Silver From Paradise, The British Virgin Islands
Last night I was working through files on my old computer. Many of my pictures and files were a disaster in part because my ex-wife didn't organize things very well, but I'm sure I have a hand in the blame for that one too! While I was going through a folder of older pictures I found an image of a coin that I honestly forgot that I even owned. It's been stored away for years and years, but I decided that I would share it because it's pretty cool.
This is one I picked up in a coin shop in Miami, Florida years ago. What caught my eye about it was the beautiful toning it has around the edges. I also liked the younger image of Queen Elizabeth II. Although this is a non circulation coin made for collectors, at some point someone wasn't too careful it. Because of condition, I paid spot price for the silver which was next to nothing since there are only 3.28 grams of silver in it and silver was cheap at the time. It is a pretty silver nickel though from the British Virgin Islands!
About the coin:
From numista.com
The silver value in this one right now is $3.55, not a whole lot. Sadly, due to condition it wouldn't sell for much of a premium unless someone fell in love with the toning like I did. Another interesting point is that this was produced by The Franklin Mint in Wawa, Pennsylvania. At the time they produced sterling silver coins for many nations throughout the Caribbean.
Another bonus for me is that I love the British Virgin Islands, they are a gorgeous place to vacation!
Silver Jubilee of Elizabeth II
In 1977 Queen Elizabeth II had been in office for 25 years, having been coronated in 1952. The event was a huge celebration in the UK as well as it's territories. The Queen travelled all over England and Scotland in less than three months, and then visited Canada and Australia as part of the celebration. The band Queen even played two shows in honor of the Queen.
Of course there was also a fair amount of controversy. The band Sex Pistols released "God Save the Queen" as a mockery of the event and government in general. It was the second most sold album upon being published. They even tried to perform on a boat sailing down the River Thames. Police ended up stopping the event and arrested many of their fans.
I personally am not a big royal family follower and don't really understand it, and I am a very distant cousin of theirs. Then again, I'm from the US... However, the monarchy has been a tradition in England for a very long time, and likely will continue as figureheads even though the real power now lies with the people as a democracy.
Zenaida Dove
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This species of dove is very interesting because the main place you find them is in the Caribbean. They do show up on on the edges of the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico, but for the most part you only see them while visiting Caribbean islands. In the years I spent living in the islands I would see these doves on a daily basis. They are abundant throughout the Caribbean but for some odd reason don't stray into Florida even though they are found in the Florida Keys. Here's a habitat map in case your interested.
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An interesting factoid about this species is they are named for Zénaïde Laetitia Julie Bonaparte. That last name may give it away, but she was the niece of none other than Napoleon Bonaparte.
They are frequently hunted as game birds and are at absolutely no threat of extinction. I personally have never understood hunting birds, it involves using a shotgun which means you would have to be extremely careful while eating them not to break a tooth on buckshot. Just my thoughts anyway, I'm sure die hard bird hunters don't mind it!
Virgin Gorda
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And what would a post about a coin from the British Virgin Islands be without talking about Virgin Gorda? Incomplete at best. Virgin Gorda is my favorite of the British Virgins, in part because of the baths. These are an area of pools of very shallow water and are spectacular. If you ever have a chance to visit the Virgin Islands, don't miss this one. You will regret it!
That will wrap up my post about this silver nickel from the Caribbean. I hoped you enjoyed learning a bit about it, and the history involved as well. Please feel free to leave any questions or comments below, and thank you for all of your support. It's greatly appreciated! Have a great day!
References:
https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces23688.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silver_Jubilee_of_Elizabeth_II
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zenaida_doves
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As soon as I saw the Silver Jubilee on the coin I knew it was 1977.
What a year and I remember the street parties we had, with bunting on the lampposts and tables and chairs full of food and drinks in the street. What a time, such a shame those days are long gone, when this country was full of communities of caring people.
Seeing your exwife mentioned made me chuckle. Tonight when my wife came from work, I asked how her new taxi driver was today. She got me laughing when somehow they got talking about the time he had to go pick up his exwife as a fare. He said no fucking way am I picking you up, so call someone else 🤣
Funny how just a few years can change the community entirely. Social media may be part of the problem, or maybe people are just more self centered and narcissistic than they used to be? It's a shame those days are long gone...
Picking up your ex for cab fare? I don't blame him for refusing that fare. There are some things that are best left in the past... Ex-wives are one of them!
Glad you knew the year right away of the coin, I think it's the only coin I own that was from 1977 from a UK protectorate and none from the UK either. It was interesting to learn about the event, I was too young and living in the wrong country to appreciate it's significance!
Well I was a kid when it happened, but both sides of my family were big fans of the monarchy so 25 years on the throne was a big deal. The population has grown massively since then, as they just let anyone in. Then it was the British, Indians and people from the Caribbean and Africa so it was English that was spoken. Now lol anything but. Enough of that before I rant lol.
Always great to see your coins and read some back history!
Since I'm planning on retiring, I'd love to find out if I can afford to go check out a few beaches around the Caribbean.
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You definitely can! There are a lot of affordable places including the Dominican Republic. Buy your tickets early and reserve early and you can get some great deals. Even in the Virgin Islands there are some really good deals depending on when you want to travel.
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It is so funny and amazing that you could forget the coin that you own, that means that your collection is so many.
that is a good coin, and also it is a commemorative, so I think it will be valued more in the future.
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Part of the reason I didn't remember it is it's just a nickel, a very small coin and not worth a whole lot. I really only bought it because I liked the nice colored toning around the edge of the front of the coin. Thanks!
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The queen lived an enviable life, in her life there were ups and downs like in everyone's life but there were more ups than downs hahaha, a life full of luxuries, how wonderful, I have to prioritize what I'm going to buy, sometimes I don't have enough money for fruit, well it will be when I retire, but I still have a long, long time, in the meantime I will work and live one day at a time, well at least I'm alive and young, that's a plus
It's like hitting the genetic lottery being born into a position like hers. Royal families come with many luxuries that most others will never be able to enjoy. For all of it's perks it has it's downsides as well I'm sure, but never having lived that life I couldn't say... I've had times when buying groceries was tough because of lack of funs, I understand that feeling all too well. The main thing is to keep on going and managing to survive! Plus you are still young, I wish I could take a pill to make me twenty years younger, sadly they haven't invented it yet!
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We have a town in Michigan named Paradise. It doesn't look anything like these places. It is a pretty cool area of the state though. That's interesting about the birds too. I just had a pork dish at one of our local Mexican restaurants that was inspired by cuisine from the Yucatan Peninsula.
I hope it was some good pork! Mexican places can make amazingly tender pork, so many great dishes. I haven't bee to the Yucatan Peninsula in so many years now, it's a pretty place.
Paradise, Michigan... Whoever first established the place must have really loved the area.
It wasn't as good as the same dish I had at a different place, but it was still pretty decent.
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I agree with you the toning looks awesome to me as well!👍😀
I think because of the silver melt value I think I would just put this in the "keeper pile"!😇
I think there's probably a lot of other other collectors that would love this circular toning!
It's the one reason I bought it, it reminded me of the toning you might see on a Morgan dollar. The funny thing is it's just a nickel, and not real big but still had the cool toning. It's one I wouldn't sell and will be going to my son along with the rest of the collection! I don't believe in letting anything that beautiful go to be melted!
That’s excellent to hear, I hope someday my children enjoy my coin collection as much as I have!👍😊
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I really like Elizabeth II shown in this coin and in other coins from that period! Long neck Elizabeth, I think, is what they refer to it as. Pretty, @thebignigg!
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Thank you! I think she looked great on these coins!
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