A few days ago I shared one of the coins I picked up while I was travelling in Israel. I've always bought a few silver coins when I travel abroad, a habit I picked up from my Dad. Whenever we went someplace he would buy me a souvenir coin of some sort. One of my favorites was a silver token from Circus Circus Casino in Las Vegas, I still have it somewhere! It's a habit that has stuck with me over the years. While in Jerusalem I picked up a few coins in a coin shop. Since Israel hasn't really been around all that many years (as a country anyway) there weren't really "old" coins made in the Israel we know today. They did have some ancient coins that were way outside my budget but very, very awesome.
This is the second coin I picked up. I also picked up a third but it was an silver Egyptian coin that was older but a nice coin. Like I mentioned before the first coin I bought was supposedly 90% silver but turned out to be only 75%, on this second coin the owner was more honest. This one is only 50% silver, but I think the tarnishing on the coin kind of gave that one away. Have a look:
About the coin:
Country: Israel
Denomination: 100 Lirot
Year: 5740 (1979)
Mint: Jeruselem
Composition: Silver 50%
Weight: 20 grams
Diameter: 34 mm
Thickness: 3 mm
Edge: Smooth
Demonetized: Yes
Designer: Shlomo Rotem
Obverse: Denomination with emblem of state of Israel below, then Israel in Hebrew, Arabic, and English along with the date.
Reverse: Hanukkah lamp from Egypt inside Star of David. Inside the lamp lettering states (quoting directly from Numista because I can't read Hebrew) " "Because the commandment is a lamp and the teaching a light". Underneath the words, in Hebrew "a Hanukkah lamp from Egypt, 19th century"."
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While this coin is only 50% silver it's still a nice coin. I do prefer higher percentages usually! What really sold me on it was the tarnishing, just that cool purple glow. Kind of a unique looking coin in that regard. What is interesting is that both Israeli coins I bought are the same size and weight but this one was 100 Lirat and the first one was a 5 Lirat even though it had more silver, go figure... This is it on my coins made in Israel, not the fanciest coins I own but a nice momento of a great trip! As far as the stacking community goes probably not great for stacking as the premiums will be too high, more of a numismatic item.
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And my disclaimer: Gold and silver stacking can be a fun hobby but isn't for everyone. You can lose money. I'm not a financial advisor and this isn't financial advice, please always do your own research before spending your hard earned money.
References:
Numista
https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces31121.html
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