The United States first began minting silver dollars in 1792 and continues to produce silver coins with a face value of $1 today (the Silver American Eagle). The silver half-dollar was first coined two years later in 1794 although it would not be until 1916 that the U.S. Mint produced what is widely considered America's most beautiful silver coin, the Walking Liberty Half-Dollar.
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US Silver Coins
Historic US Silver Dollars
The Morgan Dollar is one of the most collected silver coins in our history. This George T. Morgan design is awash with Western lore and legend. First struck in 1878, it was created to absorb the fabulous quantity of silver minted from the Comstock Lode.
The Peace Dollar was minted to commemorate the signing of the peace treaty between the United States and Germany at the end of World War I. This coin was created without a new Congressional Act; instead it was minted under the provisions of the Pittman Act that authorized the reissue of the Morgan Silver Dollar in 1921.
Silver Half-Dollars
The Franklin Half-Dollar coin was minted from 1948 to 1963. The coin pictured Benjamin Franklin on the obverse (front) and the Liberty Bell on the reverse (back). A small eagle to the right of the bell was necessitated by law; Franklin himself had preferred the turkey as a "more noble bird."
Both Congress and the U.S. Mint scrambled to create the coin memorializing our nation's 35th President following President Kennedy's assassination on November 22, 1963. Congress passed an act authorizing the Kennedy Half-Dollar on December 30, 1963.
The Walking Liberty half-dollars are the last regular issue silver coins to feature Miss Liberty, although the U.S. Mint decided to copy the design for its Silver American Eagle bullion coins. The coin's obverse depicts Lady Liberty cloaked in Old Glory walking towards a new day. She carries branches of laurel and oak in her arms.
US Proofs and Commemorative
The 2010 Boy Scouts of America Centennial Silver Dollar is limited to 350,000 coins total from both uncirculated and proof options. The uncirculated version of the coin, struck on specially burnished blanks, features a soft satin finish to the coin and its images. The proof version of the 2010 Boy Scouts of America Centennial Silver Dollar is extraordinarily brilliant and features sharp relief and a mirror-like background to highlight the images on both sides of the coin.
The American Buffalo Silver Dollar portrays a profile representation of an American Indian on its obverse. The word 'LIBERTY' arcs in front of the American Indian's face. The date appears across his lower neck.
Proof silver American Eagles are collector versions of the official United States silver bullion coin. Only a limited number of proof coins are struck each year and certain years have been known to sell out soon after being issued.
World Silver Coins
The Australia Silver Koala coin is minted in sizes as small as one half ounce and as large as one kilogram. This one-kilo version is among the largest government-issued silver coin in the world.
The Silver Australian Kookaburra from the Perth Mint comes in various sizes, the largest being one of the largest government-issued silver coins in the world. This popular one kilo silver coin contains 32.151 Troy ounces of pure silver and is 99.9% fine.
Silver Bullion
World Silver Bullion Coins
The Mexican Libertad series features a one-ounce silver bullion coin that has been produced in years when other Onza Troy de Plata (troy ounce of silver) Mexican coins were not being minted.
Silver Canadian Maple Leafs are renowned the world over as silver bullion coins for their 99.99% silver purity. The coin's reverse (back) depicts a Maple Leaf, the national symbol of Canada, from which the coin derives its name.
Bars & Other Silver Bullion Coins
Ninety-percent silver bags are often referred to as 'junk silver' though this term can be misleading. These coins are generally dimes and quarters sold in $1,000 bags which reflect their face value (i.e., the legal tender value of the coins). Half bags contain a face value of $500.
Silver American Eagles, which the United States government first introduced in 1986, have fast become one of the most popular ways to invest in silver bullion. Like the gold American Eagle, the design for the Silver American Eagle was borrowed from an older American coin.
Silver bullion bars, also referred to as ingots, range in weight between 1 and 1,000 ounces. The most commonly traded bars, however, come in 10- and 100-oz. bars. Each bar contains .999 fine silver and is hallmarked for weight and purity.
Goldline is pleased to offer our clients the ability to purchase bulk silver bullion which is stored in an independent, secure third-party facility. This option is available for all four major precious metals: gold, silver, platinum and palladium.
Silver bullion rounds are minted by private mints or refineries. They are sold generally in 1-ounce sizes and can be minted in varying degrees of fineness, the most common being 99.9% silver purity. Rounds are not legal tender value.
Guides, Gifts & More
The silver American Eagle in red, white and blue makes a perfect gift for the patriot in your family. Each coin is an official silver American Eagle bullion coin brought to life with radiant color by the Perth Mint in Australia.
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