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I had this one sent to me by a CCF member during one of the past secret Santa exchanges - its a beauty!   |
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Canada
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This is one of my favourites  |
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Wow, I did not expect so much detailed information. I'm looking at some of these coins that were mentioned and I like them. I could easily reference back to this thread if I am at a show or something to see what to look out for. It really does seem like world silver is interesting. I didn't realize you could get some of them so cheap.
If anyone else has pics of ones they like, I'd love to check them out.
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Norway
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well, there are literally millions of 'world coin' types out there from an American perspective, it's not as if 'the world' depends on US quarters and dimes or so. To us, American coins are just 'world coins'.  As said, it's easier to know if you're up for a good deal if you know the coins a bit. That's why I strongly advise you to just get out there, for example start with looking at numista for the countries mentioned, then look at what ebay or any other online shop has to offer for some of those coins. Not to buy, but to get an impression of the coin prices. Sometimes a coin with a small premium can be an excellent deal. |
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United States
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You can also buy bulk world silver coins on ebay for basically spot. Only thing to be wary of there is that sometimes people include the 10% fine Mexican pesos and report the total weight of the lot, not the ASW. I've gotten plenty of solid deals this way, but of course the *really* good stuff is always sold individually. |
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United States
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Like UltraRant said, Numista is probably a good place to explore. You can even use the advanced search to find only silver coins within a date range if you wanted. Since I returned to collecting earlier this year I've been very interested in non US coins, that I really had no interest in before, which makes it really fun to just browse around Numista |
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United States
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Some things off the top of my head: Austria Coronas or Florins - latter 19th century to early 20th century; Australia silver threepence and upward - 20th cenury; German Empire Mark & 1/2 Mark; Third Reich German 2 & 5 Mark; Bolivia 50 Centavos - 1891 to 1900. Austria - 1920s schilling and 1/2 schilling. Russia silver kopeks - early 20th century.
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United States
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UK Trade dollars This one came out of a scrap silver sack for melt price. French Hercule 5F's also sell near melt.  "Two minutes ago I would have sold my chances for a tired dime." Fred Astaire
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09/05/2017 07:17 am
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United States
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One of my favorite coins in my collection is a 1907 Great Britain florin (KM-801). Beautiful Britannia design in front of the sea. Other fun silver coins in my collection: British colonial 3 pence/6 pence/shilling/florins from South Africa, Australia, and New Zealand French 5 franc Hercule as posted by thg above (there's also a 10 franc from the late 1800s that's nice) British Trade dollarI agree with a lot of the coins posted above too. There are a few Greek commem 30 drachma from the 1930s/1940s or something that are gorgeous too. Start looking at large lots of foreign silver online and look for coins you like! I pay melt value for most foreign silver unless it's really nice. |
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South African 1 Shilling   |
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Canada
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For coins issued for circulation in the 20th century (1901-2000) there are approximately 3500 distinct types of silver coins identified by Krause. A high proportion of these should be obtainable for close to melt, provided you can settle for ones that have seen some circulation.
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Belgium
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I agree with many of the above choices one interesting coin from the 1960s is the 5 Fr "Semeuse" from France, 12 gram coin 83.5% silver; design by O.Roty from end 19th century  some similarities in design with the US silver bullion coin Silver Eagle  |
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 to the Community, coolcoined44! |
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@Namnumis: Beautiful coin! Thanks for sharing!
Collecting history one coin or medal at a time! (c) commems. All rights reserved.
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