is a rarely seen coin from
a now forgotten nation.
Item
SEIYUN-12K
KATHIRI STATE OF SEIYUN & TARIM 12
KHUMSI AH1315=1897AD KM216 F-VF
$45.00
SCARCE 2020
MEXICAN 1 OUNCE SILVER LIBERTAD
Due
to COVID-19 shutdowns, production of the 2020 1 ounce silver Mexican
Libertad is far less than previous years. Many distributors
were unable to get their regular supplies or quickly sold
out. We were able to get a small quantity of these
popular but scarce coins. On one side of the coin is the
Victory Angel that is on the top of the Mexican Independence monument
in Mexico City. In the background are the
Popocatépetl and Iztaccihuatl volcanoes. The gold-plated statue is 22
feet (6.7 meters) high and weighs 7 tons (6350 kg.). The
other side depicts the historical coats-of-arms of Mexico, with the
current arms in the center. It is interesting to see the
progression of the design over time. The 40mm Brilliant
Uncirculated coin contains 1 troy ounce of .999 fine silver.
Item
MX-LIBT20 MEXICO 1 TROY OUNCE SILVER LIBERTAD
BU $49.50
RUSSIAN
NUCLEAR ICEBREAKER
ON ULTRA-HIGH RELIEF SILVER COIN
This
impressive, ultra-high relief, 1 troy ounce silver 2 Dollar coin of
Niue depicts a Russian Arktika class nuclear powered icebreaker. Russia
is the only nation to have built nuclear icebreakers. The huge ships
are designed to break through the polar ice along the Northern Sea
Route, from the Barents Sea to Bering Strait, clearing the way for
cargo and other ships. The ships were the first surface
vessels to North Pole. Since 1989, some of the icebreakers
have been used for Arctic tourist cruises. The 40mm .999 fine, 1 troy
ounce silver coin had an authorized mintage of 999 pieces of which only
750 were struck. The coin has a satin-antique finish. Queen
Elizabeth is on the obverse. I am not sure what the
connection is
between icebreakers and the tropical island of Niue, but it is a very
nice coin with an attractive ship
design.
Item
NU-ICE NIUE 2 DOLLARS 2015 NUCLEAR
ICEBREAKER, ANTIQUE FINISH UNC
$69.50
UNITED STATES
SILVER
PESO FOR THE PHILIPPINES
The
United States gained the Philippines in 1898 as a result of the
Spanish-American War. To provide for the commerce in the new
colony, the San Francisco Mint struck these attractive silver
Pesos. One side of the coin has the United States arms with
an eagle; the other shows a woman in front of a volcano. The
coins date from 1907 to 1909 and were struck at the San Francisco mint.
The "S" mintmark appears next to the date. This is an
excellent
opportunity to get one of these historic silver coins from America's
brief colonial empire.
Item
PH-1P-ANY PHILIPPINES 1 PESO 1907-09 KM172
F-VF-cleaned, date our choice.
$29.50
Item
PH-1P-07 PHILIPPINES 1 PESO 1907 KM172
F-VF-cleaned
$29.75
Item
PH-1P-09 PHILIPPINES 1 PESO 1908 KM172
F-VF-cleaned
$29.75
Item
PH-1P-09 PHILIPPINES 1 PESO 1909 KM172
F-VF-cleaned
$32.00
EARLY DATED
SILVER COIN OF
POLAND-LITHUANIA
Until
the 1600's most nations did not put dates on coins. These silver
1/2 Grossus (Groschen) coins of Sigismund II Augustus from the 1500's
are some of the earliest affordable coins bearing an AD date.
Sigismund was both the King of Poland and Grand Duke of
Lithuania. In 1569 he formally united the two countries with
the Treaty of Lublin to form the Polish-Lithuanian
Commonwealth. His coins reflect this dual
nationality. One side features his titles as Grand Duke of
Lithuania, and Vytas, the White Knight, which is the national symbol of
Lithuania. Below Vytas is the date. The other side
features the Polish Eagle and his titles as King of Poland.
