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RareAGstrikes
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RareAGstrikes got a reaction from Silverbull in Today I Received.....
There are also oz versions of these
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RareAGstrikes got a reaction from sixgun in Today I Received.....
There are also oz versions of these
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RareAGstrikes reacted to Luker2 in Today I Received.....
Yesterday I received two SBSB 1oz silver proof Argyraspides rounds.
"The Argyraspides, so called because they used silver plated shields, were a division of the Macedonian Army under Alexander the Great. They were hand picked men commanded by Nicanor, son of Parmenion and were held in high regard by Alexander. Originally they were a type of soldier called Hypaspists or "shield bearers" They were made up of older men but they were one of Alexander the Great's most feared units."
There is also a 1/10th oz version of which the coin creator Chris Duane says:
"The short story behind it is that throughout all of history and 2/3 of the world today, 1/10 of an ounce of silver represents 1 days labor. Roman soldiers were paid a denarius for each day they served the Roman Legion. In Sun Tzu's the Art of War a 10,000 man army could be bought for a 1,000 ounces of silver a day."
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It would be nice if during my retirement I was able to live off each of my 1 oz silver coins for 10 days!
I suppose that this coin with a mintage of 2850 is doing well for them as my COAs are 2307 and 2336.
Cheers,
Luker
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RareAGstrikes reacted to morezone in World coins & medals
2016 Smithsonian Panda Medal - 10k mintage. Distributed/issued by China Great Wall Investment Coins Ltd and minted by Shenzhen Guobao Mint and was commissioned/sponsored by the Smithsonian Institute and GovMint.
2016 Moon Festival Panda - 5k mintage. Distributed/issued by China Great Wall Investment Coins Ltd and minted by Shenzhen Guobao Mint and was commissioned/sponsored by GovMint/MCM
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RareAGstrikes reacted to BullionBoy in World coins & medals
2015 new Zealand mint - Phoenix - 5k mintage.
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RareAGstrikes reacted to KevinG in World coins & medals
5 Yuan 1990 Zheng He Chinese fleet Admiral and explorer.