New Armenian Silver Coin Commemorates Noah’s Ark

由英國帶返來啦, 舊年買的1盎司2011年亞美尼亞銀幣, 全部無損傷, 雖然是買貴咗 ! 想買的人可以去幫襯旺旺或 Ivan !

2011年半盎司亞美尼亞銀幣, 大過1蚊港幣少少, 但厚好多, 167蚊, 謝 Silver Coin Story


2011 1/2 oz Silver Noah's Ark
Denomination:       200 Dram
Diameter:     27.66 mm
Thickness:     3 mm

2011 1 oz Silver Noah's Ark
Denomination:       500 Dram
Diameter:     38.5 mm
Thickness:     2.8 mm


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Posted by Contributor on August 17, 2011

The coin has a nominal value of 500 dram (equivalent to about $1.40 US or 1 euro) and is dated 2011. Each coin contains 1 troy ounce (31.1 grams) of 999 fine (essentially pure) silver, and is about 38.6 mm. in diameter.

According to a press release from coininvestdirect.com, the Noah’s Ark coin is produced by a private mint in Germany. The coin obverse carries the hallmark LEV of the Leipziger Edelmetall Verarbeitung (Leipzig Precious Metals Factory). LEV and CoinInvestDirect certify that the metal used to mint the coin has met the standards established by the London Bullion Market Association.

The new coin is available in wholesale quantities of 20 and 500 coins. Orders for the latter quantity are supplied with a sturdy and convenient wooden storage box. According to CoinInvestDirect, other sizes of the new bullion coin are planned to be released in the near future. Coins in ¼ and ½ ounce sizes will be available at the end of 2011, and large coins (5 oz., 10 oz., 1 kg., and 5 kg.) will be available in 2012.

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The maximum mintages for 2011 dated coins are:

    1/4 oz - 500,000

    1/2 oz - 500,000

    1oz - 8,000,000

Republic of Armenia's Noah's Ark Bullion Coin Series

2011 Final Mintage Figures

1 oz.
Maximum authorized mintage: 8,000,000
Declared (final) mintage: 351,145

1/2 oz
Maximum authorized mintage: 500,000
Declared (final) mintage: 33,965

1/4 oz
Maximum authorized mintage: 500,000
Declared (final) mintage: 46,679

Note 1: Minting of 2011 dated coins is now closed and no further 2011 dated coins will be produced.

Note 2: 5oz, 10oz, 1kg and 5kg coins were introduced in January 2012. No coins in these weights bear the 2011 date.

- The "scratched sun" imperfection on some 2011 dated coins is the result of a production error at the mint where the sun area of the original, master die was cut too deep. The reverse of the 2011 1/4 oz, 1/2oz and 1oz coins were all created from the same master die, hence the higher relief area of the sun is present in all three sized coins and this can result in scratch marks of the surface area of the sun.

- This production issue was identified by the mint and has been rectified during the process of cutting new dies for the new 2012 dated coins.

- Not all 2011 dated coins are affected by the "scratched sun" imperfection. Investigations have revealed that one coin in every tube of 20 - the coin located at the very bottom of the tube - is significantly less likely to be affected by scratch marks on the sun area. Mint-sealed tubes may also contain more unscratched coins, however the nature of the imperfection means that further occurrences in the same tube are less likely.

 Ivan 之前收到的Noah's Ark 1盎司銀幣有少少損傷是因為鑄廠的問題, 而唔係幣商的問題, 但半盎司的應該無問題的 !

本人舊年已叫女兒在英國買咗2011年1盎司的, 所以沒知賣相如何 ? 當時銀價在 35美元, 所以再加20%消售稅和貴英鎊, 本人買入價是 405蚊1枚 !