I’ve seen some tiny coins while stacking, but this ¼ ounce lunar dragon from Somaliland is something else. On top of that it has a clicheé design, but oh well. Let's take a closer look at it. original

Who doesn’t love snow leopards? They are one of the few animals which are surrounded by a ninjaesque aura. They move hidden in the mountains of far east Asia and the mysterious peaks of Siberia. And they

Take out your machete and let’s make our way into the bamboo forest. This time we visit a rare inhabitant of the Asian forests. The Chinese panda, one of the most popular coins in the collector's community.

Let’s take in some more of the Caribbean. This time we take a dive around the island of Grenada. Hold your breath! original sizeObverseA beautiful radial ripple pattern intersects this underwater scene.

For some reason I thought that visiting the zoo during lousy weather was a good idea. Well, in theory it is, but not if you forget your tripod and every lens except your telephoto. That poor chain of decisions

How about some Caribbean flair? This little coin from the Commonwealth of Dominica has lots of it. Let’s take a closer look at it. original sizeObverseThe front of the coin shows a beautiful Caribbean

After lots of animal designs, we're going to mix things up with this tech coin. The Equilibrium 5$ coin was minted 2018 in Tokelau and features an interesting mix of natural and futuristic design elements.

After receiving mail from a little Italian company, I present you with another curious piece of silver. It washed ashore from the distant island nation of Palau. The 2019 silver sand dollar. Sand dollar

After all those coins I thought I'd do a quick peak at my silver stack. 233.16 troy ounces of good old silver. It's not a big stack by any means, but a good start. Original size My whole silver stack Original

After some brown bears yesterday we're going to look at the seagull 20 rubles sterling silver coin. This coin continues to explore the wildlife from the Republic of Belarus. Obverse Flying European gulls,

Today we're going to look at a silver coin from the last European dictatorship. The Republic of Belarus. They do release collectors coins from time to time, but mostly with gems. This is one of the few

Today we're going to look at some fancy high premium coins. The opal Lunar Rooster from the Perth Mint. It has a low mintage of 5000 coins and a unique natural opal inlay in shape of a rooster. Display

I bet you've heard of it before, the Germania silver round. It's minted by the private Germania Mint, which is the brainchild of the Kurowski Group, a company active in the numismatic field since 1986.

Sorry for the clickbaity title, but I came across a weird news article on a German stock website. The website deraktionär claims in bold letters that a new gold standard is coming. It's supposedly backed

For this Wednesday silver post, we head back into the heart of Africa and visit the Republic of Chad. Chad is one of Africa's landlocked countries and has a great variety of wildlife. It is also home to

Sometimes you find a bizarre piece of silver. In this case, it's a silver banknote from the New Zealand Mint. They call it a "coin note". This "coin note" is the weirdest piece of silver

After being added to the @ssg-community, I'd like to share a very fitting coin with you. The "mermaid rising" coin from Fiji. As Fiji commissioned the Scottsdale mint with the mintage it probably

Some stackers have them; others don't. I'm talking about carry pieces. I usually carry an old junk silver piece with me. I like having old silver coins around with me. You can use them to flip a coin.

Today we're going to look at another island nation coin. The beautiful two Tala silver seahorse. Obverse The obverse features a more abstract depiction of a seahorse. Around the seahorse float air bubbles

And today on friday it's generic silver time again. We're going to look at the barbados trident, a beautiful marine coin released in 2017. Obverse The coin features a stunning wave design on the front