2016 Great Tea Race 2oz High Relief Silver Coin. Coin pictured is a stock image and is representative of what should be expected. Smartminting allows unprecedented dimensions of high reliefs. This new technology has been impressively used to create the coin editions dedicated to the 150th anniversary of «The Great Tea Race». In 1866, some of the fastest clippers carrying cargo competed in a legendary sailing race. The aim was to transport the eagerly awaited tea crops from China to Great Britain in the shortest possible time. After 99 days on their home-bound journey, the two fastest ships – the «Taeping» and the «Ariel» – arrived with a mere time difference of 25 minutes. The design of these coin issues is based on the oil painting by famous British maritime artist Jack Spurling. It shows the close finish between the two ships in the English Channel after a three-month head-to-head race, depicting their full sails with an astonishing high relief. Choice Bullion was born out of our passion for precious metals. We are bringing you this website to increase awareness of both the beauty modern semi-numismatics as well as give our clients access to low premium bullion. No matter if you are a seasoned “stacker” or new to the precious metals market, Choice Bullion was created for you. Our pledge to you is our “no cherry picking” policy. We hold ourselves to the highest level of ethics and guarantee that EVERY coin that we sell as “raw” is exactly that. We will never offer coins that have not met our minimum grading requirements as “raw” because we believe this is unethical and not in the best interest of our customers. Global demand for precious metals continue to surge. Proof of this can be seen simply by searching U. In the first 9 months of 2013 U. Mint sales of silver eagles have surpassed all of 2012 while the same can be said for gold. The other two countries which contribute most to global demand are China and India. China continues to import precious metals at an alarming rate while India has gone so far as initiating a ban on gold imports to protect its struggling currency. For those looking to just increase their precious metal holdings, Choice Bullion offers various lower cost options including government and privately minted bullion coins and rounds. We carry various bullion options from around the globe. While others may preach about trust and honesty, at Choice Bullion it’s not just words on our website, it’s our way of doing business. The item “2016 $10 Cook Islands Great Tea Race 2oz. 999 High Relief Silver Coin” is in sale since Saturday, May 14, 2016. This item is in the category “Coins & Paper Money\Coins\ World\Australia & Oceania\South Pacific”. The seller is “choicebullion” and is located in New York, New York. This item can be shipped worldwide.

• Circulated/Uncirculated: Uncirculated
• Year: 2016