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 U.S. Morgan Silver Dollar coins were minted from 1878 through 1904 and again in 1921. The Morgan Dollar is named after George T. Morgan, who designed both sides of the coin. The Morgan obverse portrays Miss Liberty facing left, modeled by Anna Willess Williams, a teacher. The reverse depicts an eagle with seven tail feathers, but the original design had eight feathers and was changed during 1878, making variations of the tail feathers: seven, eight and seven-over-eight for that year. The coins’ composition is 90% silver and 10% copper. It has a 38.1 diameter and weights 26.73 grams.
1953 Coronation Commemorative Coin Queen Elizabeth II
This commemorative coin was struck in 1953 to commemorate the coronation of Elizabeth II on June 2nd at Westminster Abbey in the United Kingdom .It is a five shilling piece or crown. The design is by Edgar Fuller which show on the obverse, the queen upon a horse. The reverse has four shields showing the arms of England, Ireland and Scotland, with a crown in the center, also a rose, leek, thistle and shamrock are between the shields.
The Stone Mountain Commemorative was struck in 1925. The money received from the sales of this coin went to the cost of a sculpture on Stone Mountain in Georgia, for a Confederate Memorial. The obverse depicts General Stonewall Jackson and General Robert E. Lee on their horses. The reverse depicts a Bald Eagle on a cliff. The commemorative is a 90% silver and 10% copper half dollar.
