Salt Spring Dollars first 1/2 Oz 0.999 Ag
 

"Salt Spring Island Monetary Foundation
The Salt Spring Island Monetary Foundation was founded as a not-for-profit society on July 17th, 2001,and is registered with the Province of British Columbia.
The Salt Spring IMF's mission statement is as follows: "The purposes of the Society are to design, issue and maintain a local currency for Salt Spring Island with the goal of raising funds for worthwhile community projects while promoting local commerce and goodwill."

Salt Spring Dollars is proud to announce the commissioning of their very first 1/2 Oz. .999 fine silver $$50 coin!

The artwork on the coin is the creation of internationally acclaimed gemstone carver Thomas McPhee, (see Thomas' work on The Kitaa Ruby and McFeeGlass.net) and the coin itself is being minted at the Lasqueti Island Mint.
The following images are the artwork on the rough dies, which are now in the final stages of finishing/polishing/detailing:
http://www.saltspringdollars.com/mermaid.jpg
http://www.saltspringdollars.com/orca%20-%20coin.jpg
A limited number of triple struck proofs (199) will be available, as well as limited number (801) double struck Brilliant Uncirculated.

SSIMF is now taking pre-orders for the coins. "
International and non-BC Canadian Residents please click here for details.

Re: Salt Spring Dollars first 1/2 Oz 0.999 Ag
 

Very pretty...verrry pretty, and too rich for my blood. $65 for 1/2 ounce od silver....ahem..I'll pass.:cool1:

Re: Salt Spring Dollars first 1/2 Oz 0.999 Ag
 

Verrrry nice to look at :cheerful: Even better is the fact that it is local currency. Maybe small town America should do the same thing.


You know, if one person, just one person does it they may think he's really sick and they won't take him. And if two people, two people do it, in harmony, they may think they're both faggots and they won't take either of them. And three people do it, three, can you imagine, three people walking in singin a bar of Alice's Restaurant and walking out. They may think it's an organization. And can you, can you imagine fifty people a day,I said fifty people a day walking in singin a bar of Alice's Restaurant and walking out. And friends they may thinks it's a movement. And that's what it is ,

A movement to put the FED out of business.

with credit to Arlo Guthrie. :rock: You can get anything you want at Alice's restaurant,....... excepting Alice.

Re: Salt Spring Dollars first 1/2 Oz 0.999 Ag
 

That is amazingly pretty. I would consider buying one of those, and I'm a bullion guy. :love:

Re: Salt Spring Dollars first 1/2 Oz 0.999 Ag
 

Gorgeous, but for $50.00 bucks I would prefer a full ounce. I didn't see the coins' diameter listed, did I miss that somewhere?