Silver coins - popular worldwide and throughout history

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Possibly the most famous silver coins come from the Spanish colonial silver mines in Mexico and Latin America. Spanish silver coins are famous for the purity and weight, and became used through the United States, Europe and Asia.

Silver specimens from ancient times tend to be quite well preserved, a tribute to the metal’s longevity. The first Greek coins were minted in silver, and even before coinage came into circulation silver was used as currency in the Arab world. With the rise of the Muslim era silver coins – or dirhams – spread through the old Middle East. The disbanding of the Ottoman Empire in the early 20th century meant that the Muslim coins in places like Turkey, Syria and Lebanon became relatively westernised.

The famous American silver dollar coin

The first silver dollar in the U.S. was issued on April 2, 1792. Previous to the United States issuing its own silver coins Spanish issue coinage circulated the country, and the silver ‘pillar’ dollar is famous for its use in 1700s America.

Mexican and Spanish silver coins travelled the world

Famously Mexican and Spanish silver coins were used throughout China for quite some time from the 16th century – introduced by trade and galleons sailing between Europe and Latin America. To the ancient Chinese silver was a rare and sought after commodity.

From the time of Charlemagne to the 12th century all England’s silver currency was made of the highest purity silver available, and in the Middle Ages silver was the standard for coinage. Levels over the centuries have risen and fallen, with pure silver eventually being eliminated from British coins altogether. American Eagle Silver Dollars are renowned for their 99.9 per cent pure silver content, and as a result are one of the world’s most popular bullion coins.

Today pure silver coins are struck mostly as commemorative and bullion issues, and are considered some of the most attractive and sought after coins by numismatists worldwide.

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