Which country has the most beautiful SILVER coins?

Especially Draped Bust (my favorite)!

 

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The British Virgin Islands are hard to beat,

 

Russian Ballerina coins are some of my favorite, apart from the ones' already mentioned.
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I would agree, if Canada didn't have that old bag on the reverse of every coin. The most recent Elizabeth II design is lame.

 

I agree. The youthful version of the early 1970's is much sexier.

 

Iceland

 

how about this double florin................much nicer than anything produced in denver or san francisco

 

Not a coin but rather a "coin option". But yes, a nice design.

Christian

 

Niiiiiiiice, Siggi!

PS The Queen Elizabeth profile on Ripley's coin is rather attractive.

 

It is hard to pick a single issue. Some of the US commemorative half dollars are stunning.

I always liked the large Argentina silver coins from the early 1800s.



Some of the early Swiss thalers were also beautiful.



and, of course, I do have a bias with the Canadian silver dollars

 

Swiss. But judging from the file name, you know that.

Christian

 

Thanks for picking that up - it was a late night when I decided to reply to this thread. I have made the correction.

 

The Morgan Dollar (sadly i don't own one of these yet)

 

I am an equal opportunity collector. If it is immortalized in silver, it has got to be in possession and collection!

 

I agree with Italy





5 lire 1911, commemorative coin for 50 years of Italian Kingdom.

petronius :too-cool-for:

 

Just do what I do and look away. Yes, she is quite hideous. I try to not look on the dark side of any British Commonwealth coin. She scares the bajesus out of me. I always make sure I have eaten my dinner at least 2 hours before I look at any coin with that mug on it.

 

BUT, don't you find that your beautiful Italian coins are rather indicative of Roman and earlier Greek counterparts? Italy has a wonderful Greek heritage, (Magna Grecia and Sicily, (maybe the most beautiful coins ever)), as well as a Roman heritage.

 

Speaking of that Swiss Shooting Festival commemorative coin series are quite beautiful inspite of their limited mintage.
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For bullion I'll cast my vote for Australia for it's Lunar Series and for coinage that circulated I going to say either England (Young Queen Victoria and back) or early American half dollars and dollars(1794-1838).