This lot of 3 pounds of world coins will give you many hours of fun! In this lot you will receive circulated coins from countries all over the world outside of the United States. This is a great product for numismatists and collectors from a beginner level on up.
Junk silver dimes do offer several advantages. First, they provide small increments of barter. Secondly, like silver rounds, this form of silver coinage generally carries a low premium over the spot market price of silver — unless during situations of physical supply shortages. (In other words, the market value of “junk silver” is very close to the actual melt value of the junk coins.) Thirdly, they are legal U.S. tender (albeit only for the face value). Finally, junk silver bags are recognized around the world as a trading medium and are therefore very liquid.
For every $1.40 in face value of a combination of dimes, quarters, and half dollars pre-1965 there is the equivalent of 1 troy ounce of silver. Another way to look at this is for every $1.00 in face value there is .715 troy ounces. For example, you have $10.00 face value of silver quarters, then that is equal to 7.15 troy ounces (10.00 x .715 = 7.15). In addition, if you take $1.40 and multiply it by .715 you get the desired $1.00 amount.
Isle of Man – British Blue Cat – 1999 – One Crown – Brilliant Uncirculated – This coin was the twelfth issue of what has become the Isle of Man Cat Coins Series, first issued in 1988. One of the best loved British Shorthair breeds, the British Blue is strikingly beautiful with its smooth, silky, blue-colored dense coat and glowing amber eyes. The breed is a skilled mouser, can adapt to virtually all situations and make excellent family pets. This well loved breed is shown exquisitely sculpted on the reverse of the 1999 coin. This beautiful brilliant uncirculated cat crown from the Isle of Man Cat Coins Series is a unique gift idea that will please the most discriminating cat lover and has become a favorite of collectors of world coins with animal themes.
Cook Islands – Ina and the Shark – $3 – 1987(ND) – Pick 1 -Crisp Uncirculated — Ina was the love of Tinirau, the god of the ocean who lived on a floating island. One day Ina jumped into the sea in search of Tinirau, but since the sea was so restless, she was continually tossed back to shore by its gigantic waves. She enlisted the help of some fish to help her swim, but they were too small to carry her, so in her frustration, she beat them with a stick, permanently marking their bodies. This is how the angelfish got their black stripes. Eventually a shark agreed to carry her on his back. For the journey she took some coconuts with her, for food and drink. After some time, Ina became thirsty, so the shark raised his dorsal fin so that she could crack a coconut and quench her thirst. A bit later Ina became thirsty again and this time she cracked the coconut on the shark’s head. One version of the story says that this is how the hammerhead shark came about. Another story says that this is why there is a bump on a shark’s head, which is to this day called Ina’s bump. Reeling from the pain, the shark tossed Ina off his back dove below the waters, leaving her to flounder in the sea. Fortunately, Tekea the Great, the king of all sharks rose from the bottom of the sea and rescued Ina, carrying her to Tinirau’s island where the lovers were finally reunited. This crisp uncirculated banknote would make a nice addition to any collection of sealife or world banknotes. Over the next few months we will be aggressively searching out and obtaining wildlife banknotes, so feel free to bookmark this page and come back often to see the new additions to our collection.
Isle of Man – 25th Anniversary – Manx Cat & Kitten – One Crown – 2012 – Brilliant Uncirculated – In 1988, the natural choice for the first coin in this extremely popular series was the Manx cat, a tailless cat that has become a symbol for its homeland. The origins of this native Manx cat are steeped in mystery – biblical references abound, as do tales of ship-wrecked felines swimming ashore from Spanish Galleons. Shy but friendly, clever and endearing, the Manx cat has a personality all of its own, as does its coin. The Manx cat also continues to make a cameo appearance of every Isle of Man cat crown issued. In 2012, the 25th Anniversary of the first Isle of Man cat crown issue, we come full circle with a reprise of the first crown featuring the Manx cat.
Total mintage for this coin is limited to 2,500 pieces and if early indications are correct, this coin is destined to become an instant classic, appealing to both coin collectors and multitudes of flower children and rock band followers from the sixties and seventies.
The Fuld catalogue of Patriotic Civil War Tokens is the most authoritative and indispensable reference guide to Civil War Tokens.
Czechoslovakia – Joseph Stalin – 100 Korun – 1949 – Brilliant Uncirculated – Silver Crown
This is the annual issue of the Isle of Man cat coin and because of the issues with some major online payment platforms, we cannot mention the real name of the breed in the title, which is the Havana Cat.
One of the more unusual coins minted under authority of the government of the Somali Republic. Shaped like an electric guitar with enameling in red, white and silver on the reverse, this coin marks the 50th anniversary of the electric guitar. This coin would make a great gift for that guitar enthusiast in your life!
Dies ist ein authentisches Stuck der Berliner Mauer und kommt mit einem Echtheits-Zertifikat.
This is the annual issue of the Isle of Man cat coin and because of the issues with some major online payment platforms, we cannot mention the real name of the breed in the title, which is the Havana Cat.
Probably the most recognized Polish coin ever minted! I have been able to obtain a few of these coins directly from Poland. One of my best friends has carried one around on his keyring for years! Would make a great gift for that special Pole or world coins collector in your life, even if that happens to be you.
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