Collecting Japanese Silver Yen: The Dragon Yen 1870-1914
The Japanese government began minting silver Yen coins shortly after the Meiji Restoration. The silver Dragon Yen was minted between 1870 & 1914 and is fascinating both for the beauty of its design and its historical value. It is a coin well worth collecting
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Coin Collecting Terms
A Glossary of Coin Collecting Terms and their Meanings ...
Collecting Coins, like any passion hobby or interest has built up a set of coin collecting terms. A language all of its own.
Words and phrases used by coin collectors, numismatic practitioners and students of numismatics.
These basic numismatic terms, which are likely to cause the most difficulty for both the novice and the advanced coin collector, are included in this coin collecting glossary.
Our Index of Coin Collecting Terms and ...
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Collecting and Investing in European Silver Coins
Economic uncertainty means many collectors & investors are turning to pure silver bullion to protect their wealth. Old European silver coins present an interesting and varied alternative to the usual silver dollars and ioz silver bars and of course they help us avoid melting down our beautiful collectable antique silver teasets and candelabra
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Coin Reviews: Saint-Gaudens Twenty Dollar Gold Piece
Requested by President Theodore Roosevelt, the Augustus Saint-Gaudens obverse design on the twenty dollar gold piece was considered so beautiful and became so popular that it was re-used on gold bullion coins struck by the U.S. Mint from 1986 onwards.
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