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I know that many people collect 1 oz silver coins as a type set - one coin from one country. However, it is hard to find a complete list of such countries. There are many related topics at this forum but the lists are usually short and contain only well-known bullions.
My criteria are:
1. Silver 0.999 (or 0.9999), 1 oz
2. "1 oz" and "0.999" should be explicitly shown on the face of the coin.
3. If even one of these two is not shown, the coin is not included. For example, 1 oz coins from Belarus do not have "1 oz" on coins so Belarus is not included in the list. The same for Laos.
4. Traditional bullions (high mintage, close to the spot) are selected at first. However, if some countries do not have real bullions, other coins (low mintage, proofs, semi-numismatic, commemoratives) are accepted as far as they have "1 oz" and "0.999" on the face.
According to these criteria, I created the following list of 70 countries (but have coins only for half of them):
1. Andorra
2. Armenia
3. Australia
4. Austria
5. Barbados
6. Benin
7. Bhutan
8. British Virgin Islands
9. Burkina Faso
10. Burundi
11. Cambodia
12. Cameroon
13. Canada
14. Cayman Islands
15. Chad
16. China
17. Congo
18. Cook Islands
19. Cuba
20. Djibouti
21. ECCB-Anguilla
22. ECCB-Antigua and Barbuda
23. ECCB-Commonwealth of Dominica
24. ECCB-Grenada
25. ECCB-Montserrat
26. ECCB-Saint Kitts and Nevis
27. ECCB-Saint Lucia
28. ECCB-Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
29. Falkland Islands
30. Fiji
31. Gabon
32. Ghana
33. Gibraltar
34. HUTT RIVER PROVINCE (Fantasy)
35. Isle of Man 2016 Angel
36. Ivory Coast
37. Kazakhstan
38. Liberia
39. Malawi
40. Marshall Islands
41. Mexico
42. Mongolia
43. New Zealand
44. Niger
45. Niue
46. North Korea
47. Palau
48. Pitcairn Islands
49. Qatar
50. Russia
51. Rwanda
52. Saint Helena
53. Samoa
54. Singapore
55. Solomon Islands
56. Somalia
57. Somaliland
58. South Africa
59. Suriname
60. Taiwan
61. Tokelau
62. Tuvalu
63. Uganda
64. Ukraine
65. United Kingdom
66. United States
67. US Native American (legally authorized, but are not legal tender)
68. Vanuatu cats
69. Zambia
70. Zimbabwe
To have a complete list of the countries is a very practical task for me. I am going to order custom CAPS pages to keep the coins with countries in the alphabetical order. It would be so pity to order the pages and realize then, that some countries are missed or included by mistake. Your help to complete/edit the list would be really appreciated.
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46. North Korea  Are you sure about this? Do you mean South Korea by chance? If you really mean "coins", then as far as I know, a coin must be legal tender in its country of issue and typically include a denomination on it. For example, the Mexico Libertads are not technically coins, although many collect them as such. Before you go to the expense of custom CAPS albums, I'd recommend that you're sure you'll be happy with what you calling a coin vs a medal or medallion. |
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BadDog, thanks for your reply. > If you really mean "coins", then as far as I know, a coin must be legal tender I collect real coins (legal tenders), but would like to include (as an exception) several interesting medals. > Do you mean South Korea by chance? No, I do not. North Korea has many 1 oz (31 g) 0.999 coins, just to mention a few of them:  10 Won 1998 KM114, 10 Won 2003 KM324, 20 Won 2004 KM341, 20 Won 2004 KM419. I do not know any South Korea 1 oz legal tenders. If such coins exist and you have some links, please let me know. If they do not exist, I am thinking (but not sure yet) to include one modern South Korea medal, say 2018 Tiger from APMEX. > Before you go to the expense of custom CAPS albums Actually, it is not cheap but also not very expensive: One custom page for 16 coins - $4.95 (need 5 pages) CAPS Album Blank Binder 40mm - $13.56 Slip Case 40mm - $11.16 |
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If such coins exist and you have some links, please let me know. Ok, I'm not world coin collector so didn't know that N. Korea mints bullion coins. As far as S. Korea goes, I believe their bullion pieces fall into the medal category, similar, to the Mexican Libertads. |
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If you collect the similar 1 oz type set - what are your criteria for coin selection? How many different countries in your set?
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Can't really help you out there SVI, as I don't "collect" world bullion coins.
I accumulate Ag (and Au) as a (small) part of my overall investment strategy, but only when the premiums over spot are fairly low.
Typically, the various country bullion coins just have too high of a premium over spot for me, so I don't get them. Others don't mind the premium, or believe they will recoup the premium when (if?) they sell the coins, but I'm not in that camp.
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07/23/2018 10:28 am
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Very interesting list. I know there are a few with bullion collecting, especially Debrajc. I once was thinking about a collection like this and for my own criteria, it would have to be an actual coin (like mentioned, legal tender of that country). It took me a while to realize Libertads weren't technically coins, though. Good luck and we need pictures when you get the chance! :D
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