The 19mm silver coins date from 1547 to 1572. In 1572
Sigsmund died childless, despite having three wives (two of which were
first cousins) and carrying on affairs with "two of the most beautiful
of his countrywomen". He was the last of the powerful
Jagiellonian dynasty controlled much of central Europe for almost 200
years.
Item
PL-LT POLAND-LITHUANIA 1/2 GROSSUS, SIGISMUND
II AUGUSTUS 1547-1572 F-VF $29.75
Item
PL-LTx5 5 DIFFERENT DATES OF
POLAND-LITHUANIA 1/2 GROSSUS 1547-1572 F-VF $129.75
ST. HELENA 2021
QUEEN'S
VIRTUES 1 OUNCE SILVER POUND
St.
Helena launched a six coin series of "The Queen's Virtues" in
2021. Each 39mm coin is 1 troy ounce .999 fine silver with a
nominal face value of 1 Pound. The Queen's Virtues are a set
of principles to guide the views and behaviors of British monarchs that
were established by Queen Victoria in the 19th Century. The
first coin in the series is the 2021 "Victory through
harmony". The reverse features Winged Victory, inspired by
the statue on that sits atop the Victoria Memorial in London. The coin
is produced for the East India Company, whose distinctive privy mark
appears at the lower right. The obverse includes Raphael
Maklouf's portrait of Queen Elizabeth, denomination and date.
The background on both sides displays an East India Company geometric
pattern.
Item
SH-VICTORY ST. HELENA 1 POUND 2021 VICTORY 1
TROY OUNCE SILVER COIN BU $39.00
2021 SAMOA ALPHA &
OMEGA JESUS 1 TROY OUNCE SILVER COIN
This
2021 1 troy ounce .999 silver 2 Tala coin of Samoa is the first coin in
a new "Jesus Collection" series. The coin features an icon
portrait of Jesus from a mosiac with the inscription "I have fought a
good fight, I have kept the faith,” a reference to II Timothy 4:7-8.
The arms of Samoa, date and denomination are on the obverse. For each
coin sold, four dollars will be donated to GlobalFingerprints which
supports children in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
The 39mm coin comes in a capsule and has a mintage of only 15,000
pieces.
Item
WS-JESUS21 SAMOA 2 TALA 2021 JESUS 1 TROY
OUNCE SILVER COIN PROOF-LIKE $39.50
SERBIA
HONORS TESLA ON SILVER COINS
Nikola
Tesla was a Serbian American inventor, electrical engineer, physicist,
and futurist. He is said to have over 300 patents covering a
wide range of
technologies including alternating current, electric motors, remote
control, television, radio, x-rays, cell phones, robotics, lasers,
turbine engines, magnetic propulsion, drones, solar power, weather
manipulation, particle beams and electromagnetic energy (the Tesla
coil). He was a brilliant inventor, but a poor businessman.
Despite his many important and revolutionary inventions he
died alone and penniless in New York in 1943.
Serbia instituted an annual series of silver 100
Dinara coins honoring Tesla and his many inventions. The
40.25mm
coins each contain 1 troy ounce of .999 silver and are
struck by the Serbian Mint. The Serbian arms,
weight, purity, silver
content, date, denomination and one or more of his inventions are on
the reverses.
The 2019 coin commemorated the 120th anniversary
of his invention of remote
control and wireless transmission. In 1898 Tesla demonstrated
the technology with a radio-controlled four-foot long stealth boat,
which is depicted on the coin. He expected the
technology to be picked up by the United States Navy, but the Navy
brass would have none of it. Ironically, less than two
decades later the German navy used remotely controlled boats loaded
with explosives to attack Allied ships during World War I.
Only recently has the United States Navy started serious work with
remote control ships. The coin has a mintage of
20,059 pieces in BU.
The 2020 coin honored Tesla's early work with
X-rays.
