Hey, look what Santa brought me today for being such a good kid last year!
Yeah, ok not Santa. That's actually something I ordered a few days ago. Here, have a look:
Yep, my first silver of the year! A Morgan dollar and a Peace dollar!
And if you take a closer look there's something else in the pic! I guess it's the opposite of precious metals..
Hyperinflation paper money, lel!
Two hundred million Zimbabwe dollars š
This back note was issued in 2008, when the country was hit really hard by inflation. This period began in February 2007 and lasted all the way to 2009 when the country eventually said fuck it and started using foreign currencies till finally switching to the USD in 2015. At its peak,, inflation was at 79.6 billion percent. Yeah,you read that right. It was so high it stopped making any sense LMAO. Prices probably changed by the second. Oh, and the number above is just the official number, before the country stopped filling inflation statistics before it just became impossible to do so š
I already have the higher denomination bank note of 500 million, but I still miss the big boy of 100 trillion dollars, which was worth about 40 USD cent the moment it was issued. Of course it was worth dog poo soon after.
I am getting the latter one soon thanks to a fellow stacker here on hive, so expect a post with all three when I do ^_^
These toilet paper hyper inflation money are totally useless but fun and cheap to have, so I collect em purely for the novelty in case you wonder.
Ok, let's see a few more shots now:
Most stackers are probably familiar with the Morgan and the Peace dollar. In case you aren't, the first is a United States dollar coin minted from 1878 to 1904. Same for the peace dollar, which was minted from 1921 to 1928 and 1934 to 1935.
Wikipedia has extensive entries for both if you want to learn more about their historical significance, etc etc. Just click the links above.
When it comes to silver composition, they are pretty much the same. 26.73 g of 0.900 purity. Yep, they are big. And they feel very nice to hold :)
Btw, this is the second Morgan I get for my collection and the first peace dollar I ever own. Dunno if I'll be getting more, these two were close to spot so I couldn't resist the offer! In case you wonder, both coins start from about 25 $, and prices goes up depending on their condition.
Ok, some final shots before I close
These ladies are hot š„ š
Ok plebs! This is it for my first silver of the year! More coming soon š
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Fun Silver Posts
Enjoyed the post? Here is some more fun silver/monetary content I have written in the past that you might enjoy:
- The country that uses plastic coins!
- The bizarre coins of Cook Islands
- Infographic: What Type of Silver Whale are you?
- My silver pocket piece
- My favorite piece from the stack
- The 10 Million Dollar Coin
- This is where gold really comes from!
- That's one big nugget!
- The Ten Thousand Dollar Bill ?!?!
- Biggest Gold Coin Ever
- The microorganism that poops gold!
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