Set Description
I started this collection right when my kid was born in 2016. The year 1916 was 100 years earlier.
This set contains a coin from every place that struck a coin in 1916 in silver or gold if possible, but base metal if that is all that was made. I am not getting a certified Belgium or Luxembourg coin unless I find one that is not too dark to see. I still need a Tibet silver tankaa, British Guiana and West Indies 4 Pence, and a problem-free example from Colombia.
Set Goals
First I just planned to get a nice example of each USA type for 1916. I knew the Standing Liberty quarter was going to be a problem. Presently that is substituted for by a 1917 Standing Liberty quarter. Hopefully one of us will pick that up someday.
A little later in 2016 I figured I should see what other 1916 coins were available. We now have more than 46 different countries / colonies / protectorates / territories covered.
For some countries only base metal coins or tokens are available for 1916. (Venezuela has only leper colony tokens). For many other countries, I have never seen any coin of any kind available. Guatemala, Greece, and Paraguay have nice paper money from 1916 but no coins to my knowledge.
There are currently 23 gold coins here containing 5.86 troy ounces Actual Gold Weight; a snapshot of the world at the end of a gold standard. By 1916 many countries that had struck cold coins for the past 50 years were done. No Russian, French, or German gold coins were struck in 1916 (unless you count the German East Africa 15 Rupien emergency issue struck in a Tanzania railcar)
How were exchange rates in 1916? The Cuban Peso is exactly the same AGW as a US dollar. A US $5 is almost exactly the same AGW as Mexico's 10 Peso coin, and just barely more than a Peru Libra or Egypt 100 Piastres.
Coins that I know exist, and can be sometimes bought, but mostly for too much, and not too often, include:
1. Tibet silver tankaa
2. Better Canada 50c
3. Better British Honduras 5c
4. British Guiana and West Indies
5. Afghanistan Gold. 2 graded by NGC
6. Tunisia Gold (23 minted? None certified by anyone)
7. I guess someday I will have to get the 1916 standing liberty quarter
My kid hopefully has many decades to grow up and work on this
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United States
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1C 1916 MCCLURE COLLECTION
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NGC MS 66 RB
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I was born in 1980. Wheat back pennies, and pre-1965 quarters and dimes, were the only old-style coins I found in change in my lifetime. My dad told me to pick out any wheat back pennies or pre '65 silver.
In this collection, this penny, the mercury dime, and the buffalo nickel, are the only old coins I knew as a kid. Maybe my dad showed me a barber dime or quarter, and I thought it was incredible, but a nickel from the '30's was already incredible. I never saw, or knew there were, gold US coins until I was an adult.
In 2015 Dr. James G. McClure died. He was a dentist. He was descended from the Reverend James G. McClure, who put together a collection during his lifetime from the late 1800's through the early 1900's. His family held onto the collection another generation or two before it was sold in 2016, right when I started this collection.
There is a nice article about who the Reverend was here: https://coinweek.com/auctions-news/heritage-offers-rev-dr-james-gore-king-mcclure-collection-june-long-beach-expo/
"The Rev. Dr. James Gore King McClure was born in Albany, New York in November 1848 and died at the age of 83 in Lake Forest, Illinois in January 1932. A much-admired community leader, he served variously as the pastor of the First Presbyterian Church and president of Lake Forest College in addition to being a founding president of the McCormick Theological Seminary in Chicago. He was a member of the Mayflower Society, a direct descendant of Mayflower passenger John Howland – and an avid coin collector.
“This is a truly remarkable collection,” said Greg Rohan, President of Heritage Auctions, “not only because of its size and scope, but also because it has sat, largely untouched, in a safe deposit box in Illinois for decades. Dr. McClure acquired many of these coins at the time of issue, either from circulation or at the bank, and others were gifts from friends.”
McClure began collecting coins at a young age, possibly in the late 1850s, and certainly in the early 1860s. His numismatic interest continued throughout his life, encompassing U.S. and world coins, medals, and tokens.
“Certainly Rev. Dr. McClure’s collection ranks among the most important time-capsules of U.S. coins ever offered,” said Scott Schechter, Vice President of NGC."