Nikola Tesla was one of the early discoverers of
X-rays. His first X-ray images, which he called shadowgraphs,
were done in 1894, a year before Wilhelm Röntgen published his
discovery of X-rays in 1895. He was one of the first to recognize some
of the benefits of X-rays, such as the finding of foreign objects
within a body and the detection of lung diseases. He was also
one of the first to recognize the hazards of X-ray radiation.
Unfortunately, most of his work was lost when his laboratory burned
down in
1895. The coin has a mintage of 19,812 in BU.
The 2021 issue depicts his famed Wardenclyffe
Tower. The 187 foot (57m) tall tower on Long Island was
supposed be able to distribute free energy to all.
Foreshadowing the Internet, it would allow one to call any telephone in
the world and allow one to hear music or speeches delivered
anywhere. The ambitious project failed on two
counts: Tesla could not figure out how to recover the costs
of the project if everything was free, and the technology did not
work.
Item
RS-TESLA-REMOTE SERBIA 100 DINARA 2019
TESLA-REMOTE CONTROL BU
$47.00
Item
RS-TESLA-XRAY SERBIA 100 DINARA 2020
TESLA-X-RAYS BU $47.00
Item
RS-TESLA-TOWER SERBIA 100 DINARA 2021
TESLA-FREE ENERGY-WARDENCLYFFE TOWER BU
$46.00
SHAWNEE
NATION 2008 SILVER DOLLAR
The
Sovereign Nation of the Shawnee Tribe issued this silver dollar in
2008 to commemorate the Battle of Point Pleasant. The battle
was fought on October 10,
1774 between the Virginia
Militia and a coalition of the Shawnee and Mingo Tribes near Point
Pleasant, West Virginia. The
Indians defeat resulted in the opening of the Ohio River Valley to
British and American settlers. The coin depicts a Shawnee warrior on
horseback on one side and the emblem of the Shawnee nation on the
other. The Uncirculated coin contains 1
troy ounce of .999 fine silver and has a maximum authorized mintage of
only 50,000 pieces.
Item
SHAWNEE08 SHAWNEE 1 TROY OUNCE SILVER
DOLLAR 2008
KM26 UNC. $45.00
SILVER
SIAMESE COIN
FEATURES
3-HEADED ELEPHANT
King
Rama VI (Vajiravudh) is on the obverse and Erawan, the mythological
three-headed elephant, on the reverse of this silver Salung (1/4 Baht)
of Siam (now Thailand). The 20.15mm, .500 fine coin was minted from
1917 to 1925. Rama VI had a difficult time following up on
the
successful modernization reforms of his father King Chulalongkorn (Rama
V). His "Westernization" reforms included founding the first
University in Thailand, introduction of Scouting in Thailand,
introducing compulsory education, and having Thai's adopt last names
(Previously only first names were used). Being a gifted writer he even
invented last names for his citizens.
Item
TH-SALUNG25 SIAM SILVER 1/4
BAHT (SALUNG) 1917-25 Y43a VG-Fine
$5.00
ALSO SEE THE FOLLOWING SILVER COINS
JOHN BROWN ON LOW MINTAGE
NIGER SILVER
SEALAND HONORS
KILLER WHALES
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The
Perth Mint of Australia celebrated the Year of the Monkey with these
two attractive 2016 dated silver coins. Both coins feature
the same design. The reverses depict an adult
monkey and a baby monkey sitting in a peach tree. The baby is holding a
peach, which is symbolic of longevity and immortality. The Chinese
character for ‘monkey’ and the inscription ‘Year of the Monkey’ also
appear in the design with The Perth Mint’s traditional ‘P’
mintmark. The obverse features the Ian Rank-Broadley effigy
of Queen Elizabeth II. The 1 troy ounce 1 Dollar
coin is 45mm in diameter. The ½ troy ounce 50 cent coin is
36mm in diameter. Both are struck in .999 fine silver and
come in a capsule.
These
beautiful 1965 Austrian silver Proof coins reflect the nation's rich
cultural heritage. The 5 Schilling depicts a famed Lipizzaner
stallion with rider. It is 23.5mm and contains .107 troy ounces of
silver. The 10 Schilling depicts a woman wearing a
traditional "Golden Bonnet" from the Wachau region. It is
26mm and contains .1543 troy ounces of silver. Both coins are
struck in .640 fine silver and have the Austrian shield on the back.
