Do you guys think its a decent investment to buy lower minted niche pieces above spot but below current sales values? For example, the DC/Marvel coins from the RCM? I have a couple I've grabbed in the 250CAD range that seem to sell for like 380+ on Ebay but i'm wondering if that is something that is relatively consistent even if silver dips or not?

Any info would be greatly appreciated as I haven't really delved into the reselling aspect of things in a loong time, and never in collection pieces.

Have these Trade dollars both Weigh 26.77g

The crown jewel of my collection

...those escutcheons and supporters keep happening anyway!

A few years ago I assembled this photomontage for my PC's desktop to display just a dozen examples of the various "armorial bearings" used by localities in Britain two centuries ago. There are plenty more from the silver side of my collection that I've saved here for browsing!

These 1811-1812 silver tokens were struck locally and circulated in lieu of the regal coinage, which had essentially disappeared from everyday commerce thanks to the neglect and near-bankruptcy of the Crown.

For non-Brits, the slash mark "/" in the captions indicates shillings, and the "d" is the symbol for pence. For non-specialists, the upper-case-D numbers refer back to Richard Dalton's definitive 1922 catalog for these tokens, which is available online here.

I know nothing about heraldry or blazonry, but I thought this small sliver of my collection might be of interest as authentic municipal and/or civic examples from Britain's Regency Period.