Rare Coins, World Coins, MORE COINS! With Richard From Harry's Coin Shop

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  • In tis video I talk to Richard from Harry's Coin Shop and we discuss world coins and rare coins. Richard has incredible knowledge about rare coins, us coins, and foreign coins. We mostly talk about world coins and coins in general in this video. I have been filming videos at Harry's Coin Shop for some time now and you all have asked for a Richard video so here it is! I will have to do more videos with Richard in the future to discuss more coin topics. When it comes to coin grading, coin collecting, and coin investing I always enjoy learning from the coin experts! If you want to watch more videos from Harry's Coin Shop click the playlist below:
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  • @nateg4236
    @nateg4236 Рік тому +29

    My kids, one day, will be buying coins from Richard's coin shop.
    Keep our great hobby going!

  • @SustenanceNCovering
    @SustenanceNCovering 9 місяців тому +5

    Richard always impresses me with his knowledge. But he also impresses me with his ability to communicate and teach. It’s like he is taking information directly out of his brain and putting it into my brain.

  • @yankeesandgiants1886
    @yankeesandgiants1886 Рік тому +90

    Richard is such a calm, humble, interesting dude. It's nice to celebrate people like him and forget the jerks who dominate the headlines.

    • @scottfuqua7355
      @scottfuqua7355 Рік тому +2

      Well stated.

    • @Silvercrypto-xk4zy
      @Silvercrypto-xk4zy Рік тому +3

      Yep, I had the pleasure of actually meeting him in person before he went to Harry’s shop

  • @138152930
    @138152930 Рік тому +11

    Not sure how I stumbled on this feed but I love this coin shop and the people who work there. No idea who the invisible Silver Dragon is but thanks for bringing this content from Harry's Coin Shop. Can't wait until they get their online store going.

  • @WowplayerMe
    @WowplayerMe Рік тому +7

    This kid is a Phenom, If coin collecting had an All-Star team, he'd be the Captain!

  • @ohioerrn
    @ohioerrn Рік тому +4

    I love everything about this coin shop. The organization. The cleanliness. The amount and diversity of inventory. And especially the people who work there. Very humble, honest, friendly and knowledgeable. Wish my LCS was like this.

  • @dombaker8790
    @dombaker8790 7 місяців тому

    From the perspective of a new world coin collector just going after any coin from any country find Richard's deeper perspective on importance and diversity of world coins inspiring and making me think bit more deeply about the aim.

  • @KozmoDyne
    @KozmoDyne Рік тому +1

    Once again these guys tricked me into learning stuff.

  • @sstrauss6752
    @sstrauss6752 Рік тому +1

    I share Richard's passion. I started collecting coins when I was 9 years old. I am now 71. By learning about coins you can learn about history, economics, geography and world politics. I started with U.S. coins and sold that collection as a down payment for my first home in 1979. There was dry spell until after 1997, my dad passed away and I inherited some money. Took up U.S. gold type sets which I sold again in 2011 to help pay for a retirement home (which I now live in. Then I took up Latin Monetary Union coins and did that until 2019. I sold those coins to work on another collection. The coinage of the Soho Mint in Birmingham, England. The first coinage in the world struck under power (steam) was in 1789. The U.S. did not start until 1836. I saw the cartwheel Richard was offering, that is 2 ounces of pure copper. It was unpopular because of its size and fewer than 500,00 were minted. On the other hand the one penny version (1 ounce of copper) was very popular and 44 million of those were struck. The first official government coinage struck under power. The 1789 striking was a 1/2 penny token.

    • @dombaker8790
      @dombaker8790 7 місяців тому

      That's fascinating. Thank you for the comment.

  • @WiLNorCaL
    @WiLNorCaL Рік тому

    Very impressive knowledge. Richard is a coin slayer.. Thanks much.

  • @William-Bill-Munny
    @William-Bill-Munny Рік тому

    I could not agree more with the genius behind the counter. I was impressed from the moment we met and my wife too who is often leery of people in money matters.

  • @seanoconnor1478
    @seanoconnor1478 Рік тому

    Would love to have this shop in my neighborhood..😯

  • @Threedog1963
    @Threedog1963 Рік тому

    Richard getting the spot light. Well deserved.

  • @cardaveux
    @cardaveux Рік тому

    2:21 It's called Maria Theresia Taler in 833 silver a bit over 23 grams fine silver. In Switzerland where i live you can find those coins a lot (the X after 1780 marks the restrike).

  • @themadsamplist
    @themadsamplist 3 місяці тому

    The Dutch word is Daalder. We don't use it anymore but before the Euro we still had a 2.5 guilders coin called Rijksdaalder.

