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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;rellik, post: 153709, member: 6253&quot;]I have several coins that I have been unable to find any information on. </p><p>They are silver coins, and say $20 or $25. They all have a different symbol on the back, but the front has a picture of Elizabeth the Second, and says around the edge: &quot;British Virgin Islands 1985 Elizabeth The Second&quot;.</p><p>The original packing says &quot;Franklin Mint 1990&quot; on it, and they came with a pamphlet titled &quot;The Silver Treasure Coins of the New World&quot;.</p><p>The symbols on the back (sorry for the lack of real numimatics words!) are varied, and include &quot;Mortar and pestle&quot;, &quot;Dragon&quot;, &quot;Silver Goblet&quot;, etc.</p><p><br /></p><p>All but one are in the original packaging, and the one that is out is in perfect condition (though I am no expert). It has been kept in a case and is still very shiny.</p><p><br /></p><p>I don&#039;t know anything about these coins, and would like help with that. Since they are from the franklin mint, does that mean they are legal tender is the US? If not, how would I go about selling them, and what kind of price should I expect?&nbsp; I have several.</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks for your help! I am a total beginner at this.</p><p><br /></p><p>EDIT: I found an old ebay listing for a similar coin: <a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/1985-20-STERLING-SILVER-BRITISH-VIRGIN-ISLAND-COIN_W0QQitemZ110017981779QQihZ001QQcategoryZ3361QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://cgi.ebay.com/1985-20-STERLING-SILVER-BRITISH-VIRGIN-ISLAND-COIN_W0QQitemZ110017981779QQihZ001QQcategoryZ3361QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem" rel="nofollow">http://cgi.ebay.com/1985-20-STERLING-SILVER-BRITISH-VIRGIN-ISLAND-COIN_W0QQitemZ110017981779QQihZ001QQcategoryZ3361QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem</a></p><p>it refers to the coin as &quot;legal tender&quot; but the $20 coin sold for less than $10. If it is legal tender couldn&#039;t you just take it to a bank and get face value for it?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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