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The Hungarian 20 Korona Gold Coin was first minted in 1892 and has quite an illustrious history. With a .900 fineness in actual gold content of .1960 Troy ounces, the coin was produced in 1848 to commemorate the crowning of Emperor Francis Joseph the First of Austria.

Emperor Franz Joseph the First reunited Hungry in Austria as an empire in 1867, but his history is riddled with unfortunate incidents and tragedies. Brother Maximilian was executed in 1867 by Mexican firing squad, his son Rudolf died in 1889 after committing suicide, and Karl Ludwig, his brother died in 1896. Italian anarchists assassinated his wife in 1898. His nephew, Franz Ferdinand is most well known for his assassination in Sarajevo in 1914, which for all intents and purposes, propelled the world into the Great War.

Coin collectors who enjoy very big coins will be dazzled by the Eisenhower Silver Dollar. Its edge is receded which, in itself, is not extraordinary, and is much like any general coin of its type. But its diameter of 38.1 mm make this silver dollar a knock out for collectors of large-sized coins.

Greatness is of course the imbued trait of this coin as it was minted from 1971 to 1978 to honor the 34th President of the United States, also a five-star general whose fabled World War II exploits have been immortalized in many books, both civilian and military tomes at that.

Investors who prefer very big coins will be attracted to the Eisenhower Silver Dollar. Its edge is receded which, in itself, is not exceptional, and is much like any general coin of its family. But its diameter of 38.1 mm make this silver dollar a delight for collectors of over-sized coins.

Greatness is of course the imbued trait of this coin as it was minted from 1971 to 1978 to honor the 34th President of the United States, also a five-star general whose fabled World War II exploits have been immortalized in many books, both civilian and military tomes at that.

The Capped Bust Silver Quarter counts among the rarest coins ever minted in the United States. These silver quarter coins were first minted in 1815 and were the immediate successors of the equally rare draped bust silver quarters which started minting in 1796. These two silver quarter varieties were minted by the then fledgling US government to replace the Spanish two-reales coin circulating in the Americas.

The Capped Bust Silver Quarter carried the same design as the other coins, like the half dollar, minted during that time. Production of these quarters went on until 1838, and these coins together with the draped bust quarter, have been named by numismatists as the “Early Quarters” commanding premium prices among coin collectors.

The Perth Mint which is found in Western Australia started minting the Australian Silver Lunar Coin in 1999 to start a chain of mintage based totally on the Chinese Lunar Year. Therefore, the entire Lunar Silver Coin collection would have as its basis, the twelve animals. According to Chinese legend, this honored an invite from Lord Buddha to visit him before he left this Earth.