  • @NCstacker
    @NCstacker Рік тому

    Cool all these coins of the world. I didn't expect to see trade dollars from French Indochina in this video.

  • @TheQuickSilver101
    @TheQuickSilver101 Рік тому +1

    This was a blast to watch. Thanks!

  • @WildWestCoins
    @WildWestCoins Рік тому

    Super interesting, I’m glad I ran across your channel!

  • @carltannehill8307
    @carltannehill8307 Рік тому

    Like the world coins. Could use a regular dose to learn more.

  • @johnnnoise
    @johnnnoise 11 місяців тому

    Richard should start his own channel. Rockstar!

  • @erikanthes954
    @erikanthes954 Рік тому

    I like this guy.

  • @daviswall3319
    @daviswall3319 Рік тому

    Really like this guy !

  • @PaintMyLifeAway
    @PaintMyLifeAway Рік тому

    He is a sharp young man.

  • @moshitupjwz5967
    @moshitupjwz5967 Рік тому

    Great guys you all are , Richard is very wellrounded :)

  • @gluedown7
    @gluedown7 Рік тому

    We love Richard

  • @tonyrips27
    @tonyrips27 Рік тому

    Richard is the man let’s keep these coming

  • @GreatNorthStacking
    @GreatNorthStacking Рік тому

    Richard is on point 👉
    Well done 👏

  • @joecrypto318
    @joecrypto318 Рік тому

    Hi Richard and Silver Dragon

  • @GForge1967
    @GForge1967 Рік тому +1

    Richard just a classic dude

  • @johnj8961
    @johnj8961 Рік тому

    Really enjoyed this video, thank you for putting it up.

  • @copperbones7336
    @copperbones7336 Рік тому

    True rockstar.

  • @hungryman3107
    @hungryman3107 Рік тому

    the German coin at 11:47 is from a region 10km from there where i live in Germany, i checked there is only one listed online on a German website for €2350 :) you are selling it for a good price i mean

  • @bogdandykyy3969
    @bogdandykyy3969 Рік тому +2

    Can you talk about paper money a little bit too. Would like to learn more about US paper dollars starting 1899 Black Eagle

  • @ajayscarpetcleaningservice6346

    How good are the silver 45 bullet

  • @nnahler
    @nnahler Місяць тому

    Does Richard still work at Harry’s shop?

  • @Robert_2022
    @Robert_2022 Рік тому

    And the word Dollar comes from the Dutch word Daalder. Remove the d in Daal(d)er and there you go. German word is Thaler. and so it all comes together.

  • @dalerichardson8247
    @dalerichardson8247 Рік тому

    Literally no coin shops where I live 😢

  • @timmywood9677
    @timmywood9677 Рік тому

    There a hotel in Japan that is the oldest running business in the world. It 13 hundred years old with 53 generations running the hotel and still in business today. this is the name of it Nishiyama Onsen Keiunkan

    • @valeriemckay7064
      @valeriemckay7064 Рік тому

      I would think he would be interested in that! He loves their coins.

  • @lenchenette6813
    @lenchenette6813 Рік тому

    The only thing I don't like about being a silver stacker is the fact that you have to pay MORE than it's worth when you buy it, then get LESS than it's worth when you sell it. The only way to make a decent profit is if the price makes a big upswing.😠

  • @goldmaple5290
    @goldmaple5290 Рік тому +1

    The silver piastre coin was made by France for their Colony of Indochina - which was made up of the modern nations of Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia in Southeast Asia.

  • @bowlmeoverva
    @bowlmeoverva Рік тому

    Thanks Richard! 👍

  • @emperorwang0861
    @emperorwang0861 7 місяців тому

    Id love to visit this shop. My LCS is staffed by grouchy bastards.

  • @SNOWwolf-wx5jl
    @SNOWwolf-wx5jl Рік тому

    Is anyone gonna do a video on today's prices?

  • @stevee8318
    @stevee8318 Рік тому +2

    Amazing how much Richard knows despite being a younger guy. Probably embarasses a lot of crusty boomers at coin shows.

  • @goldmaple5290
    @goldmaple5290 Рік тому

    The German states united into the German Empire in 1871 under the leadership of Prussia, the strongest German state. There were 26 German states in the union. The states were allowed to continue minting coins under their sovereign rulers but everything else was controlled by the central government. The king of Prussia became the kaiser (emperor) of Germany. This lasted until 1918 when the kaiser was forced to abdicate and Germany became a Republic.

  • @Ransmith12
    @Ransmith12 Рік тому

    4th

  • @booska.
    @booska. Рік тому

    first

  • @MrSchwach
    @MrSchwach Рік тому +111

    Richard seems like such a nice, humble guy. I'm betting he has forgot more about coins than I'll ever know.

