Silver coins

The original idea was to provide silver coins which would contain a guaranteed one ounce of fine, or pure, silver. In 1986, the United States of America started issuing a one ounce silver version of their one ounce gold eagle bullion coin. In 1988, Canada introduced a one ounce silver bullion coin, the silver Maple Leaf. Great Britain started to produce their silver Britannia bullion coin in 1997. Other silver bullion coins include Australian Kookaburra, American Eagle, Chinese Panda, Somali Monkey, Zambian Elephant, Mexican 1 Onza Plata Pura.

There is now a choice of sizes available: In 1992 the Perth Mint in Australia introduced two ounce, ten ounce and one kilo silver bullion coins. In 1998, Canada introduced a 10 ounce silver Maple.

Silver coins in the news

Silver replaces gold as new investment avenue (Express India)

It's not gold, but silver which is glittering these days as an ideal investment option for those who don't want to invest in stocks or mutual funds.

Old coins and jewelry disappear from Orcas home (Islands' Sounder)

The San Juan County Sheriff's office just had a theft reported that occurred on Orcas a month ago. Among the items: old coins and vintage jewelry.

A jackpot in ancient coins (The Record and Herald News)

DAMASCUS, Syria — More than 250 silver coins dating from the time of Alexander the Great were unearthed in northern Syria, a Syrian archaeologist said Thursday.

Investment Rarities: Demand for American Silver Eagle Coins Hits Record Levels (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)

A total of 4.8 million U.S. Silver Eagle coins have been sold by the U.S. Mint since January – the largest accumulative sale of the coins in Mint history, according to U.S. Treasury sources. The widespread buying action accounted for 100 percent of all the silver mined in the U.S. during the past two months.

NZ Mint gold and silver coins popular with Bulgarian investors (TVNZ)

It seems Bulgarians cannot get enough of New Zealand gold and silver coins

Dash for Gold: (The Ukiah Daily Journal)

Treasure Hunters Road Show in Ukiah Caveat Venditor, or, let the seller beware. This is the advice of local dealers in antiquities, coins and jewelry sought by the Treasure Hunters Road Show - currently operating in Ukiah's Holiday Inn through Saturday.

Coins from Alexander the Great found in Syria (AP via Yahoo! News)

More than 250 silver coins dating back to the time of Alexander the Great were unearthed in northern Syria, a Syrian archaeologist said Thursday.

Turning glitches into gold (Times of Malta)

A fantastic collection of marbles owned by Tony Stivala. Photo: Chris Sant Fournier It is said that every cloud has a silver lining and Tony Stivala's success story as a man who buys, sells and exchanges collectibles more than proves this saying.

Back To The Gold Standard (KIFI Idaho Falls)

Silver and gold - not many of us have much of it lying around, but imagine exchanging a gold piece for a bag of groceries. It's not as ridiculous as it sounds.

250 Alexander the Great era coins found in Syria (AP via Yahoo! News)

A Syrian archaeologist says more than 250 silver coins dating back to the era of Alexander the Great have been unearthed in northern Syria.