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United States
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5C 1916
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PCGS MS 64
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United States
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10C 1916 S
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PCGS MS 63
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The end of the Barber dime series
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| USA |
United States
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10C 1916 MERCURY
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PCGS MS 67 Full Bands
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United States
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25C 1916 D
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PCGS MS 65
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I like the Barber quarter a lot more than the new "standing liberty" quarter that replaced it this same year. I can't afford the other one anyways. 6.5 grams of .90 silver.
And hey I just want to note something here - I have another 1916-D and it is clear that the D on this coin is a lot closer to the eagle's feathers than my other one. I never have researched US coins and will try to look this up.
Mintage 6,540,800
PCGS Population: (356/188). NGC Census: (172/60).
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United States
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25C 1916 BARBER
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PCGS MS 65
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United States
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25C 1917 TYPE 1
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PCGS MS 62 Full Head
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| USA |
United States
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50C 1916 D
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PCGS MS 64
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| USA |
United States
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G$1 1916 MCKINLEY
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NGC MS 64
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| USA |
United States
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$5 1916 S
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NGC MS 61
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The five dollar coin has seven one thousandths of a troy ounce more actual gold weight than the British Sovereign, or Pound, of the same time. So the exchange rate would have been a fairly easy, and stable, five Dollars to a Pound.
Incuse engraving on electrum coins goes back to the inception of coinage in the late seventh century B.C. Incuse engraving on coins, especially on both sides, has also taken a long time off in between. This series of coins is an anomaly in U.S. coinage and large-scale circulating coinage generally, I think.
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United States
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$10 1916 S
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NGC MS 62
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It looks like these coins peaked in value right about as I was buying this one in 2016, maybe just recovering by 2022.
When it crossed to NGC it lost the + it was given by PCGS and now it is just MS-62. Doesn't matter to me but the auction archives show that + was worth about $1,000 ! I'll stick to foreign coins.
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United States
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$20 1916 S
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NGC MS 63
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Got this on Ebay for $1651 in 2016 when my kid was born, and then re-holdered for $44 more by NGC in 2022. This is not a tough coin to get in this grade, but it has gone up in price just because of gold.
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| Canada |
CANADA - 1858 TO 1968
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10C 1916
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NGC MS 65
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23 in this grade at NGC and PCGS, and 11 graded higher at NGC and PCGS
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| Canada |
CANADA - 1858 TO 1968
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25C 1916
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NGC MS 61
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When I was a kid in the 80s and 90s Canadian coins always showed up sometimes in change, especially their quarters and dimes. Of course I never got anything with King George, or King anyone on it. It was always Queen Elizabeth with some kind of reindeer or sailboat on the back. And, while it was neat, we all knew that you needed about 110 Canadian cents to get one US dollar. A pop machine might take a Canadian quarter, but the K Mart might not. Anyways, back when there was an easy way to compare circulating currency based on actual silver content, a Canadian quarter was about 95% of a US quarter. The Canadian quarter was a lot more than a shilling, but, a little less than a US quarter.
According to NGC on 5/26/2023 there is just this coin in MS-61 and only 4 in higher grades.
Mintage 459,070 out of Ottawa, Canada.
Composition: Silver
Fineness: 0.9250
Weight: 5.8319g
ASW: 0.1734oz
Melt Value: $4.72 (2/17/2021)
Diameter: 23.5mm
Obverse: Crowned bust of King George V left
Obverse Legend: GEORGIVS V DEI GRA REX ET IND IMP
Obverse Designer: E. B. MacKennal
Reverse: Denomination and date within wreath, crown above
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| Mexico |
MEXICO - 1905 TO DATE
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50C 1916M
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NGC MS 62
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Mintage of 480,000. Worth about 8/9 of a U.S. half dollar of the same time, by silver content. As an illustration of how much more gold has become 105 years later, compared to silver, we can observe that the February, 2021 melt value of the silver in 20 Mexican 50 Centavo coins, which would total Ten Pesos, is just $176.60. Meanwhile the February, 2021 melt value of the 1916 Mexican gold Ten Pesos coin is $440.60; two and a half times what the same Ten Pesos in silver is now worth melted down. Numismatically, on the other hand, in 2021 you will have to pay a lot more for twenty silver 1916 Mexican 50 Centavo Coins than for one gold 1916 Mexican Ten Pesos coin. Perhaps that is somewhat dependent on the condition of the coins, but I don't think you can get even a cleaned decent-looking 50 Centavo coin from 1916 for under $100.
