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

Babe Waxpak: Super Bowl coin is just worth its weight in silver (The Record Searchlight)

Dear Babe: I have three coins one of which is silver. One coin is .999 troy ounces silver. On one side it says "Super Bowl XXX Champions Dallas Cowboys, January 28, 1996; limited edition 1755." The other two coins are brass and are from 1977 - one each for the San Francisco 49ers and Oakland Raiders. They appear to be "coin toss" coins. Doug Waite, Redding.

Wixom had brilliant career (Reno Gazette-Journal)

Emma Wixom, born in 1859 in Nevada City, moved with her family to Austin and soon became a center of attention in the booming Nevada silver mining town. She first received applause at 5 when she marched and sang in the historical Gridley Sack of Flour Parade. Soon, she was singing in the town's doorways as coins fell at her feet.

New Registry at NGC for Early U.S. Gold Coins Announced (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)

Collectors of early US gold coins from the US and around the world can now compete with the American Independence Collection at NGC Registry!

Search FT.com (Financial Times)

Two of Christoph Schenk’s hobbies – flying and boating – have little bearing on his job as chief investment officer of UBS ’s core wealth management division . The third – collecting gold and silver coins from 19th century Europe – has become curiously relevant.

Hundreds find beauty, history in money at Lincoln Coin Club show (Lincoln Journal Star)

Old coins pave a pathway through history in silver and gold.

Silver Dollar City marks its 50th anniversary (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

Park will embrace its heritage with new ride, reunion of craftspeople and street shows.

US Mint Bullion Coin Sales 2 (Kitco.com)

The US Mint’s popular American Eagle gold and silver coins remain in high demand by US investors. Working to overcome production bottlenecks, the Mint radically stepped up operations last year to the highest levels by far of this entire secular gold bull.

Oklahoma Metals and Coins: Saturday, March 13, 2010 (The Oklahoman)

MetalsGold, N.Y. troy oz. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1101.50Silver, N.Y. troy oz. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$17.024Copper, N.Y.,lb. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$3.3695Aluminum, per lb. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$0.9951Platinum, N.Y. troy oz. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1608.40Lead ...

Matthew Barton Ltd. to Hold Silver Auction that is Full of Surprises! (Art Daily)

Stuart Devlin, Eggs. LONDON.- collection of pieces by innovative contemporary silversmith Stuart Devlin will highlight Matthew Barton Ltd ’s auction of Silver, Works of Art and Objects of Vertu. The sale will take place on Wednesday, May 26, 2010 in West Kensington at 25 Blythe Road, W14.

Beware the Ides of March: 'Medal' for killing Caesar shows at British Museum (Guardian Unlimited)

A unique gold coin celebrating the assassination of Julius Caesar, which may have been worn as a boastful talisman by one of the emperor's killers, will go on display at the British Museum tomorrow – the Ides of March, marking the 2,054th anniversary of his death.