Collecting coins and currency

Two months after successful launch of Wirtland's gold coin, Wirtland (www.wirtland.com) now introduces its first silver coin, the "Silver Crane". The new "Silver Crane" weighs 1 troy ounce (31.1 grams) and consists of .999 pure silver, its diameter is 39 mm. The coin's denomination is 2 International Currency Units (ICU). The "Silver Crane" can be purchased online for 38 US dollars from Wirtland's official mint . The design of new silver coin is similar to 1/10 ounce "Gold Crane", which was considered to be the world's first physical gold coin issued by a virtual country, and called a "work of art" by experts. The ... Read Full Story

Two months after successful launch of Wirtland’s gold coin, Wirtland now introduces its first silver coin, the “Silver Crane”. The new “Silver Crane” weights 1 troy ounce (31.1 grams) and consists of .999 pure silver, its diameter is 39 mm. The coin’s denomination is 2 International Currency Units (ICU). The “Silver Crane” can be purchased online for 38 US dollars from Wirtland’s official mint. The design of new silver coin is similar to 1/10 ounce “Gold Crane”, which was considered o be the world’s first physical gold coin issued by a virtual country, and called a “work of art” by experts. The silver coin, ... Read Full Story

Last month Wirtland released the "Crane" - the world’s first physical gold coin from virtual land. The birth of Wirtland Crane was widely covered by international media (see list below). Though most of publications are in English, we have spotted also articles in Romanian, German, Russian, Ukrainian, and Czech media. The first sales of 1/10 ounce 24-carat pure gold Wirtland Crane proved successful as well.   "I received the Wirtland 10 ICU, and I really think it’s a gorgeous coin!" said Erik V. McCrea, coin collector, who was the first buyer of Wirtland Crane (see photo below). "The Wirtland Crane is truly a work ... Read Full Story

Wirtland has released its first gold coin, the "Wirtland Crane". "Wirtland Crane" is considered to be the world’s first gold coin produced by an internet-based (virtual) country. Wirtland has released its first gold coin, known unofficially as "Wirtland Crane" or "Gold Crane". The 1/10 oz. coin is minted in 24 carat gold, in cooperation with coin designer Daniel Carr and his company "Moonlight Mint." Daniel Carr is creator of "Amero" coin, and author of the New York and Rhode Island 2001 statehood quarters. (...) Read the rest of Cybercountry Gold Coin Becomes Reality, the First “Wirtland Coin” (264 words) © Wirtland for Coin News ... Read Full Story

The gold coin of Wirtland ( www.Wirtland.com ) has now become available for purchase. " Wirtland Crane" is considered to be the world's first gold coin issued by a virtual country. The diameter of the coin is 16.5 mm, composition: 24 carat pure gold, weight: 1/10 troy oz. (3.2 grams). The price of the coin is set at competitive rate * of 135 US dollars (about 95 euros), so the " Wirtland Crane" can serve both as a collector's item, and as a legal investment tool.As the coin is not intended for circulation, it's denominated symbolically at 10 ICU (International Currency Units). Wirtland's official ... Read Full Story

Hey, Rizzn-ites! Update (10:47 PM CST): Bill Burke sent me a relevant link as to the origins of Sovereign Citizen Movement as to where a lot of this NAU rhetoric originates. It is from the ADL . Over the past few days, I've been receiving more and more emails and forwards talking about the Amero and the NAU , and the growing concern that the U.S.A. will be merging very soon with Canada and Mexico. Stay with me now, this part goes into a little bit of economic language, and may be hard to follow for some, but I'll bring it back around in ... Read Full Story

One of the numerous spare-time activity that are in the Earth, and is   one and only of the greater popular ones, comprises accumulating money. Though traditionally accumulating coins was considered as the favorite option, a lot of persons are commencing to ascertain the economic value in paper currency accumulating. There are many that go strictly for money that is important from a historical standpoint. Some paper money is tied to specific events and even to regions that no longer have this form of currency. Some countries have also created limited edition versions of paper money and this has instilled a profound influence in ... Read Full Story