People have always been attracted by silver, and not just by silver jewelry, but by “silver money” (silver coins). Silver have been an important part of trade business since Ancient time.
Silver was one of the most domineering parts of trade in the early civilizations of Sumer and Egypt. Actually, they didn’t use coins, they used ingots, which could then be cut up into small chunks or drawn into wire. And this silver was regarded as a salary or wages for rulers and temples. In fact, it wasn’t used among …

The Royal Australian Mint holds a place in history as the 1st mint in Australia not to be a branch of the Royal Mint, London.
Since opening on Monday 22nd February 1965 the Mint has produced over 11 billion circulating coins and has the capacity to produce over 2 million coins per day, or over 6 hundred million coins per year.
The Royal Australian Mint has struck coins for a number of South Pacific nations. Export coins were first struck in 1969 for New Zealand and, since then, coins have been produced …

Part art, part science, part history lesson… but all adventure! That’s coin collecting.
It’s sometimes hard for ‘outsiders’ to see the attraction. There’s the inherent value of the coins, of course. Money is money, but beyond the dollar value of metal currency, there’s all the excitement of the chase, the intrigue of sleuthing and the rush of snaring a great catch.
Pursuing a rare coin requires patience. There are dusty old books to read and sellers to visit. Correspondence with other collectors can put you on the trail of a 1917-S Lincoln …

The collectors’ coin has been released by Britain’s Royal Mint ahead of Charles’ 60th birthday on November 14. The gold crown costs 925 pounds ($1,665). The solid silver coin costs 39.95 ($72) and the nickel coin costs 9.95 ($18).
There have been 1,500 of the gold crowns issued, 20,000 of the sterling silver and 500,000 of the cupro-nickel one released.
The coin features the prince on one side and the queen on the other - the 7th coin in the last 300 years to feature two living members of the British royal …

The 200 Reis coin was minted under the rule of Jose I, king of Portugal from 1750 to 1777. Jose I ascended to the throne at the age of 35, and quickly gave all power to Sebastiao Jose de Carvalho e Melo, known today as the Marquis of Pombal. It is said that the history of Joseph’s reign is really that of Pombal himself.
The obverse of the 200 Reis coin shows crowned arms flanked by a vertical value and date, with the legend JOSEPHUS ” I “. The reverse features …

The United States silver dollar coin is probably the most collected silver coin in the world. Usually this would be the Silver Dollar Eagle a 99.99 percent pure silver coin.

Probably the most famous United States silver dollar coin is the 1804 United States, Draped Bust, Heraldic Eagle.
This is so rare that not long ago one was sold at auction for over 4 million United States dollars. That is a lot of money for one coin!
There are a few 1804 silver dollars but none were actually minted in 1804. They were …