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The E-Sylum: Volume 24, Number 18, May 2, 2021, Article 15

QUERY: SHAGIN JOHNSON MATTHEY SILVER ROUNDS

Christopher Fleming has a question about Johnson Matthey silver rounds. I can't help, but perhaps one of our readers can. -Editor

California Numismatist 2008 Winter cover Greg Burns from The California Numismatist sent me your way to ask a question that I have. I have just recently acquired three Johnson Matthey one ounce .999 silver rounds minted in 1986 from what looks to be the "Liberty Series Centennial Anniversary of the Statue of Liberty" plaque that the Ellis Island Foundation had commissioned sculptor Alex Shagin to do. I have never seen these bullion rounds before and I was hoping maybe you had some information about them.

I have found a few articles on Alex Shagin and the plaque he had done and discovered it is featured on the cover of "The California Numismatist" winter 2008 edition. I have seen plenty of other types of Johnson Mathey Liberty rounds and bars and thanks to Allengelhard.com estimated mintages and other information, however, I cannot find anything about these rounds.

If you have any information about JM working with Mr. Shagin, estimated mintage numbers for this round, etc. It would be greatly appreciated.

Johnson Matthey silver rounds obverse Johnson Matthey silver rounds reverse

As always, readers can click on the images to see larger versions on our Flickr archive. Can anyone assist? Thanks. -Editor

To read the California Numismatist issue on the Newman Numismatic Portal, see:
The California Numismatist (Winter 2008) (https://nnp.wustl.edu/library/book/572556)



Wayne Homren, Editor

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