The
British Virgin Islands recently released this beautiful 2021 reverse
cameo frosted silver Flamingo dollar. The word ‘flamingo’ comes from
the Portuguese/Spanish ‘flamengo’ meaning ‘flame-coloured’. Flamingos
get their pink color from eating shrimp and algae containing
carotenoid. Featured on the coin is a flamingo in a typical pose,
standing on one leg with its head tucked down. In the
background is a flock of flamingos. Flamingos are very
sociable birds that live in colonies that can number thousands of
birds. Queen Elizabeth is on the obverse.
The 38.6mm coin contains 1 troy ounce of .999 fine silver and has a
mintage of only 10,000 pieces.
Canada
issued a circulating commemorative silver dollar in 1964 to commemorate
the 100th anniversary of the Charlottetown and Quebec
Conferences. The conferences laid the groundwork for the
establishment of the Dominion of Canada in 1867. The Charlottetown
Conference was held in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island in September
1864. Initially the conference was to discuss a union of the Maritime
colonies, but was expanded to include the Province of Canada as
well. Britain encouraged the union, hoping the colonies would
become less dependent on the Crown and provide for greater economic and
military power for the region in light of the American Civil
War. A circus came to Charlottetown the same week,
the first one to visit in over 20 years. Folks were much more
interested in the circus than politics. Workers left their
jobs and folks from all over the island came into town which made
accommodations difficult for the delegates. A second
conference was held in Quebec the following month. The Quebec
Conference created 72 Resolutions which laid the foundation for
unifying the colonies. The resolutions covered a wide range
of issues, from governmental powers to building
railroads. The coin depicts young Queen Elizabeth
on the obverse. The reverse features an emblem incorporating
the French fleur-de-lis, the Irish shamrock, the Scottish thistle, and
the English rose representing the main nationalities that settled
Canada. Around it is the legend "CHARLOTTETOWN • QUÉBEC",
the dates "1864"
and "1964".
The 36mm coin is struck in .800 fine silver and contains .6
troy ounces of silver. The Brilliant Uncirculated
coin comes sealed in its original mint holder. 
Pile
O' Bones was the name of a hunters' camp located in central
Canada. It was so named because heaps of bones were left
there
from skinning and cutting buffalo. In 1882 the
Canadian
Pacific Railroad came through, and it was renamed Regina, to honor
Queen Victoria. It was the administrative headquarters of the
Northwest Territories from 1882 until 1905, when it became the capital
of the newly formed province of Saskatchewan. To celebrate
the
100th anniversary of the formal founding of the City of Regina, Canada
issued a commemorative Proof silver dollar in 1982. One side
features the provincial capitol building and a cattle skull, which is
an acknowledgement to the city's origin. The other side
features
Queen Elizabeth. The coin is 36mm in diameter and contains
.3750
troy ounces of silver. It comes in its original mint box and
capsule.
This
silver Fuang (1/8 Tical) was issued by the Kingdom of Cambodia about
1847. The mythical Hamsa bird is pictured on this unusual,
undated, uniface coin. The
mythical
Hamza bird represents knowledge, so the coin is both smart and
lucky. They were good skills for Cambodia to have at that
time as
both Vietnam and Thailand were trying to gain control the country
through members of its royal family. The hand-struck coin is
approximately 13mm in diameter and is probably the least
expensive South-East Asian silver coin of that era.
This
attractive 2007 Silver Dollar issued by the Sovereign Nation of Poarch
Creek Indians, The Poarch Creek Indians are descendent of
the original Creek Nation, which once covered almost all of Alabama and
Georgia. Unlike many eastern Indian tribes, the Poarch Creeks were not
removed from their tribal lands and have lived together for almost 200
years in and around theIr reservation in Poarch, Alabama. They are the
only federally recognized tribe in Alabama. The
coin features an Indian dancer and the tribal emblem on one side and an
Indian on horseback on the other. The tribes claims the right to issue
coins as a sovereign Indian nation. The Uncirculated coin contains 1
troy ounce of .999 fine silver and has a maximum authorized mintage of
only 20,000 pieces.
