The “peso” is the name of the 8-real coins issued in Mexico by Spain. Peso was in wide circulation in the Americas and Asia from the height of the Spanish Empire until the early 19th century. After Mexico gained its independence in 1821, the paper money issued and denominated in pesos. In 1863, Mexico`s centavos, worth one hundredth of the peso. Thus centavos were changed by coins denominated “one peso” in 1866. In 1905, the gold content of the peso was reduced by 49.3% but the silver content of the …

The rarest Russian coin is Constantine silver ruble. Russia has never had Emperor Constantine but it has his coin. The fact that this coin exists prove the dynastic crisis in Russia after death of Alexander 1st. He had no son and the throne was inherited by his brother. As he had three of them the elder was crown prince. The Constantine was.

As soon as Alexander 1st joined to majority the minister of finance Kankrin ordered to mint the coin with the portrait of new Emperor expecting Constantine would be. After …

Many silver coin enthusiasts prefer to collect silver coin proof sets. Some people who like the aesthetics of the coins in their presentation like also to collect silver coin proof sets. They believe that these sets are very valuable rare specimen in their collections. Not all the collectors have the same thoughts. It depends on the collectors.

Someone think that it’s a good way of money investigation. I mean for the invest value only. For those who like silver coin proof sets there are a lot opportunities to purchase them. For …