Composition: Silver
Fineness: 0.8000
Weight: 12.5000g
ASW: 0.3215oz
Melt Value: $8.83 (2/13/2021)
Diameter: 30mm
Obverse: National arms
Reverse: Value and date within 3/4 wreath with Liberty cap above
8 graded higher by PCGS
(1 other in MS62 at PCGS, 4 in MS63, 2 in MS64, and 1 in MS65)
3 graded higher by NGC of the regular version, which I presume this coin to be
(3 in MS62 at NGC and 2 in MS63 and 1 in MS64 at NGC)
However, there are also variants recognized by PCGS and NGC; i.e. NARROW DARE, WIDE DATE, and "INVERTED AND CORRECTED 1". NGC has actually graded more coins of the WIDE DATE and INVERTED... varieties than this regular kind.
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| Mexico |
MEXICO - 1905 TO DATE
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G10P 1916M
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NGC MS 61
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A Mexico gold coin of 0.900 fineness weighing 8.333 grams, with an actual gold weight of 0.2411 troy ounces of fine gold worth $455 melted down (as of 2/7/2023)
Obverse: National arms
Reverse: Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla
Mintage of 26,000, the second-lowest mintage of this series. There are only 14 of these graded at NGC in all conditions, with only 3 in higher grades than this lone MS-61 example. NGC has also graded one additional example as MS-63 Prooflike.
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| Cuba |
CUBA
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20C 1916
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NGC MS 63
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A nice Barber 20 Cent silver coin from Cuba. All his coinage was getting phased out of the USA lineup this year, but his designs kept getting struck for Cuba at the Philadelphia Mint.
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| Cuba |
CUBA
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G5P 1916 EMO COLLECTION
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NGC MS 63
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Almost a quarter ounce of actual gold weight, struck in Philadelphia
5 Pesos, KM19, AGW 0.2419 oz.
The 5 Pesos coin was designed by Charles Edward Barber. It has a reeded edge
More than 2,100 graded at PCGS and NGC together
The five Pesos gold coin weighs 8.3592 grams and contains 7.524 grams of fine gold, making it .900 purity. This is in keeping with the Latin Monetary Union, which attempted to keep gold and silver coinage of equal purity between nations across the world. This union was in operation - for both official and unofficial members - between 1865 and 1927.
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| Jamaica |
JAMAICA
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1/4P 1916H
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NGC MS 63
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Mintage of 480,000, a copper nickel farthing.
NGC has graded this and one other in MS63, and 4 higher
PCGS has graded one in AU58 and one in MS64, and one in MS65
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| El Salvador |
EL SALVADOR
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5C 1916 Elsalvador
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NGC MS 64
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1,500,000 minted this year. Mostly copper, 25% nickel. Lone top pop at NGC and there is just one more in MS-64 at PCGS. There are just 2 total graded at PCGS and 7 total at NGC. Others are in details grades.
I had a VF-35 for years and then tried to win an MS-63 on Ebay in January, 2023 which sold for just over $515. I regretted not bidding harder on that. Then, just months later in May, 2023, this coin was auctioned off on Ebay also and I won at $664. Now I have all the best coins I would want for Central America.
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| Honduras / Belize |
BRITISH HONDURAS
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5C 1916H B.honduras
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NGC XF 45
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Modern-day Belize. Only 8 graded at PCGS and NGC combined. Mintage 20,000
Composition: Copper-Nickel
Obverse: Bust of King George V left within circle, date below
Obverse Designer: E.B. MacKennal
Reverse: Denomination within circle
Edge Description: Plain
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| Nicaragua |
NICARAGUA
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1C 1916H
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NGC MS 61 BN
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2 graded finer at NGC, both in MS64, one of those is RDBN and must look pretty good compared to this dull chocolate speck. But, you can't have Central America without Nicaragua. This year 1916 was the last year these were minted at Heaton, and starting 1917 they got minted at Philadelphia.
