The $7.85 Million Silver Dollar

The Worlds Most Expensive Silver Dollar

A rare 1794 U.S. silver dollar has set a new record price, the Neil/Carter/Contursi specimen 1794 Flowing Hair Silver Dollar has sold for $7.85 million. What makes this particular silver coin so rare is that it is the finest known 1794 dollar and several experts believe this could be the first silver dollar ever struck by the United States Mint. Steven L. Contursi, who has owned the 1794 Silver Liberty dollar for the past seven years confirmed thursday he has sold it to the Cardinal Collection Educational Foundation of Sunnyvale for $7.85 million. The Flowing Hair silver dollar takes its name from lady liberty's flowing locks shown on the obverse of the coin, the reverse shows the words the United States of America with an olive tree and an eagle. The specimen is unique both for the quality of its imprint and the fine silver it was struck from, the pristine condition of the silver dollar coin has led experts to surmise that is has had plenty of special handling in the years since it was minted. The previous record price paid for a coin was $7.5 million for a U.S. minted 1933 $20 gold piece according to the American Numismatic Association.
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$20 Silver Proof Water Lily 2010

$20 Silver Proof Water Lily 2010

The Royal Canadian Mint has released the $20 Silver Water Lily coin, this is only the third coin to be produced using colour and a crystal effect to create a unique keepsake of Canada’s diverse flora, with the shine of .999 pure silver as the ideal composition for capturing the essence of water. The coins design has a beautiful water lily poised between two floating leaves with three CRYSTALLIZED™ Swarovski Elements adding delicate drops of glittering water. The glorious colour and a shimmering crystal effect combine on .999 silver to create a breathtaking tribute to the water lily (Nymphaea odorata), a beautiful water plant that crowns Laurentian lakes from early summer to mid autumn with showy pink or white flowers and round green leaves that can reach up to 28 cm in diameter. The coin has a $20 face value and is produced in .999 silver with a proof finish, a limited low mintage of 10,000 pieces are for sale worldwide.
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Australian Silver Gilded Kookaburra's

Australian Silver Gilded Kookaburra's

Struck in one full ounce of .999 pure silver the Australian Kookaburra coin portrays Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II on the obverse, and on the reverse an image of a Kookaburra. The Perth Mint has developed a proprietary selective gold plating process that is among the most advanced in the world, resulting not only in aesthetic beauty but also technical precision. Each released coin is encapsulated inside an elegant silver clamshell style presentation case lined with black velvet & satin and protected by a silver outer box, also included is a certificate of authenticity and a gold plated Kookaburra lapel pin.
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Silver Gilded Lunars Series 1

Silver Gilded Lunars Series 1

This collection of coins was released by the Perth Mint to cover the 12 year period from 1999 till 2010, each coin depicts the chinese character for the year that each coin is dated. The Perth Mint ended the Lunar Series 1 in 2007 to make way for Series 2, as a result of this the 2008 Rat, 2009 Ox and 2010 Tiger have the release date of 2007 on the obverse side of the coin and the reverse side of these coins bear the actual lunar year date. The character animal depicted on each coins reverse side is in pure 24 carat gold showing stunning detail, each coin is housed in a contemporary red and black display case and an illustrated shipper and is accompanied by a numbered Certificate of Authenticity. The Perth Mint will release no more than 50,000 of these 1oz Gilded Edition coins. http://www.silverbullionworld.com/lunarseries1gilded.html

Great Warrior Series - 2010 Roman Legionary

Great Warrior Series - 2010 Roman Legionary


The Australian Perth Mint has just released the first coin from its Great Warrior Series,the coin depicts a Roman legionary in colour. Tough, courageous and highly disciplined infantry soldiers these professional legionaries formed the backbone of the Roman army, who where a formidable fighting force that conquered and controlled the vast Roman Empire. The legionary is dressed in a galea a metal helmet with cheek guards and a cuirass, his body armour comprising overlapping iron plates. The legionary is also wears an apron of leather strips featuring metal plates hanging from his belt and leather sandals.
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Deadly & Dangerous Series Eastern Brown Snake

Deadly & Dangerous Series Eastern Brown Snake


The Perth Mints Deadly and Dangerous Series has a new edition the Eastern Brown Snake to be released on May 25th, with only one order per customer from the Perth Mint its likely to sell out very quickly. This release is the fifth coin in the popular series and compliments the other four deadly Australian creatures the Redback Spider and the Great White Shark,The Eastern Brown Snake ranks as one off the worlds most deadly snakes in fact its the second most venomous land snake in the world, its native habitat which includes the well populated east coast of Australia has resulted in numerous fatalities.This is the fifth release in the Deadly and Dangerous series from the Perth Mint, the first four releases have all increased significantly in value with a limited mintage of 5,000 per coin. The 1oz Silver Proof is essential for those who own any of the coins in the Deadly & Dangerous Series, beautifully presented within a high gloss timber case and comes with a numbered Certificate of Authenticity.
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