    • @nates4310
      @nates4310 Рік тому +14

      King Richard has forgotten NOTHING

    • @mattmatt6572
      @mattmatt6572 Рік тому +6

      Yeah Richard one of my favorites. Do your thing mate

    • @supasuprodchinda1350
      @supasuprodchinda1350 22 дні тому

      @@nates4310he seems like a virgin.

  • @2dollarbill65
    @2dollarbill65 Рік тому +46

    I have the pleasure of knowing Richard, AKA Shorty. He used to work here in Sacramento at one of our local coin shops .very very smart and knowledgeable kid. Harry and Adrian are very lucky to have him, in my opinion. I can't wait to take the trek up there someday and visit Harry's coin shop and say hi to Shorty.👍🙂🇺🇲

    • @Silvercrypto-xk4zy
      @Silvercrypto-xk4zy Рік тому +6

      I also had the pleasure, likely at the same shop you are referring to. He’s actually looking at some of my ancient coins right now via pictures

    • @philpalmer4877
      @philpalmer4877 2 місяці тому

      High Fives! 😎🇺🇸

  • @thegarveys
    @thegarveys Рік тому +14

    I love your videos at Harry's Coin Shop. Harry really knows how to pick some great people to work at his shop. Thanks for the knowledge Richard. If I lived nearby I would shop there exclusively. Another great video Silver Dragons!

  • @7BJDX
    @7BJDX Рік тому +14

    Richard is becoming my favourite harrys coin shop employee

  • @garbo8962
    @garbo8962 Рік тому +30

    Richard is a humble walking enclopidia on so.many different coins. Saw him on earlier vidios having no trouble to quickly pick out counterfeit coins. Wonder if both of his parents were involved in coin collecting for him to know so much at such a young age.

  • @MikeMarcangelo
    @MikeMarcangelo Рік тому +13

    Thanks Silver Dragons for sharing the Harry's Coin Shop world with the youtube viewers, their knowledge of coins and their personalities are great.

  • @kevinpresley3136
    @kevinpresley3136 Рік тому +27

    I could spend all day at the coin shop.I'd be like a kid in a candy store.

  • @m.u.g.9526
    @m.u.g.9526 Рік тому +11

    Is anyone else totally in love with this coin shop? I love the videos @ Harry's Coin Shop, it's like going on a great coin adventure hunt and getting a history lesson rolled in one. Thank you Richard for sharing your genius! Well done, SilverDragon.👍

  • @DaleM-we2tx
    @DaleM-we2tx Рік тому +11

    The knowledge this young man has is unreal, Great video.

  • @LizaJane84
    @LizaJane84 Рік тому +9

    Richard, I could spend all day Listening to you talk about world coins n their history and their value. I wish I lived close enough to visit in person but thank you for taking the time to do these videos with Caleb and teach us so much!!!

    • @Bolanboogie10
      @Bolanboogie10 5 місяців тому

      What's his surname. He's the best.

  • @vygintasuzkuraitis1393
    @vygintasuzkuraitis1393 Рік тому +3

    cool, he mentioned Lithuania,im watching you from Lithuania😀

  • @kevjames4236
    @kevjames4236 Рік тому +5

    these are my favourite videos ❤

  • @goldmaple5290
    @goldmaple5290 Рік тому +1

    I love world coins Silver Dragons. I am more a collector than a stacker. I am a huge history buff. I get bored with Yankee Stacking and other channels because they tend to focus more on bullion. I love gold and silver but for me its more about the history.

  • @LarryBird2233
    @LarryBird2233 Рік тому +4

    Richard is such a humble welcoming guy…restores my faith in humanity to see people like him. Don’t ever stop being the great young man you are.

  • @jenniferlizcano3125
    @jenniferlizcano3125 Рік тому +2

    Yay Richard! Great episode guys.

  • @Class43Harrison
    @Class43Harrison Рік тому +1

    The Royal Mint has been making coins since the 800s, it was established by King Alfred the Great.

  • @Darren_Barclay
    @Darren_Barclay Рік тому +1

    I really enjoying watching your trips to the coin shop. Such guys that are passionate about what they do. Keep these ones coming.

  • @libelle8124
    @libelle8124 Рік тому +1

    Mints in Germany: A is Berlin, D is Munich, F is Stuttgart, G is Karlsruhe and J is Hamburg.

  • @SilverTiger86
    @SilverTiger86 Рік тому +2

    Richard is a very nice guy. Always willing to help, and what I like most about him is that he doesn’t make you feel stupid he’s always willing to teach you and help you learn every time I go into Harry’s I always love talking to Richard, and that goes for everybody at Harry’s coin shop as well. King 🤴 Richard! Lol

  • @ronmack7885
    @ronmack7885 Рік тому +1

    I ordered some coins over the telephone from Harry's and I'm happy with my purchased. I spoke with Adrian and Harry and they're two of the nicest people I've done long distance business with.