France
commemorated the 200th anniversary of the death of Napoleon Bonepart
with this 2021 siver 10 Euro coin. Napoleon is depicted with
a laurel crown. Beside him are symbols of his reign: the
Legion of Honour medal which wasinstituted by Napoleon, the Eagle, the
bees and the sun of Austerlitz. The words "2S" are inscribed inside it
refer to the date of the victory of the battle of Austerlitz,
December 2, 1805, the "S" representing the month of December.
The reverse includes the denomination within oak and laurel branches,
the date, and a series of lines representing France's hexagonal
shape. The 31mm coin is struck in .333 fine silver and comes
in a descriptive folder written in French.
The
German Empire, also called the Second Reich or the Kaiserreich, lasted
from the unification of Germany under Kaiser Wilhelm I in 1871 until
the abdication of Wilhelm II in 1918 when Germany was defeated in World
War I. The formerly independent German states were
allowed to issue coins in denominations of 2 Marks or higher.
The coins were all struck to the same standards. The 2 Mark
was 28mm and contained .3215 troy ounces of silver, the 3 Mark was 33mm
and contained .4823 ounces of silver, the 5 Mark was 38mm and contained
.8037 troy ounces of silver. The coins were all struck in
.900 fine silver. Most had a common reverse featuring the crowned
imperial German Eagle and a lettered edge "GOTT MIT UNS" (God
with us). The smaller states issued only a few coins, most
with low mintages, marking special events. Many coins were
melted during World War I, the German Inflation and World War II,
making them scarce today. 
The
German Grand Duchy of Hesse-Darmstadt commemorated the 400th
anniversary of the birth of Philip the Magnanimous with this silver
1904 2 Mark coin. It portrays the busts of Philip and Ernst Ludwig, who
was the current Grand Duke of Hesse. Below the busts is the
date of Philip's birth, November 13, and the years 1504 -
1904. At age 17, Phillip met Martin Luther at the Diet of
Worms. He became a strong supporter of the Protestant
Reformation. Martin Luther did not approve of Philip's
lifestyle however, stating that he lived "constantly in a state of
adultery and fornication", which was probably true given that he had
two wives. Promiscuity seems to have run in the family. Ernst
Ludwig was the grandson of Queen Victoria. His
first marriage to his first cousin, a granddaughter of Queen Victoria,
turned out badly. Though they were famous for their parties
for their young friends (anyone over 30 was too old), they did not get
along well. They would have loud, physical arguments. She
went on to spend vast sums in expenses and at the card-tables in Monte
Carlo. He was homosexual and it was said that "no boy was safe, from
the stable hands to the kitchen help. He slept quite openly with them
all." Victoria did not approve of divorce, so they remained
married until shortly after Victoria died in 1901. The 28mm
coin is struck .900 fine silver and contains .3215 troy ounces of
silver. The reverse features the crowned imperial German
eagle. It has a mintage of only 100,000 pieces and
is one of the few coins issued by Hesse-Darmstadt after the unification
of Germany.
Bavaria
commemorated the 90th birthday of Prince Regent Luitpold with 2, 3 and
5 Mark coins in 1911. All three coins have the same design
featuring the bust of Luitpold. Luitpold was the regent for
Bavarian King Otto. King Otto who was the younger brother of
"The Mad"
King Ludwig II. On June 10, 1886 the Bavarian cabinet
declared Ludwig unable to rule and appointed his uncle Luitpold as
Regent. Three days later Ludwig died under mysterious
circumstances and Otto became king. King Otto was never able
to rule as he was immediately declared "melancholic" and Luitpold
continued as regent. It is unclear if Otto's problem was
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder from his service in the Franco-Prussian
War, the ravages of Syphilis, an inherited disorder or if Luitpold and
others just wanted him out of the way. The King was kept
locked up and there was no apparent effort to treat him. In 1912
Luitpold died and his son succeeded him as regent.
