Investing in MiniMintage Silver Rounds
The term “MiniMintage”, as well as the term “MicroMintage”, were both coined by Silver Shield founder, and silver coin designer, Chris Duane. They were created in order to describe two very unique occurrences within the silver round market.
Chris designs, and sells, two silver proof rounds every week through the Golden State Mint. One coin is issued for consumption by the general public. This release is referred to as a MiniMintage silver round. The other silver round is distributed to the paying, members-only Silver Shield Group. This coin is categorized as a MicroMintage.
MiniMintage rounds are limited edition coins that usually number under 1000 strikes. MicroMintage releases are more in keeping with an artist’s production of signed and numbered copies of their original paintings, which number under 250 pieces.
And, just as with a signed, and numbered, painter’s lithograph, the MiniMintage and MicroMintage .999 pure silver rounds come with a Certificate of Authenticity, which is numbered and signed by their creator as well. But unlike the painter’s lithograph, the buyer of a Silver Shield proof also receives their round in a satin-lined keepsake box as well.
As most silver round enthusiasts are well aware, unique designs and limited availability are hallmarks for success, whether collecting or investing, within the silver round market. Most astute buyers are also aware of the fact that the Silver Shield brand undeniably tops the industry in those two crucial categories.
Although the quality, craftsmanship and beauty of the rounds are decidedly captivating, and they also explain the reasons why many people excitedly await the weekly releases, it is the intriguing, timely and thought-provoking designs and the scant mintages that continue to entice collectors from across the globe to purchase Chris’ rounds. Despite other perceived investment strategies, Silver Sheild coins are simply the best silver rounds to buy, whether you are a collector, investor or dealer.
Many Silver Shield rounds command very high returns on after-market platforms and are, without a doubt, excellent investments when considering those parameters. But a more fervent reason for purchasing Silver Shield coins goes far beyond that. The coins are literally time-capsules, encapsulating the pivotal events of our era - frozen in both time, and in silver.
The MiniMintage silver rounds and Micromintage silver rounds will become heirlooms, to be passed down from one generation to another, expressing the purchaser’s immediate concerns, challenges and affinities. They are reflections of his world during the very moment he existed.
This approach to collecting silver rounds transcends monetary rewards. It quite literally takes “investing” in Silver Shield silver rounds to a higher plane. The rewards received are personal, incalculable and immeasurable.
Finally, there are no more desirable, intriguing or uniquely designed rounds on the market than Silver Shield. In addition to their very limited production numbers, which nearly guarantee their increasing in value, their unique themes, issues and topics will be etched in silver from time immemorial.
