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When you hear the word ?Dollar?, you probably imagine a green piece of paper with a printed image of George Washington. However, it's important to know that the first ever Dollar actually came in the form of a coin ? a Silver Dollar Coin. A silver dollar has a value of $1. However, what sets these coins apart from your usual cents or pennies is that despite their $1 value, these dollars are 99% pure silver. Collectors purchase silver dollar coins to add to their collection. 1804 U.S. Silver...

Australian Television celebrated its 50th anniversary by joining hands with the Royal Australian Mint to issue a special 2006 Fine Silver Coin with a buying value of $1. Those who study about the history of the organization might come across this iconic statement made by Bruce Gyngell: ?September 16, 1956 was when a large crowd gathered and peered inside departmental stores or in the comfort of their homes all across Australia. They waited impatiently to witness the very moment that TCN...

The British Royal Mint surprised everyone when it announced the marvelous £5 Diamond Wedding 2007 Silver Proof Coin to celebrate the Queen?s diamond wedding. According to a statement issued by the British Royal Mint, "On 20 November 1947 Princess Elizabeth married Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten at Westminster Abbey, bringing much needed cheer to post-war Britain. Now, sixty years later, the Royal Mint has struck an official commemorative crown to celebrate the Diamond Wedding anniversary of...

There?s good news for collectors, The British Royal Mint has a special and unique Family Silver Proof Collection. The mining facility only released 7,500 sets of these to the general public. More About the Collection The First Coin was the Act of Union Silver Proof £2 Coin valued at £29.95. In addition to this, the silver collection contains the following six coins: The 50p Scout Movement The £2 Act of Union The £1 Gateshead Millennium Bridge The £5 Diamond Wedding Crown The £2 Abolition of...

At first thought, a three-center coin doesn’t make much sense. Most U.S. coin denominations are based on the decimal system. The dollar can be seen as a whole. Two half-dollar, four quarter-dollars, ten dimes, twenty nickels, or one hundred pennies can easily be exchanged for one dollar. Yet long ago, there was a coin valued at three cents that was in common use throughout America. It was called the three-cent piece in silver, the trime, or as it’s known now, the three-cent silver. Coin...