A
crouching leopard hidden in the grass and ready to pounce, is featured
on this attractive 2017 1 troy ounce .999 fine silver 5 Cedi
of
Ghana. The obverse features an unusual leopard skin pattern
embedded behind the bust of Queen Elizabeth II. The 38.6mm
coin has a mintage of only 50,000 pieces and comes in a plastic
capsule. 
Great
Britain annually issues this popular 1 troy ounce .999 fine silver coin
called the Britannia on an annual basis. The reverse features
the helmeted figure of Britannia standing holding a trident and shield,
her dress billowing in the wind. The 2021 issue incorporates new
security features: a latent image changes from a padlock to
Britannia’s famous trident, a micro-text inscription within the design
rim that reads in Latin "Decus Et Tutamen" (an ornament and a
safeguard), tincture lines within the stripes of the Union Jack and a
surface animation that imitates the movement of ocean
waves. Queen Elizabeth is on the obverse. The
38.61mm coin has the nominal value of 2 Pounds 
This
silver 5 Lire of Fascist Italy dates from 1927 to 1930. King
Victor Emmanuel III (Vittorio Emanuele III) is on the
obverse. An eagle and fasces, the emblem of Fascist Italy is
on the reverse. By 1927 Mussolini had turned Italy into a
dictatorship and the king was largely a figurehead. The 23mm coin
weighs 5 grams and contains .1342 troy ounces of silver. It
is an historic silver coin of Fascist Italy.
Mount Fuji is featured on this
attractive 1964 silver 1000 Yen coin. The coin was issued to
commemorate the Olympic Games that were held in Tokyo that
year. The reverse includes the denomination and the Olympic
rings flanked by cherry blossoms. The coin is dated Year 39 of the
Showa era, which corresponds to 1964. With the Olympics
returning to Tokyo, hopefully in 2021, it is expected that there will
be an increased demand for this beautiful coin. The 35mm coin contains
.5948 troy ounces of silver.
The
Kathiri Sultans controlled the towns of Seiyun and Tarim in what is
now Yemen. After losing much of their territory to rival tribes they
agreed to become a British Protectorate. Seiyun was the capital, and
Tarim is a major center of Islamic learning. In 1897 they had
this silver 12 Khumsi coins struck at the Heaton Mint for their
territory. The coin is all in Arabic, except for the Heaton
mintmark and are dated AH1315. 12 Khumsi was
equivalent to
1/10 Riyal. The coin is 18mm in diameter. It is a rarely seen coin from
a now forgotten nation.
Due
to COVID-19 shutdowns, production of the 2020 1 ounce silver Mexican
Libertad is far less than previous years. Many distributors
were unable to get their regular supplies or quickly sold
out. We were able to get a small quantity of these
popular but scarce coins. On one side of the coin is the
Victory Angel that is on the top of the Mexican Independence monument
in Mexico City. In the background are the
Popocatépetl and Iztaccihuatl volcanoes. The gold-plated statue is 22
feet (6.7 meters) high and weighs 7 tons (6350 kg.). The
other side depicts the historical coats-of-arms of Mexico, with the
current arms in the center. It is interesting to see the
progression of the design over time. The 40mm Brilliant
Uncirculated coin contains 1 troy ounce of .999 fine silver.
This
impressive, ultra-high relief, 1 troy ounce silver 2 Dollar coin of
Niue depicts a Russian Arktika class nuclear powered icebreaker. Russia
is the only nation to have built nuclear icebreakers. The huge ships
are designed to break through the polar ice along the Northern Sea
Route, from the Barents Sea to Bering Strait, clearing the way for
cargo and other ships. The ships were the first surface
vessels to North Pole. Since 1989, some of the icebreakers
have been used for Arctic tourist cruises. The 40mm .999 fine, 1 troy
ounce silver coin had an authorized mintage of 999 pieces of which only
750 were struck. The coin has a satin-antique finish. Queen
Elizabeth is on the obverse. I am not sure what the
connection is
between icebreakers and the tropical island of Niue, but it is a very
nice coin with an attractive ship
design. 
