Pirate Silver Pieces of 8 Silver Shield 1 Troy Oz Of Antiqued Patina .999 Fine

Description

Fun Facts about this beautiful coin.
The new Silver Shield Pieces of Eight physically represents the deadly history of silver.  Praedatum In Mundo translates into “A Predatory World” that defines the struggle of man against nature to extract this rare, precious metal, but also violent clash of civilizations to control the treasure of the world.
The ocean and sky in the background of the Silver Shield Pieces of Eight  represent the treacherous seas that would claim many a men in search of this glorious treasure.  Explorers sought to find new trading routes with Asia soon discovered the new world and all of its riches.
The Silver Shield Pieces of Eight was styled after the original Spanish Dollar or Eight Reales coin. Like the original Spanish Dollar, the twin pillars of Hercules are adorned with the early manifest destiny motto of the Spanish Empire, PLVS VLTR, or "further beyond". These adorned pillars are also the reason why we have the dollar sign ($) today. For many years of the early American history, the Spanish Dollar was used as an official currency of the new colonies.
The Spanish influence on the American monetary system is still evident today. The original Spanish Dollar was a one ounce silver coin was valued at eight reales. This "piece of eight”  could be fractioned into halves (four reales) or quarters (two reales) much as we do with modern dollars. These "pieces of eight” were also why the stock market traded stocks for hundreds of years measured in 1/8 until the decimalization in 2001.
Like the original Spanish Dollar, the only way to cut the Silver Shield Pieces of Eight into it’s eight pieces, is a lot of effort and strong tools. Unlike the original Spanish Dollar, Silver Shield Pieces of Eight has a unique reverse that shows the purity and weight of the (8) 1/8 oz pure silver pieces of the 1 ounce pure silver strike.
Year
not dated
Mint Mark
Not Shown
Metals Purity
.999
Producer
Golden State Mint
Diameter
39 mm
Silver Content
1 Troy Ounce
Edge Type
Reeded
Condition
Antique Patina