Silver Coins: General Information
Silver IRA, 401K, & 403B
Item Weight (g) Composition Silver Melt Value Full Melt Value Monster Box 15,551.50 99.9% silver One way of getting around the tax phenomenon for United States citizens is by adding silver to their IRA, 401K, or 403B retirement investments. In 1997, when precious metals were first allowed to be included in these retirement plans silver … Continue reading
Tests for Counterfeit Silver Coins and Bars
There are a number of different ways to check weather a bar or coin is silver. A simple test is to use a strong magnet which are frequently refereed to as ‘Rare Earth Magnets’. Since silver is not magnetic if you bring the magnet to the metal and the magnet ‘pulls’ towards the metal it … Continue reading
Australia’s Threenpence Silver Coins
Australia’s silver threepence coins were minted from 1910 through 1964. These are Australia’s smallest coin . They all weigh 1.41 grams, are 16 millimeters in diameter, and have a plan edge. Those minted from 1910 through 1946 contain 92.5% silver and 7.5% copper. These have a total of 0.0419 troy ounces of silver. The rest … Continue reading
Australian Silver Shillings
Australian Silver Shillings has two different silver contents. The shillings struck from 1910 through 1944 are sterling silver or 92.5% silver with 7.5% copper and contain a total of 0.1680 troy ounces of silver. Then the silver shillings minted in 1946 through 1963 are 50% silver with an alloy of 40% copper, 5% nickel and … Continue reading
Why is SilverCoins.AG the Best Site to Buy Silver?
SilverCoins.AG is the best site to buy silver for more reasons than I’ll be able to address here. I will try to contain myself from ranting and raving over what we have been putting together at SilverCoins.AG for silver coin and bullion enthusiasts. We strive to serve both the numismatic and precious metal investing communities. … Continue reading
Milled Bust Spanish Colonial Silver Reales
The Fifth style is the “Milled Bust” has the monarch on the obverse and the two pillars are on the reverse on either side of the Spanish coat of arms. These were struck from 1771 to 1825 from the mints at Mexico City (1771-1821), Lima (1772-1824), Bogota (1772-1820 all of which are rare), Potosi (1773-1825), … Continue reading
Milled Pillar Spanish Colonial Silver Reales
Milled coins started replacing the cob coins with the fourth design, “Milled Pillar”, which were struck from 1732 to 1772. This is a variation of the “Pillar with Waves” design and between the two pillars are two globes of the New and Old Worlds and a large crown over both. These were minted in Mexico … Continue reading
“Shield” Spanish Colonial Silver Reales
King Philip II had been given the thrown of Spain by his Father Charles V Empire of the Holy Roman Empire in 1556 and during 1572 he had the silver coins being minted in the Spanish colonies in the Americas redesigned. The second type is called a “Shield” real and was minted from 1572 to … Continue reading
“Pillars and Waves” Spanish Colonial Silver Reales
The “Pillars and Waves” Spanish Colonial Silver Reales were the last design to be hammer struck. “Pillars with Waves” were minted from 1651 to 1773 and their obverse design is very similar to the “Pillars” however the ocean is replaced with pronounced waves. There are also parallel lines above and below the motto allowing the … Continue reading
“Pillars” Spanish Colonial Reales
From 1536 to 1572 the first silver real type was minted in Mexico City (Mexico), Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic), and Lima (Peru). This type is called a “Pillars” real because its obverse has two crowned pillars rising from the ocean in the center of its obverse. King Charles I of Spain later became Charles V … Continue reading
