Bullion Coins - Gold Coins, Silver Coins, Denarius, Krugerrand, Napoleon, Platinum Coin, American Silver Eagle, Morgan Dollar, Liberta (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 71. Chapters: Gold coins, Silver coins, Denarius, Krugerrand, Napoleon, Platinum coin, American Silver Eagle, Morgan dollar, Libertad, Constantine ruble, Flowing Hair dollar, Canadian Gold Maple Leaf, Canadian Silver Maple Leaf, Liudhard medalet, Solidus, Bracteate, Junk silver, Chinese Silver Panda, Bullion coin, Maria Theresa thaler, Vreneli, Canterbury-St Martin's hoard, Gold Dinar, German gold mark, Mancus, Histamenon, Tetarteron, Ducat, Florin, Louis d'or, Miliaresion, Australian Gold Nugget, Britannia, Saint George the Victorious, Islamic gold dinar, Bezant, Chinese Gold Panda, Stavraton, Hyperpyron, Basilikon, America the Beautiful Silver Bullion Coins, Politikon, Aureus, Koban, Kitco, Kreuzer, Friedrich d'or, Columnarios, Kelantanese dinar, Kijang Emas, Quadrigatus, Doubloon, Hexagram, Moidore, Sequin, Australian Silver Kangaroo, Palladium coin, Siliqua, Spur ryal, Australian Silver Kookaburra, Centenario, Augustalis, Reka Devnia Hoard, Ireland 1996 25 euro coin, Akce, South African Mint, Biatec, Miliarense, Grosso of Venice, Michaelaton, Nectanebo II gold stater, Ireland 1990 50 ECU coin, Ireland 1995 commemorative 1 pound coin, Fijian gold pacific sovereign, Orze bielik, Ying Yuan, Bahar Azadi Coin, Ashrafi, Sultani. Excerpt: Platinum coins are a form of currency. Platinum has an international currency symbol under ISO 4217 of XPT. The issues of legitimate platinum coins were initiated by Spain in Spanish-colonized America in the 18th century and continued by the Russian Empire in the 19th century. As a form of currency, these coins proved to be impractical: platinum resembles many less expensive metals, and, unlike the more malleable and ductile silver and gold, it is very difficult to work. Several commemorative coin sets have been issued starting from 1978 and became popular among coin collectors. The major...