Because the Royal Mint and the various mints in Latin America were unable to keep up to the increasing worldwide demand for copper coinage, Ralph Heaton and Sons, with its equipment and skills, was at the right place and time to satisfy the quest for inexpensive base-metal coins and tokens.
Mintage 450,000
Composition: Bronze
Weight: 4.0000g
Diameter: 20mm
Obverse: National emblem
Reverse: Value within sprigs
Note: Minted at Heaton (1912-1916) and Philadelphia (1917-1937).
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| Costa Rica |
COSTA RICA
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G2COL 1916
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NGC MS 65
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I spent almost two years chasing one of these through offers to owners on Heritage, since none came to auction. Finally I got one of the two that could accept offers, in MS63, for almost ten times what the guy paid four years ago. Then, within a month, this MS65 coin got listed on Ebay as a real auction, I set up a bidsnipe and won it, just over half what I paid for the lower graded coin a month earlier. That's life. One in MS66 at NGC, 6 including this coin in MS65 at NGC. This used to be the only one in MS65 at PCGS but it has crossed over.
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| Panama |
PANAMA
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5C 1916 Liberium Collection
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NGC MS 65
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"A coalition of Panamanian leaders declared independence from the nation of Colombia in November 1903. The United States, which had tried and failed to conclude a treaty with Colombia to construct and maintain a canal across the Isthmus of Panama, unscrupulously encouraged and supported the Panamanian independence movement. As illustrated by the New York World political cartoon below, U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt went so far as to order a detachment of U.S. gunboats to Panama to protect the revolutionaries from Colombian military forces. Shortly after Panama secured its independence, the U.S. and Panama signed the Hay-Bunau-Varilla Treaty. According to this treaty, Panama granted the U.S. the right to build and operate an inter-ocean canal and also gave the U.S. de facto sovereignty over a ten mile-wide territory around the canal in perpetuity — in effect creating a U.S. colony in Panama. In return, the U.S. paid Panama an up-front sum of $10 million and promised annual payments of $250,000."
https://ageofrevolutions.com/2016/03/24/balancing-independence-and-imperialism-the-panamanian-revolution-of-1903/
Mintage of 100,000, a silver 2.5 gram coin.
NGC has graded 17 in MS64 like this one, and 26 higher
PCGS has graded 4 others in MS64 and 6 higher
The United States mint struck coins for Panama using U. S. dime blanks. The five centesimos is equal to a United States dime.
Recorded mintage: 100,000.
Specification: 2.5 g, .900 fine silver, .0723 troy oz ASW. About $2.00 melt value as of 2/15/2021
"REPUBLICA DE PANAMA | DIOS | LEY | LIBERTAD | BALBOA"
Balboa was a Spaniard, first European who crossed the Isthmus, reached the Pacific by land and discovered the Perlas Archipelago (1513). The 7 stars represent the 7 provinces of the country at that time (there are now 10).
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| Columbia |
COLOMBIA MODERN REPUBLIC
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50C 1916(B)
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NGC MS 61
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50 Centavos from the Bogota Mint with Simon Bolivar on the obverse. Thirteen years earlier in 1903 the US had taken advantage of, and maybe encouraged, Panama's independence from Colombia which culminated in the Hay-Bunau-Varilla Treaty and the Panama Canal. Colombia had earlier rejected the US attempt to negotiate a canal concession.
Sole top pop at NGC for now. NGC has two other problem-free 1916(B) 50 centavos in their registry. There are a couple mint state examples of the 1916 50 Cent coin from the Philadelphia mint but none others but this from the Bogota mint. Mintage from Bogota mint was 1,060,000. From Philadelphia was 1,300,000. This coin is ready for the "stackers" of the 21st Century with its weight and fineness of silver clearly marked on the coin's reverse "G. 12.500. LEY 0.900"
Composition Silver (.900)
Weight 12.5 g
ASW: 0.3617oz
Melt Value: $8.57 (11/22/2023)
Diameter 30 mm
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| Venezuela |
VENEZUELA
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5C 1916 MARACAIBO LEPER COLONY GONZALEZ COLLECTION
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NGC AU 53
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The only coins out of Venezuela from 1916 are tokens from a leper colony at Maracaibo. I have gotten some raw before and NGC has returned them as having "residue." Not a pleasant bunch of brass slugs. But, safely behind plastic, we can inspect the currency of people who literally could spend an arm and a leg if they had to.
