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Category: Silver Rounds

Historic review of Silver  

  Historically, silver has been regarded as a precious metal. Many bullion coins contain silver metal, sometimes in addition to gold. Beginning in 3000 BC, a focused effort was made to mine silver. The first complex processing techniques were developed by the ancient Chaldeans (present-day Turkey) about 2500 BC to extract silver from lead-silver ores….

Royal Mint UK Britannia Coins

Royal Mint UK Britannia Coins Since 1987, the Royal Mint in the United Kingdom has been producing gold Britannia coins; from 1997, they have produced silver Britannia coins; and since 2018, they have produced platinum Britannia coins. Britannia, a female personification of the United Kingdom, is featured in a variety of different portrayals on the…

History of American Eagle

American eagle Canada Silver Coin Program In 1986, the U.S. Mint began selling gold and silver bullion coins under the American Eagle Coin Program. Now platinum and palladium coins are also part of the program. The United States Mint produces collector-friendly variants of the American Eagle coin in proof and uncirculated conditions. In 1907, a…