PostsCommentstrautenberk in #silvergoldstackers • 24 days agoWhat, from Whom and for How Much?I'm not showing anything extraordinary today. One Barbados dollar, year 2023. One ounce of fine silver, of course. I suppose you can buy this coin almost anywhere. I try not to…trautenberk in #silvergoldstackers • 29 days agoBy Mail or in Person?I live in the capital of my country. It is a relatively small country and a relatively small capital (11 million/1.5million) . But still, there's a higher concentration of all…trautenberk in #silvergoldstackers • last monthHow's My Collection GrowingI've written before that I try to buy one silver coin, preferably an ounce, a week. Once a year I will try to buy a gold coin, preferably an ounce again. But how to write about…trautenberk in #silvergoldastackers • 2 months agoPeculiarity?I don't know if it's common in other states. In my country, one company issues such souvenirs. In my country the legal tender is the Czech crown. Nevertheless, we print EU…trautenberk in #silvergoldstackers • 2 months agoGiftI think most people like getting presents. Who usually gives you something? Family, friends, work colleagues, business partners. Do you get gifts from strangers on the street…trautenberk in #silvergoldstackers • 2 months agoMoney of the Occupied StateIt should be about silver and gold. But sometimes I make an exception. I've seen that I'm not the only one who does that. History is indirectly depicted on money. This is an…trautenberk in #silvergoldstackers • 3 months agoJust a Simple Addition to My CollectionI often digress from the main topic. From gold and silver. So I'll return to it today. I simply bought a coin and I'm showing it. ![](trautenberk in #silvergoldstackers • 3 months agoStamps of the WorldI just got back from shopping. Postage stamps. Yes, I used to collect those too. When I was a kid. I still have some left. A few dozen albums and a couple of cases of ungraded…trautenberk in #silvergoldstackers • 3 months agoOther CollectablesI was just about to write an article on coins. But I looked at one of the showcases and it was immediately clear that I was going to write about something else today. Everyone…trautenberk in #silvergoldstackers • 3 months agoA Little off TopicI visited the zoo today with my 13-year-old son. We go there quite often. We live less than a mile from it. ![](trautenberk in #silvergoldstackers • 4 months agoTrautenberk as a SilvergoldstackerSo far, I've been introducing myself as a collector. But besides collecting, I'm also a silvegoldstacker. I find it a bit small to write that I bought this coin and what its…trautenberk in #silvergoldstackers • 4 months agoWhen Does the Appearance of the Coin Change?Today I will start by describing the coins I am presenting. 1 gulden, 1860, 1878, 1888, 1883, 1881, diameter 29 mm, weight 12.345 g of silver, purity 900/1000 1/4…trautenberk in #silvergoldstackers • 5 months agoReplenishing the CollectionBetween 1858 and 1892 this currency was in use in Austria. It was introduced with the adoption of the decimal system and was derived from the price of silver. In 1892 a crown…trautenberk in #silvergoldstackers • 5 months agoHow I Started Collecting CoinsIt was in 1970. I was just three years old. My grandfather was sixty, which was his retirement age. My parents and grandmother went to work. They came home very late. My mother…trautenberk in #silvergoldstackers • 5 months agoHow I Collect CoinsIn a way, it is easy to collect contemporary investment coins. You simply order them from a dealer. You get them new, undamaged, for the price of silver and some margin or tax.…trautenberk in #silvergoldstackers • 6 months agoCoins of the XIXth century in Central EuropeThe nineteenth century began unhappily in Europe. From 1793, a new wave of wars broke out. The French Revolution brought Emperor Napoleon to the head of state. The wars…trautenberk in #silvergoldstackers • 7 months agoThe Price of Silver in the Past and TodayI haven't written anything for #silvegolstackers in a long time. And I had no idea what to write about. I was randomly going through my coins. After a while, an idea came to me.…trautenberk in #silvergoldstackers • 7 months agoSpecial Coinage TechniqueDo these coins seem special to you? No? Then let's look at them from the other side. You still don't ftrautenberk in #silvergoldstackers • 7 months ago60th Anniversary of the Reign of Franz Joseph I.Franz Joseph I lived from 1830 to 1916. He was Emperor of Austria from 1848 to 1916. In 1908, he celebrated 60 years on the throne. Commemorative coins were minted on this occasion. These coins I wanttrautenberk in #silvergoldstackers • 8 months agoHungarian Commemorative Coins of 19th CenturyIn 1526 the Habsburg dynasty ascended the Hungarian throne. I do not want to tell here the detailed history of Hungary or of this family. Just a few brief words. The Habsburgs…