The British Trade Dollar was issued from around 1895 to 1935. This coin was quite popular and used in Singapore and Hong Kong to stop other countries’ silver dollars from being circulated in British colonies. This coin was known as Ringgit Tongkat in Malaya.

The British Trade Dollar appeared in China as a result of the Opium Wars (1839-1843, 1856-1860), when China tried to stop Britain from selling opium to its citizens. The looser of the Opium War, China, opened up a number of ports to British, including Hong Kong. As …

Numismatic world is possessed by history. Every coin is more valuable by elder history it has. But as time passes there is no reason to stuck in past. Give the way for new history! The U.S. Government gave. In 1986 it has approved and issued guaranteed bullion coin - the Silver Eagle Coin. It has weight of 1.000 troy ounce and made of 999 fine silver. Alloy combination consists copper, which helps to increase durability and good condition, and it also, as well as weight and purity, guaranteed by Government.

The coin has 40,60 mm in diameter; 2,98 mm in height and the beautiful public-loving Walking Liberty designed by A. Wienman. Due to the unique mint method Silver Eagle has the reflected surfase so the picture seemed fascinating. Reverse shows the Heraldic Eagle with Shield and thirteen stars over his head designed by J. Mercanti.

Have you ever asked yourself why some coins get the fame and others are not? Morgan Dollar now is the most desired coin in numismatic world. It has the real reason for that because it has everything perfect: appearance as well as history.

The first Morgan coin was invented at 1878 and had the 28 years old history of coinage. During this time it’s design was changed for 5 different mints. Named by its designer George T. Morgan it has the sideview of Miss Liberty’s head on the obverse and …

The Louis Braille Silver Dollars join the sales tallies this week. The proof and uncirculated coins were launched Thursday, March 26. The first figures show 40,844 Braille coins have sold in less than one week. While they are not exactly instep with the blast-off pace of the Lincoln Silver Dollars, the numbers are solid thus far.

Louis Braille Bicentennial Silver Dollar Prototype and Coin Design Images
Louis Braille commemorative Silver Dollar coins design images and a prototype of its readable Braille reverse were unveiled by United States Mint Director Ed Moy at the National Federation of the Blind (NFB) annual convention in Dallas, Texas. 400 thousands commemorative silver coins (within that, 25,000 coins are reserved for a special set that will be released later this year) will be issued in 2009 in both proof and uncirculated versions to honor the bicentennial birth and achievements of Louis Braille.

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The Royal Canadian Mint launched a special-edition proof silver dollar which is limited to a world-wide mintage of 15,000. It is available for $69.95 CDN in a clamshell case or $74.95 CDN, if customers choose an innovative acrylic stand simulating a well-worn ice surface. Selective gold-plating over the Canadiens centennial official logo and rim of the coin adds a rich contrast to its proof silver finish. This exquisite, limited-edition keepsake can be purchased at the Montreal Canadiens’ Bell Centre boutique, on-line at www.mint.ca, or by calling 1-800-268-6468 in the United …

There are a lot of famous silver coins in the world, but, possible, one of the most world-famous silver coins is the 1804 U.S. Silver Dollar. It’s not just the most well-known coin, but one of the most expensive. As you can see the price is really high, over four million dollars for each coin (the most paid for any silver coin in the whole world).

Here you can find an interesting fact! Actually, no silver dollars were minted in 1804. If you find a silver coin with a date stamp …

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 …