mikegpo (58)in #steemsilvergold • 6 years agoPicked up a few beauties from @thedamusI did a small deal with @thedamus for some Canadian half dollars ! Here is a link to a Youtube video !mikegpo (58)in #steemsilvergold • 6 years agoDaily Coin # 157 A Beautiful 1983 100 Francs From FranceI am 99 % sure that this is the newest silver coin I own ! On January 1 1983 the ARPANET (created by the US Defence…mikegpo (58)in #steemsilvergold • 6 years agoDaily Coin # 156 A really Good Looking 50 Francs From 1974I am pretty sure this is the 2nd newest silver coin I own !(with the exception of bullion "coins" ! On January 3 1974…mikegpo (58)in #steemsilvergold • 6 years agoDaily Coin # 155 A very Nice Condition 10 French Francs From 1965Technology is exploding world wide ! On January 27th 1965 the first ground station-to-aircraft radio communication via…mikegpo (58)in #steemsilvergold • 6 years agoDaily Coin # 154 A Nice Looking 1933 20 Francs From FranceAnother great looking french coin from between the great wars . On February 6 1933 the highest recorded sea wave (not…mikegpo (58)in #steemsilvergold • 6 years agoDaily Coin # 153 A Recently Acquired 1934 10 Francs From La Republique FrancaisUnfortunately the world again is not far from another war to end all wars !! The great depression is close to its end…mikegpo (58)in #steemsilvergold • 6 years agoDaily Coin # 152 A Lovely 5 Francs From 1960's FranceIn 1960 the world was poised on the edge of a technology explosion , here comes the future ! On January 1 1960 the…mikegpo (58)in #steemsilvergol • 6 years agoDaily Coin # 152 A 2 Francs from FranceAnother beautiful french coin . On January 1 1902 Nathan Stubblefield makes the first public demonstration of radio…mikegpo (58)in #steemsilvergold • 6 years agoDaily Coin # 151 A 1915 1 Franc From The Republique FrancaiseToday's coin comes from just after the beginning of WW1 . An earthquake in Avezzano, Italy , kills 30,000 people on…mikegpo (58)in #steemsilvergold • 6 years agoDaily Coin # 150 A Very Nice 1901 50 Centimes From The Republic Of FranceMy French silver coins cover most decades in the 20th century so lets have a look ! On January 22 1901 Britain's Queen…mikegpo (58)in #steemsilvergold • 6 years agoDaily Coin # 149 A Modern Day Post Decimalization 1 Dollar Non-Circulating Commemorative Proof Coin From New ZealandA fairly rare coin for today . On January 3 1980 gold hits record highs of US $634 an ounce . on January 18 1980 the…mikegpo (58)in #steemsilvergold • 6 years agoDaily Coin # 149 Another Stunner From Down Under !Here for your viewing pleasure is another simply stunning crown coin ! On January 1 1949 Tokelau (Union) Islands were…mikegpo (58)in #steemsilvergold • 6 years agoDaily Coin # 148 A Great Looking 1840-1940 Circulating Commemorative Half Crown CoinHere is another 50 % coin from New Zealand . As I was searching for some history tidbits from 1940 I realized that the…mikegpo (58)in #steemsilvergold • 6 years agoDaily Coin # 147 A Very Nice Condition 1933 New Zealand Half-CrownWhat we have here today is a very nice looking 1933 1/2 crown from New Zealand . On January 12 1933 the US Congress…mikegpo (58)in #steemsilvergold • 6 years agoDaily Coin # 146 A Lovely 1934 Six Pence From New ZealandAnother 50% beauty from New Zealand . On January 15 1934 an 8.4 earthquake in India/Nepal kills 10,700 people . Edwin…mikegpo (58)in #steemsilvergold • 6 years agoDaily Coin # 145 A New Zealand 3d CoinA tiny little 50 %er from down under . Let me begin and say how hard it is to find history tidbits that are not war…mikegpo (58)in #steemsilvergold • 6 years agoDaily Coin # 144 A Special Queen Victoria Crown CoinThis coin is very special to me because it was a gift from a very special friend from the UK . On January 29 1845…mikegpo (58)in #steemsilvergold • 6 years agoDaily Coin # 143 A Nice Victoria Half CrownHere is yet another beautiful Victorian coin . On January 13th 1883 a fire in circus Ferroni in Berditschoft , Poland…mikegpo (58)in #steemsilvergol • 6 years agoDaily Coin # 142 A Very Experienced Victorian Gothic Florin From 1860Another experienced coin from the mid-1800's . On January 29 1860 the American College was established in Rome by Pope…mikegpo (58)in #steemsilvergold • 6 years agoDaily Coin# 141 Another Well Worn Victorian Silver CoinA new coin introduced in 1848, "the florin" was worth two shillings or one-tenth of a pound. It proved popular and…