I found my old camera and all the necessary cables, so I am trying to step up my photo game a bit for the group! I love Silver Shield strikes and really enjoy sharing the images and meanings behind the images for the #steemsilvergold community as I know not everyone has access to the member only strikes. The reason I have used the Silver Shield Reverse as the thumbnail is because I have a little news concerning it. Silver Shield will have a new reverse for 2018, and not just with the date change. I have seen a snippet of what it will look like and wow, it looks Great! I will be sure to share it with you when the new strikes are out!
As I mentioned before I have found my old camera and am excited to be able to step up my photo’s from the ones I was taking with my phone. I have used this post to have a play with the camera settings and angles to see if it is going to be any good for my future coin showcases. Let me know what you guys think and if you want to see how it handled silver, I have a sneak peek at the end of this post.
I thought this would be a great opportunity to showcase some of the older Silver Shield designs that I have not acquired in silver, because I believe in the messages behind Chris Duanes coins, this is a great way to touch on the topics from his earlier years, and to get these great designs seen by the #steemsilvergold community.
This is also a great way to showcase how great copper strikes can be. Yes they are well overpriced compared to bulk copper but they are also very cheap when compared to silver. I realise that copper in ounce form is in no way considered an investment BUT it is a great way to take an ounce coin with you on a day to day, to take out and play with and to help spread the messages behind the silver shield designs. People love to see the copper coins, to feel the weight and play with it in their hands, and then their eyes light up when you suggest that they can own those coins, as an investment, in beautiful silver!!
So any way here are some of the earlier Silver Shield design (2014 - 2012) showcased with my old sony camera with a brief description of the design. I thought I would keep the descriptions short because there are a few of them! ENJOY!
2012 - Freedom Girl
This is a design I am sure most silver stackers will have seen, if not as a part of their own collection. This is one of Silver Shields most easily recognised strikes and is a re-imagining of the US Peace Dollar, by acclaimed sculptor Heidi Wastweet. It shows the seductiveness of freedom, with an easy and relaxed hairstyle, free from the shackles of a tiara.
2013 - Standing Freedom
This beautiful strike shows Freedom, standing firm with her spear in hand. A trivium shield protects her from the onslaught against freedom, and her hair flows, care free in the wind.
2013 - AG 47
This strike encompasses the belief of being able to defend oneself goes hand in hand with freedom. It shows guns and bullets squarely in the snipers sights. The words MOSON LABE - COME AND TAKE THEM.
2013 - Cannabis
Again this is another easily recognisable strike from Heidi Wastweet. It is a play on the Canadian Maple, with a cannabis leaf outlined by the iconic maple leaf. The word Canada is easily replaced with the word Cannabis. The French words of Argent Pur has been replaced with the French Legaliser Nature.
2013 - Don’t Tread On Me (1 ounce and 5 ounce)
Yet another Heidi Wastweet strike, this strike represents the Gadsden Flag and shows a coiled rattle snake ready to strike with the words “Don’t Tread On Me’. This symbol has been widely used in America.
2014 - Liberty Or Death
This strike shows the old revolution cry of Liberty or Death. The strike embodies the style of the pirate flag with a colonial style skull and old rifles. 13 stars encompass the strike.
2014 - Come And Take It
This strike is a bit of a combination from the two previous strikes - Freedom Girl and AG 47 - and it shows freedom ready to fight for her rights. She brandishes her AK (AG) 47 and the words ‘Come And Take It’ shouts her challenge.
2014 - Seven Sins Of Obama
This is the first release of the Seven Sins Of Obama and it shows a skeletonised Obama dropping money from his outstretched arm. You can also see the drones, CCTV cameras and caution sign in the background. I will expand on this coin when I showcase the complete 2016 Seven Sins of Obama series, where this coins was featured as a re-release.
2014 - BITCON
I think most people here have an idea of Chris Duanes opinion on crypto currencies. This coin reflects that opinion (from 2014 mind you) but does echo the very true phrase that most of us stackers recognise “You Don’t Own It, If You Don’t Hold It”.
2014 - The Rise And Fall Of The Banker - Series -
This series is one of the first Silver Shield Series to catch my eye. I have not managed to collect it in silver but am happy to at least have the designs in copper!
#1 - Competition Is A Sin
This strike is inspired by the Rothschild control of the Central Bank system in Europe, the crash in the market in 1907 and the creation of the Federal Reserve Central Bank.
#2 - Spreading Debt And Death
This strike shows how the bankers have manipulated war and famine to enslave countries to take on more debt. This is where control over nations is commanded, by the control of debt.
#3 - Too Big To Fail
The song heard from the banks in 2007 - 2008 where they stuck out their hand for money, citing the phrase “To Big To Fail” which simply enabled the banks and banking system to steal money from the taxpayers. You can see the banker running off with his bag of gains!
#4 - End Of The Line
This strike illustrates the banker meeting his end at the hands of the public. Pitchforks pierce his torso as his useless fiat notes fall to the ground. He has just discovered that “On A Long Enough Timeline The Survival Rate Drops To Zero!
A SNEAK PEAK AT WHATS TO COME
I have a few more strikes lined up from Silver Shield to showcase to you all and I thought I would give you a quick heads up on some of the series I will be covering next. I will no doubt throw in some other coins along the way that either dont fit into a series or from series that I have not managed to complete.
In The Works :
The rest of the DEATH OF THE DOLLAR series (10 in total, I have covered two out of ten all ready and you can see them HERE.)
MONUMENTAL TRUTH series (3 in total)
PYRAMID OF POWER in BU series (14 in total)
And the NEVER FORGET series (13 in total)
Here is a sneak peak at one of the NEVER FORGET series (they all look great too!)