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| Ecuador |
ECUADOR
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2D 1916 TF PHILADELPHIA
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NGC MS 65
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The 2 Decimos Coin was struck by the US for Ecuador at Philadelphia. In most prior years these were struck at the Lima, Peru Mint. This coin has actual silver content of about 4/5 of a US quarter. So, five of these would get you about as much silver as four quarters. And, a One Decimo coin was about equivalent to a US dime.
These are fairly common in high grades. As of August, 2023 there are 41 graded at NGC, with 5 others in MS-65 and 4 more in higher grades as MS-65+ (1) and MS-66 (3). PCGS has graded 10-20 of these, all in MS-63 or higher.
Composition: Silver
Fineness: 0.9000
Weight: 5.0000g
ASW: 0.1447oz
Melt Value: $4.05 (2/15/2021)
Diameter: 23mm
Obverse: Head of Sucre left
Reverse: Flag-draped arms, mint name in legend below
Reverse Legend: PHILADELPHIA at bottom
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| Peru |
PERU - DECIMAL
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1/5S 1916 FG
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NGC MS 64
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| Peru |
PERU - DECIMAL
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SOL 1916 FG "LIBERTAD" INCUSE
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NGC MS 63
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Was ANACS MS64. Peru was blessed with a lot of gold and silver mines there, and a history of securing gold since before the Incas. These coins are easily available in mint state. The mintage was 1,927,000. They are huge chunks of nice Peruvian silver.
19 others in MS63 at NGC and 14 in higher grades up to 66. There are two varieties, "incuse" and "raised" LIBERTAD. This is the incuse kind, which is slightly more common. Both are fairly common in high grades. 58 in this variety graded and 40 in the raised LIBERTAD variety.
14 of the two varieties together graded higher at PCGS, with 33 total graded of both varieties at PCGS. 4 of each variety, 8 total, graded MS63 like this one at PCGS.
Composition: Silver
Fineness: 0.9000
Weight: 25.0000g
ASW: 0.7234oz
Melt Value: $20.24 (2/15/2021)
Diameter: 37mm
Obverse: National arms above date
Reverse: LIBERTAD incuse
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| Peru |
PERU - DECIMAL
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LIBRA 1916
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NGC MS 61
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A gold coin of 0.917 fineness weighing 7.988 grams totaling 0.2355 troy ounces of fine gold (AGW)
Melt value as of September 28, 2020 is $443.58. Mintage in 1916 of 582,000.
NGC has graded 38 of these, 18 in higher grades, 3 others in MS-61 like this one.
Obverse: Shield within sprigs with radiant sun above
Reverse: Head with headband right
Edge Description: Reeded
The gold libra superseded the silver sol as Peru's main unit of currency in 1898. The libra weighed the same as a British sovereign and equaled ten soles.
Catalog reference: Fr-73, KM 207.
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| Chile |
CHILE - REPUBLIC
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20C 1916SO
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NGC MS 65
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Defiant Condor on rock left, 0.45 below condor's wing, O'Roty at bottom of obverse, denomination and date on reverse.
3 graded higher at NGC; 2 in MS66 and 1 in MS67. There are 7 in MS65. PCGS has graded just 3, one in MS65 and one in MS66. It cost about $10 on ebay raw.
There were 3,377,000 of these minted. It is 0.45 fine silver. It weighs 3 grams and its actual silver weight is 0.0434oz. About $1.19 melt value as of 2/15/2021.
Chile also minted 10 and 5 centavo coins that look the same as this, just smaller.
There is a gold 20 peso coin of 1916, which is very scarce. You needed 100 of these coins to get one of those gold coins.
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| Chile |
CHILE - REPUBLIC
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G20P 1916SO
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NGC MS 62
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This is a very scarce coin, seven graded by NGC with just one finer than this one, and none graded at PCGS
Low mintage of just 36,000
This is one of the heavier gold coins struck by any country in 1916.
