silver coins
Shiny pocket change
Silver coins are coins made primarily of silver, historically used as currency before modern economies shifted to base metals and fiat money.
Collectors and investors still trade silver coins for their precious metal content: He inherited a collection of silver coins from his grandfather.
The term sometimes appears in discussions of sound money or commodity-backed currency.
- coin collectingHobby of acquiring currency
- currencyMedium of exchange
- mintAromatic culinary herb
- legal tenderOfficially recognized payment medium
- face valuePrinted denomination shown
currency exchange · numismatics · assay · purity · troy ounce · precious metals · thaler · tarnish · denarius · coin auctions · bullion · spot price · Mexican peso · piece of eight · thirty pieces · pocket · nickels · hoard
- moneydollar, euro, coin, cash, pound
- coinspennies, leu, nickels, ban, dimes
- royal treasurescrown jewels, imperial crown, royal regalia, imperial regalia, regalia
- silversilverware, silversmith
- antiquitiesancient relics, ancient artifacts, ancient pottery, ancient seals, ancient manuscripts
- coin collectingpenny, cent, coin dealers, bronze coin, halfpenny
silver coinspaper money
Currency in bill form
banknotes · currency notes · paper currency · greenbacks · bank notes
silver coinsgold coins
Currency struck from precious yellow metal
gold bullion · copper coins · bronze coins · gold bars · brass coins
silver coinsdigital currency
Currency stored electronically
cryptocurrency · electronic money · virtual currency · Bitcoin · credit