The
United States gained the Philippines in 1898 as a result of the
Spanish-American War. To provide for the commerce in the new
colony, the San Francisco Mint struck these attractive silver
Pesos. One side of the coin has the United States arms with
an eagle; the other shows a woman in front of a volcano. The
coins date from 1907 to 1909 and were struck at the San Francisco mint.
The "S" mintmark appears next to the date. This is an
excellent
opportunity to get one of these historic silver coins from America's
brief colonial empire. 
Until
the 1600's most nations did not put dates on coins. These silver
1/2 Grossus (Groschen) coins of Sigismund II Augustus from the 1500's
are some of the earliest affordable coins bearing an AD date.
Sigismund was both the King of Poland and Grand Duke of
Lithuania. In 1569 he formally united the two countries with
the Treaty of Lublin to form the Polish-Lithuanian
Commonwealth. His coins reflect this dual
nationality. One side features his titles as Grand Duke of
Lithuania, and Vytas, the White Knight, which is the national symbol of
Lithuania. Below Vytas is the date. The other side
features the Polish Eagle and his titles as King of Poland.
The 19mm silver coins date from 1547 to 1572. In 1572
Sigsmund died childless, despite having three wives (two of which were
first cousins) and carrying on affairs with "two of the most beautiful
of his countrywomen". He was the last of the powerful
Jagiellonian dynasty controlled much of central Europe for almost 200
years.
St.
Helena launched a six coin series of "The Queen's Virtues" in
2021. Each 39mm coin is 1 troy ounce .999 fine silver with a
nominal face value of 1 Pound. The Queen's Virtues are a set
of principles to guide the views and behaviors of British monarchs that
were established by Queen Victoria in the 19th Century. The
first coin in the series is the 2021 "Victory through
harmony". The reverse features Winged Victory, inspired by
the statue on that sits atop the Victoria Memorial in London. The coin
is produced for the East India Company, whose distinctive privy mark
appears at the lower right. The obverse includes Raphael
Maklouf's portrait of Queen Elizabeth, denomination and date.
The background on both sides displays an East India Company geometric
pattern. 
This
2021 1 troy ounce .999 silver 2 Tala coin of Samoa is the first coin in
a new "Jesus Collection" series. The coin features an icon
portrait of Jesus from a mosiac with the inscription "I have fought a
good fight, I have kept the faith,” a reference to II Timothy 4:7-8.
The arms of Samoa, date and denomination are on the obverse. For each
coin sold, four dollars will be donated to GlobalFingerprints which
supports children in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
The 39mm coin comes in a capsule and has a mintage of only 15,000
pieces. 
The
Sovereign Nation of the Shawnee Tribe issued this silver dollar in
2008 to commemorate the Battle of Point Pleasant. The battle
was fought on October 10,
1774 between the Virginia
Militia and a coalition of the Shawnee and Mingo Tribes near Point
Pleasant, West Virginia. The
Indians defeat resulted in the opening of the Ohio River Valley to
British and American settlers. The coin depicts a Shawnee warrior on
horseback on one side and the emblem of the Shawnee nation on the
other. The Uncirculated coin contains 1
troy ounce of .999 fine silver and has a maximum authorized mintage of
only 50,000 pieces.
King
Rama VI (Vajiravudh) is on the obverse and Erawan, the mythological
three-headed elephant, on the reverse of this silver Salung (1/4 Baht)
of Siam (now Thailand). The 20.15mm, .500 fine coin was minted from
1917 to 1925. Rama VI had a difficult time following up on
the
successful modernization reforms of his father King Chulalongkorn (Rama
V). His "Westernization" reforms included founding the first
University in Thailand, introduction of Scouting in Thailand,
introducing compulsory education, and having Thai's adopt last names
(Previously only first names were used). Being a gifted writer he even
invented last names for his citizens. 