We have the 20 Centavo coin also, which is .45 fine silver. It would have taken 100 of those to equal one of these. But would the silver content have made it worth it to give up the gold coin in exchange?. Not even close. That would be 4.34 ounces of silver - about $100 USD in 2023 at $24 per ounce, compared to $688 for the gold in the 20 Peso coin at $1,950 per ounce in 2023.
Composition: Gold
Fineness: 0.9170
Weight: 11.9821g
AGW: 0.3533oz
Melt Value: $688 at $1,950 per T OZ AU
Diameter: 27mm
Obverse: Head left
Reverse: Plumed arms with supporters
This second example I have had is the same grade as the one it replaced, but that one had a smudge on it."
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| Argentina |
ARGENTINA
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Cu Ni 10C 1916
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NGC MS 64
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Argentina is a tough country to get a nice coin from for 1916. They only struck 3 kinds of coins, all copper nickel: 20 Centavos, 10 Centavos (This), and 5 Centavos. They all look the same with the capped head of liberty with flowing hair on the obverse, and the wreathed number of Centavos on the back.
This coin looks great considering the competition. There are none of this denomination graded by NGC details or otherwise. PCGS has graded one in AU58. The mintage for 1916 was 835,000. That's the second lowest in the series from 1896 to 1942.
I have the only 20 Centavos graded by NGC or PCGS: "NGC VF Cleaned." It isn't pretty. There were
The 5 Centavos was struck the most in 1916 of the three, at 1.3+ million.
Argentina and Brazil in 1916 struck no silver or gold coins. Chile's silver coins were abundant but only 0.450 fine.
Meanwhile Peru cranked out so many .900 silver coins they are cheap in mint state today.
Why was the country named after Silver, with a Rio de Plata, minting just copper nickel coins in 1916?
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| Argentina |
ARGENTINA
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20C 1916
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NGC MS 65
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There are two of these graded by NGC, and both very recently. Until just 2023, I had the only "graded" example and it was VF details cleaned. The other, higher example is MS-65. Then I got what I thought would be the first ever straight-graded example at NGC from the Rio de la Plata auction house in Argentina at the end of 2022. I got it back from NGC in about May, 2023, at MS-63. But I was surprised to learn that recently someone had submitted another one and it was MS-65. These are still the only two straight-graded examples at NGC or PCGS. I won this coin, the MS-65, in June, 2023 from Adam Biaggi on Ebay, "UFO Mechanix". He has been a source of a lot of great coins for this collection and also a few for the Thai coins collection.
These are not common even in messed-up condition. Mintage this year of 984,634.
At NGC this is the only one of these in any details grade. There are two in "graded" grades, both mint state at NGC. There are none certified in any condition at PCGS.
From 1896 to 1942 these were struck in the same style and composition. This year, 1916, is one of the few years with a mintage under 1,000,000, including 1899, 1908, 1914, 1931, 1936, and 1941
Copper-nickel
Years 1896-1942
Value 20 Centavos (0.20 ARM)
Currency Peso moneda nacional (1881-1969)
Composition Copper-nickel
Weight 4 g
Diameter 21 mm
Thickness 1.3 mm
Shape Round
Orientation Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized 01-01-1943
References KM# 36, CJ# 52-89, Schön# 39
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| Brazil |
BRAZIL 1889 TO DATE
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10000R 1916
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NGC MS 63
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I do not think there is any other coin of Brazil for 1916. Auction says "Ex. Grand Castello Collection"
There are only 5 others certified by NGC, 3 of them finer and one more in MS63.
Actual gold weight of 0.2643 troy ounces, with a melt value of $516.45 on 11/6/2020.
Mintage 4,720
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| Uruguay |
URUGUAY
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50C 1916
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NGC AU 55
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"Oriental Republic of Uruguay" Struck at "Casa de Moneda de Buenos Aires Mint". Only struck 1916-1917. 400,000 minted 1916. Features the portrait of José Gervasio Artigas Arnal (June 19, 1764 – September 23, 1850), a national hero of Uruguay, sometimes called "the father of Uruguayan nationhood". If you read about this guy, who I had never heard of, there were about four different bounties out for his life at different stages of his life.
Fineness: 0.9000
Weight: 12.5000g
ASW: 0.3617oz
Melt Value: $9.90 (2/16/2021)
This is my second attempt at this coin, this time thankfully not a details grade. There are 4 more of these graded at NGC, all higher; 58, 61, 63 and 64, and a comparable number in details grades. PCGS has just graded one, in XF45.
