Silver Canadian Maple Leaf

As the gold price soars to near historic highs reaching in excess of $1,000 per ounce, sellers have been faced by a onslaught of glaring electronic signs, flashy billboards and top level TV ads promising them that it is possible to make a killing through trading in their unwanted gold items especially jewelry. However what those ads are not saying takes the shine off the whole pitch by gold buyers.

Better Business Bureau stated gaining some knowledge on the different kinds of gold weighing scales is also very important before selling gold. This is because companies and jewelers use different types of scaling machines with different gram sizes for an ounce of gold. For instance, the standard weight of an ounce of gold is 28 grams. However, some companies and jewelers use the Troy ounce which weighs an ounce of gold at 31.1 grams.

Proof coins are the showpieces of the series of any coin and are therefore handled with extra care every step of their production. They represent the ultimate examples of that coin series.

A prooflike silver dollar is struck from a polished die that produces a reflective surface usually on the field and occasionally on the device. Prooflike coins were intended for circulation and no special care was taken in their handling.

Farran Zerbe was the coin collector who founded the Chase Manhattan Bank Money Museum in New York City with his own superb coin collection. Farran Zerbe is credited with initiating the interest by Congress in a new silver coin commemorating the recent peace from the World War.