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<p>[QUOTE="satootoko, post: 117085, member: 669"]<img src="http://www.cosgan.de/images/more/schilder/142.gif" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> to CoinTalk young man, and a belated happy birthday.<img src="http://bestsmileys.com/cheering/1.gif" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /><img src="http://forums.collectors.com/i/expressions/dancing%20smiley.gif" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /><img src="http://bestsmileys.com/cheering/1.gif" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>You have what is known as a "Silver Round". It was produced by one of the hundreds of private mints that make that sort of thing, and unless there is a hallmark on it somewhere the only way to know which mint it came from is to have someone familiar with that precise operation see it. In other words, we need a picture, but even if you post one we can't guarantee an ID.</p><p><br /></p><p>Silver Rounds are part of a larger type of exonumia (coin-related collectibles) known as "bullion". They generally sell for their metal value +/- 10-15%. With silver at $10 an ounce, yours would probably sell to a dealer for $8.50-9.00, and you would pay that dealer $11-12.50. for another one.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Edited to add:</b>I gotta learn to type faster. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>To answer your second question, yes they are still being produced.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="satootoko, post: 117085, member: 669"][img]http://www.cosgan.de/images/more/schilder/142.gif[/img] to CoinTalk young man, and a belated happy birthday.[img]http://bestsmileys.com/cheering/1.gif[/img][img]http://forums.collectors.com/i/expressions/dancing%20smiley.gif[/img][img]http://bestsmileys.com/cheering/1.gif[/img] You have what is known as a "Silver Round". It was produced by one of the hundreds of private mints that make that sort of thing, and unless there is a hallmark on it somewhere the only way to know which mint it came from is to have someone familiar with that precise operation see it. In other words, we need a picture, but even if you post one we can't guarantee an ID. Silver Rounds are part of a larger type of exonumia (coin-related collectibles) known as "bullion". They generally sell for their metal value +/- 10-15%. With silver at $10 an ounce, yours would probably sell to a dealer for $8.50-9.00, and you would pay that dealer $11-12.50. for another one. [b]Edited to add:[/b]I gotta learn to type faster. :D To answer your second question, yes they are still being produced.[/QUOTE]
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