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| Netherlands |
NETHERLANDS 1817 TO DATE
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DUCAT 1916 Netherland
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NGC MS 61
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The 1917 ducat is easy to get. It's basically a bullion coin. But this is a tough date. NGC has certified no other examples, and PCGS has certified none. However, I did see one sell more recently at the June, 2021 AA Muntenveiling auction, hammer 1300 EUR. These coins maybe got lost or blown up in World War One, there was a large enough reported mintage of 116,997. Allegedly there are an unknown mintage of proofs this year. The mintage for the years around it are over 200,000 each, but, I have never seen a 1913 or 1914.
I have only seen one other example appear out there, raw, on MA Shops, and it is brush-cleaned. 1849 is the last common date until 1917, and, like this coin of 1916, there are only 1 or 2 examples of the smattering of dates available from 1849-1917 at NGC in any condition.
The Dutch were fighting back the Germans who already occupied Belgium and Luxembourg to the south.
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| Great Britain |
GREAT BRITAIN 1902-70
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1S 1916 G.britain
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NGC MS 62
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Bought raw from a Katz auction
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| Great Britain |
GREAT BRITAIN 1902-70
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2S 1916 G.britain
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NGC MS 61
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Two Shillings. This is closer in silver content to a US half dollar than the British Half Crown is. This coin is graded lower than our shilling and half crown, but, looks the best in my book. I like shiny things, like a raccoon.
21,064,000 minted.
16 in higher grades at NGC with 9 others in MS61.
11 in higher grades at PCGS, with none in MS61 there.
Composition: Silver
Fineness: 0.9250
Weight: 11.3104g
ASW: 0.3364oz
Melt Value: $9.23 (2/13/2021)
Diameter: 28.3mm
Obverse: Head left
Obverse Designer: Bertram MacKennal
Reverse: Cross of crowned shield, sceptres in angles
Edge Description: Reeded
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| Great Britain |
GREAT BRITAIN 1902-70
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1SOV 1916 G.britain
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NGC MS 64
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NGC has graded 19 in this grade MS64 and 6 in higher grades, all MS65. It's not a unique-looking coin for 1916, the Australian sovereign looks the same except for a tiny letter buried on the reverse. Mintage for this London issue is 1,554,000 in 1916; a lot less than the 20.3 million they pumped out in 1915. World Wars are expensive. The sovereign is just seven one thousandths of a troy ounce lighter in actual gold weight than the U.S. $5 coin. The exchange rate must have been a stable and easy to figure five Dollars to a Pound.
Fineness: 0.9170
Weight: 7.9881g
AGW: 0.2355oz
Melt Value: $421.06 (4/23/2021)
Obverse: Head of King George V facing left, designed by Bertram MacKennal
Reverse: St. George slaying the dragon
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| France |
FRANCE - PART 5
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2F 1916
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NGC MS 65
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PCGS has graded 14 of these in MS65, including this coin, and only 5 in higher grades (4 in 66 and 1 in 66+)
NGC has graded 35 of these, with 11 in MS65, and 6 in higher grades (2 in 65+, 1 in 66, 1 in 66+, and 2 in 67)
Mintage 17,887,000
Composition: Silver
Fineness: 0.8350
Weight: 10.0000g
ASW: 0.2685oz
Melt Value: $7.37 (2/13/2021)
Diameter: 27mm
Obverse: Figure sowing seed
Reverse: Leafy branch divides denomination and date
Edge Description: Reeded
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| Switzerland |
SWITZERLAND CONFEDERATION
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FRANC 1916B Switzerlnd
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NGC MS 63
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About 4/5 of a USA Quarter in silver. This is a fairly common coin at 1,000,000 struck. There is also a less common 2 Franc. Also struck were gold 10 Franc and 20 Franc coins which are common from this year.
Composition: Silver
Fineness: 0.8350
Weight: 5.0000g
ASW: 0.1342oz
Melt Value: $3.68 (2/13/2021)
Diameter: 23.2mm
Obverse: Standing Helvetia with lance and shield within star border
Reverse: Value, date within wreath
Edge Description: Reeded
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| Switzerland |
SWITZERLAND CONFEDERATION
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G20F 1916B Switzerlnd
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NGC MS 65
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This is the easiest and cheapest to obtain gold coin from 1916 in the world, I believe.
