As evidenced by the size of these, 5 ounces each, they are beyond my pocketbook. But as the article states they are truly stunning. Sharing this article with you. http://www.numismaticnews.net/artic...ent=971834_EDT_NUM-TUE170926&utm_medium=email
I just read about these less than an hour ago in the magazine itself. I considered posting about them asking if they really can be considered coins. I cannot even make out what is supposed to be engraved on the blue non-coin material. With a diameter of 65mm and mintage of 25 for the gold version I really think of them as glorified collector trinkets which receive monetary value only to give them some credibility. I wouldn't want one if I had a million dollars to spare. Give me a 19th century well-worn thaler which actually saw some usage any day.
That's interesting I can't find a picture of one actually in hand, anybody have one? (A picture not necessarily the coin) Thanks, Jacob
I would rather have the thaler myself. I would guess that since these have a monetary value on them they could be spent in the Solomon Islands, but who would be crazy enough to do that. The "Coins" made there are for income purposes, much like Liberia.
Well, I do have a lot of Liberian silver $20 coins. But I bought those at or below spot. And they only have 20 grams of silver.
And here we have ... a 1933 Double Eagle. From the Solomon Islands. This is from a series featuring the "Most Valuable Gold Coins In The World". What is interesting about them is, they are big and super-thin. This is a 1/100 oz gold (Au9999) piece, so the weight is about one third of a gram. The diameter however is a whopping 45 mm. Saw this at the MDM website (major dealer here in Germany), mintage 10,000 ... Christian
But if you hold it by the rim the middle will sag. If you apply too much pressure it will look like a taco shell.
