The leatherback is the largest living turtle and is so distinctive that it is placed in its own separate family, Dermochelys. All other sea turtles have bony hard plates on their shells (carapace). The leatherback’s carapace is slightly flexible and has a rubbery texture. No sharp angle is formed between the carapace and the under-belly (plastron) so a leatherback is somewhat barrel-shaped. Many can grow to be bigger than one too. The front flippers of a leatherback are longer than in the other marine turtles, even when you take the leatherback’s size into account. They can reach 8 feet cm in adult leatherbacks. The largest leatherback on record was a male stranded on the West Coast of Wales in 1988. He weighed two thousand pounds. In 1982, it was estimated that 115,000 adult female leatherbacks existed worldwide and that roughly half of them probably were nesting in western Mexico. In recent years, however, the number of nesting leatherbacks has been in an alarming decline. This coin comes with a mint issued Certificate of Authenticity.
Guinea-Bissau – International Games – Horizontal Bar – 250 Pesos – 1984 – Proof Crown
Kenya – 5 Coin Type Set – 50¢, 1, 5, 10, 20, Shilling – BU
Kenya – Jomo Kenyata – 100 Shilingi – 1978 – Pick 18 – Crisp Uncirculated
Kenya – Jomo Kenyata – Elephants – 1000 Shilingi – 2005 – Pick 45 – Crisp Uncirculated
Kenya – Mzee Jomo Kenyatta – Cotton Pickers – 200 Shilingi – 2006 – Pick (New) – Crisp Uncirculated
Kenya – Mzee Jomo Kenyatta – Elephant Herd – 1,000 Shilingi – 2006 – Pick (New) – Crisp Uncirculated
Kenya – Mzee Jomo Kenyatta – Nyayo Monument – 100 Shilingi – 2006 – Pick (New) – Crisp Uncirculated Built in Nairobi, Kenya to commemorate President D. Moi who ruled from 1978 until 2002.
Kenya – Mzee Jomo Kenyatta – Picking Cotton – 200 Shilingi – 2005 – Pick 43 – Crisp Uncirculated
Kenya – Set of 100, 200, 500 and 1,000 Shilingi – Pick (New) – 2006 – Crisp Uncirculated
Total mintage was limited to 10,000 pieces.
One of the coins issued in the “Preserve Planet Earth” series, this one features the Gray Parrot. Issued in 1996 it is in Brilliant Uncirculated condition. African gray parrots are noted for their ability to mimic speech and are heavily prized in the pet trade. In captivity, they are playful and inquisitive if given lots of attention and exercise. They will live over 50 years in captivity, but their life expectancy is shorter in the wild. They are strong fliers for short distances but lack the endurance for longer flights.
Legal Tender Ten Dollar coin issued by authority of the government of Liberia and painted by renowned wildlife artist Al Agnew. Comes with a presentation box and Certificate of Authenticity. Timber wolves, also called gray wolves, are the largest wild members of the dog family, with males usually bigger than females. Timber wolves have silvery gray-brown backs, light tan and cream underparts, and bushy tails. In winter, their fur becomes darker on the neck, shoulders, and rump. Wolves are social animals, living in a family group, or pack. A pack usually has six to ten animals: a dominant “Alpha” male and female (the breeding pair), pups from the previous year (yearlings) and the current year’s pups. Additional subordinate adults may join the pack upon occasion. The dominant pair is in charge of the pack, raising the young, selecting denning and rendezvous sites, capturing food and maintaining the territory. A wolf pack’s territory may cover 20-120 square miles, thus wolves require a lot of space in which to live, a fact that often invites conflict with humans. While neighboring wolf packs might share a common border, their territories seldom overlap by more than a mile. A wolf that trespasses in another pack’s territory risks being killed by that pack. It knows where its territory ends and another begins by smelling scent messages – urine and feces – left by other wolves. In addition, wolves announce their territory by howling. Howling also helps identify and reunite individuals that are scattered over their large territory.
Liberia – Babe Ruth – Ten Dollars – 1995 – Proof Silver Crown – Box & COA – One Troy Ounce of .999 Silver
Liberia – Battle of Gettysburg – 5 Dollars – 2000 D – Brilliant Uncirculated – KM568
Liberia – Battle of Gettysburg – 5 Dollars – 2001 B – Brilliant Uncirculated – KM568
Cardinal Josef Ratzinger was elected on April 19, 2005 as the 265th Pontifex Maximus in the history of the Catholic Church. He has chosen Benedict XVI as his pope name. The new Pope celebrated his Papal inauguration mass on April 24, 2005 and was enthroned in the St. John in Lateran Basilica on May 7, 2005. Josef Ratzinger was born on April 16, 1927 in the village of Markl am Inn and was ordained a priest in June 1951. In March 1977 he was appointed by Pope Paul VI to be Archbishop of Munich and subsequently was made a cardinal. In 1981 he was appointed as the Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. For 20 years, Cardinal Ratzinger was an advisor of Pope John Paul II, and in 2002 he became the Dean of the College of Cardinals. Before becoming Pope, he was already one of the most influential men in the Vatican.
Liberia – Christmas Tree – $10 – 2010 – Colored 2 oz Proof Silver Crown – Mint Box & COA
Liberia – Dwight D. Eisenhower – $20 – 2000 – Proof Silver Coin – KM-899
Liberia – Endangered Wildlife – Giraffe – $5 – 1997 – Brilliant Uncirculated Crown
Liberia – Endangered Wildlife – Kangaroo – $5 – 1997 – Brilliant Uncirculated Crown
Liberia – Endangered Wildlife – Lion – $5 – 1997 – Brilliant Uncirculated Crown
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