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| Portugal |
PORTUGAL 1836 TO DATE
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50C 1916
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NGC MS 63 PL
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One of just 7 coins of this type graded "Proof like" by NGC, out of what is otherwise a very common coin in high grades.
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| Sweden |
SWEDEN - 1855 TO DATE
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KRONA 1916 W
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NGC MS 63
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NGC has only graded 6 of these total, with one other in MS63 and two finer (65 and 65+). Just one more in AU details. I started this set with the other NGC MS63 for about three years and then recently acquired the other MS63, this coin, which is less toned.
PCGS has graded just 2 of these, both in lower grades (62 and 55). I can find none of these ever sold for this date on Heritage. Ebay rarely has any graded examples and only a few fairly nicked up raw examples.
More silver content than a US quarter by just a bit.
Composition: Silver
Fineness: 0.8000
Weight: 7.5000g
ASW: 0.1929oz
Melt Value: $5.30 (2/13/2021)
Diameter: 25mm
Obverse: Head of King Gustaf V left
Reverse: Crowned arms within order chain
Edge Description: Reeded
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| Norway |
NORWAY 1874 TO DATE
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2K 1916
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NGC MS 62
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From a 2019 Oslo Myntgalleri in Sweden auction. A big coin with about 5% more actual silver content than a US half dollar.
Composition: Silver
Fineness: 0.8000
Weight: 15.0000g
ASW: 0.3858oz
Melt Value: $10.59 (2/13/2021)
Diameter: 31mm
Obverse: Head of King Haakon VII right
Reverse: Crowned shield within designed circle, various emblems around border
There are 4 graded by NGC with 2 in MS 61, this one in 62, and one higher in 63. Just one more in AU details.
At PCGS there are 3 graded, with one in MS 64, and the other two in lower than MS grades.
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| Finland |
FINLAND
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50P 1916 S
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NGC MS 66
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Finland .75 silver coin struck as a Duchy of Russia.
Composition: Silver
Fineness: 0.7500
Weight: 2.5494g
ASW: 0.0615oz
Melt Value: $1.68 (2/25/2021)
Diameter: 18.6mm
Obverse: Crowned imperial double eagle with scepter and orb
Reverse: Denomination and date within wreath
Ruler: Nicholas II
Note: Dentilated border.
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| Denmark |
DENMARK 1873 TO DATE
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20K 1916 VBP AH KM-817.1
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NGC MS 63
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Caranett Collection. There are 100 or more of these graded at NGC and PCGS in this condition or better. But that's a pretty nice reverse on a gold coin I think.
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| Denmark |
DENMARK 1873 TO DATE
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KRONE 1916 VBP AH
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NGC MS 62
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| Germany |
GERMANY - EMPIRE
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MARK 1916F
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NGC MS 66
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Frankfurt Mint. This is the lone highest certified example at NGC and there are two at PCGS with one in MS-67 at PCGS.
This is the only mint these were struck at in 1916, and the last year of this series. 304,000 struck. Just about the lowest mintage for any year of Marks in this series, if not the lowest. Half Marks were struck at multiple mints this year and those are much more available in grades like MS-67. It was the middle of Kaiser Wilhelm II's Great War. U-Boats were in effect. This was the year of the Battle of Jutland in the North Sea, the Battle of the Somme, and the Battle of Verdun. The coin has about 88% of the actual silver content of a US Quarter, making this very close to a British Shilling in silver content.
Composition: Silver
Fineness: 0.9000
Weight: 5.5500g
ASW: 0.1606oz (compare to a Shilling at 0.1682oz)
Melt Value: $4.41 (2/13/2021)
Diameter: 24mm
Obverse: Denomination within wreath
Reverse: Crowned imperial eagle with shield on breast
Lone "Top Pop" coin in MS66 at NGC, 6 others in MS65 and one in MS65+ that we own and are selling.
At PCGS there are 11 in MS65, and then 3 coins in higher grades (2 in MS66 and 1 in MS67)
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