Collecting coins has been popular throughout the world and history. Some people collect coins as an investment others such as myself collect coins as a hobby and I started collecting coins many years ago. My interest was more in the coins itself and not so much as to the grade of the coins, though I always looked for the best grade possible within my budget. For people who collect anything; coins, stamps, art work or even rocks for a hobby, one thing that makes the hobby worth while, other than the ownership of the object, is to be able to display and show them to others.
These 2008 first year issue Silver Philharmonic Coins are minted in one troy ounce of .999 pure Silver. The obverse of each Silver coin has the caption “1 Unze Feinsilber,” meaning “1 ounce pure silver,” positioned beneath the “Great Pipe Organ” of Vienna’s Golden Concert Hall, home of the Philharmonic. Republic of Austria, “Republik Oesterreich,” the year, 2008 and face value of €1.5 Euros are also shown.
The reverse shows the bouquet of Philharmonic instruments with the word “Silber” above.
The American Silver Eagle was first released by the United States Mint in 1986. It is struck with one troy ounce of (.999) pure silver and has a face value of one dollar. The Silver Eagle has been struck at three mints: the Philadelphia Mint, San Francisco Mint where proof were earlier struck and the mint at West Point, New York where proofs were later struck. The obverse features Adolph A. Weinman’s “Walking Liberty” design which was originally used on U.S. half dollar coins dating from 1916 through 1947. The reverse depicts a heraldic eagle and shield designed by John Mercanti.
The Chinese Silver Panda shows on the reverse a panda that is portrayed differently each year. The obverse shows the Chinese characters Zhonghua Renmin Gongheguo, which means Peoples Republic of China, above a picture of the Temple of Heaven. This coin is 1 Troy oz. and weights 31.1 grams with a diameter of 39 mm.
1999 $100 Franklin Quarter Pound
Silver Proof Bullion
The $100 Franklin Silver Proof design is a version of the $100 Franklin Federal Reserve Note. The obverse shows a portrait of Benjamin Franklin that appeared in 1928 on the $100 Federal Reserve Note, though larger and off centered to the left. The Reverse pictures Independence Hall in Philadelphia. It is .999 Pure Silver Proof, weighting ¼ pound (4 oz. Troy), and is 6” X 2 ½”. There were 100,000 of these Proof Bullions produced at the Washington Mint that year.
This 1994 Chinese 1 oz. Unicorn Silver Uncirculated Coin was minted by
the China Mint Company.
The coin is 10 yuan in face value, is one troy ounce of pure silver and 40 mm in diameter.
The quantity minted in 1994 was 50,000.
