1 Oz. Silver Coins Of The World

I've started this adventure myself. I now have the Elephant series from Somalia in my sights. Some of the designs on these are very attractive, yet you do not hear much about them.

granite I also took on this adventure haha its been a very fun collection and deffinitly a great conversation collection.....i so far have around 15 different ones....im trying to get all of the 2011 and work my way back......oldest one so far being a 1989 chinese panda proof w/box and coa....each coin has its own "special" detail and luster, but its hard to pick a favorite.......i keep each coin in the package that it comes in...usually capsule or 2x2 and have had no problems.....if you get an album that works nicely to display them please post pictures id love to find a better way to display and protect as well!

granite- I love collecting one ounce silver bullion from around the world. I used to have my mexican libertads and ASE in dansco albums. I noticed that they were starting to tone, in fact they were toning way to fast for the likes me. so I switch all my one ounce bullion to air tite capsules.

i collect the following silver bullion and they are:

ase- 40mm
canadian maples- 38mm
mexican libertads- 40mm
britannia-40mm
austrian philharmonic-37 but use a 38mm air tite
chinese pandas- I believe they are 39 but could be 40mm
koala- 40mm


i also started collecting the somali elephants and austrian silver niobium coins. those are stellar.






i was a the long beach coin show last year and got these at a great deal. needless to say I started collecting these. these seem hard to find but I notice APMEX started to carry these in addition to eurocollections.

i tend to be a sucker for the silver bullion because a good amount of the designs change year to year. even the ones that do not change I still like.

I also prefer my Gov't bullion coins in airtites to keep them as mint as possible. They do make albums that fit airtites to display them just like a Dansco. Why purposely put them in an environment that you know will allow them to tone?

That's a beautiful box.

ayejay1974's comment has me a little confused and concerned. I have heard a lot of great things about Dansco albums and it seems like a lot of people on this forum use them to store there collections.

I promptly made the plunge and bought a Dansco ASE album to hold my budding collection because I thought they would stay in perfect shape for a long long time. If I want to keep my 1 oz. rounds from toning, should I not place them in a Dansco album? What if I bought the Dansco slipcase that is supposed to stop toning and discoloration?

I was all pumped to hit a coin show this weekend and buy a few more Dansco supplys for my coins, but now I am having second thoughts. I really want a book or folder to display coin sets, but am now unsure what my best option might be.

I agree. Follow this advice and you should be fine. My oldest Dansco albums are over 26 years old now with nary a problem.

I did not mean to scare you about the Dansco. But as you can see by the comments afterwards, you have to also seal the album up, put a dessicant or silica gel to get the results, then yes, you will be fine. However, with bullion, it's not much to add 60 cents per coin to house each of them in an airtite. They make albums that these airtites fit in so you can browse the collection.

This is just my personal preference, and I feel offers better protection, and still allows me to easily browse through them.
If your curious about the albums that I speak of, you can check out JPscorner, they have them.