The Spanish government has filed claims in U.S. federal court over the shipwreck treasure a Florida firm discovered; the ship contained 500,000 gold and silver coins. (May 31)
Spain`s Culture Ministry called the discovery of $500 million of treasure suspicious and possibly illegal. Florida-based treasure hunters Odyssey Marine Exploration said it had legally recovered 17 tons of gold and silver coins worth an estimated $500 mil
(Sacramento) Here in Sacramento a group of people is using silver coins to buy everything from tires to tacos. But it`s not money made by the U.S. mint it`s their own money -- money they`re making themselves called Liberty Dollars. They say it`s legal. Th
1999 SILVER Proof SETS are the scarcest US Mint issued Proof coin sets containing the 50 State Quarters.
Issued for the first year of the US government 50 State Quarter program, these special proof sets contain silver coins.
Because the US Mint charged more for these special "silver" coin sets, not as many were sold. Today the 1999 silver state quarters and other 1999 silver proof set coins are hard to locate.
Explore this website to find articles about the 1999 silver proof sets and other US mint issued coins.