  • @timwatson4118
    @timwatson4118 Рік тому +2

    Time spent with a humble master is never wasted. This kind of deep knowledge will save us all in the long run. Thank you Richard and Silver Dragons for sharing such goodness.

  • @stevenclark1987
    @stevenclark1987 Рік тому +1

    Thaler, pronounced kind of like taller, comes from a village in Western Bohemia which is now part of the Czech Republic. Thal means valley in German and somebody found some silver in that particular valley. A mine was established a small village, named Jachymsthal, sprang up. The old silver mine is still in use and you can take tours of the mine and museum. And yes, it is the origins of the word dollar.

  • @Gary_Daytona
    @Gary_Daytona Рік тому +2

    I don’t even like world coins, and doubt I would start to collect them at this point, but Richard makes them fascinating. His knowledge of world coinage, even back centuries ago, is amazing!

  • @harryscoinshop
    @harryscoinshop Рік тому +1

    Harry’s Coin Shop
    Beaverton, Oregon

  • @macmcalister5487
    @macmcalister5487 Рік тому +3

    Long Live, KING RICHARD!!!! Always look forward to shows with the KING.

  • @gerardramirez6320
    @gerardramirez6320 11 місяців тому +1

    King Richard Thanks Brother, love the coins.

  • @SouthSideFrankie
    @SouthSideFrankie Рік тому +3

    The staff at Harry's are fabulous, Richard is knowledgeable, helpful and sincere. The George III 2p at the time of minting(1797) had the intrinsic value of 2p worth of copper hence that is why the coin is so big. A landmark British Coin.

  • @tedlawrence4189
    @tedlawrence4189 Рік тому +1

    I have a set of BU Nazi Germany Graf Zeppelin commemorative coins. It is one of my favorite items in my Worldwide collection.

  • @Rygoat
    @Rygoat Рік тому +1

    Just picked up a circulated 1937 Crown locally here in Australia recently, im so curious to know what they're priced like internationally. Does he have a 1938 Crown too? (they're much rarer)

    • @Rygoat
      @Rygoat Рік тому

      OOOOH Just a quick thought but can you connect Richard with Matt Thompson from Thompson Coins in Australia? I think they'd get along great. Matt is part of ANDA here in Australia

  • @WorldMoneyWins
    @WorldMoneyWins Рік тому +1

    King Richard is awesome. I'll have to stop in there next time I'm in PDX

  • @ulexite-tv
    @ulexite-tv Рік тому +2

    Richard is a treasure -- i love his history lessons. So much information! He's a real asset to Harry's Coin Shop. I learned a lot!

  • @Joemoran10
    @Joemoran10 Рік тому +2

    I don't know anything about coins but I'd listen to Richard talk about them all day. Fascinating stuff. Also love the videos Dragon.

  • @Jeroenscheur92
    @Jeroenscheur92 Рік тому +4

    Silver dragon was right about the Dollar being named after the Thaler (German coin) not the Dutch coinage (Gulden). As a Dutch person I would've liked to claim it as coming from our coinage but it was not. The Gulden (Guilder in English) or florin was the currency of the Netherlands from the 15th century(1434) until 2002, when it was replaced by the euro. The Dutch name Gulden was a Middle Dutch adjective meaning "golden".
    Love learning from these videos though, keep it up!

    • @Stereotype3
      @Stereotype3 Рік тому +2

      He referred to Daalder (Rijksdaalder), not Gulden.

    • @Jeroenscheur92
      @Jeroenscheur92 Рік тому

      @@Stereotype3 Ahh, that indeed makes alot more sense! The Daalder was named after the Thaler. However I still can not find any source saying thats what the dollar was named after, all the sources I have been able to find say it was named after the Thaler. Even de Dutch wiki of the Daalder says the Dollar was named after the Thaler, not the Daalder.

    • @ElMariachi1337
      @ElMariachi1337 Рік тому

      It actually was as Richard said, it was named after the Leeuwen Daalder (The US called it Lion Dollar), that coin was brought into circulation end 1500s when Holland started to become independant of the Spanish (80 jarige oorlog) They refused to obey any longer to the Spanish king and got rid of his portret and added the lion instead. When the Dutch traded overseas and colonized New York in the 1600s the Leeuwendaalder was legal tender in the US next to the Spanish real because of the same size and amount of silver, they were both worth 32 stuivers. The Dutch Gulden that we knew before the Euro was devided into 100 cents and made its introduction when Holland became an offcial kingdom in the 1800s

    • @Jeroenscheur92
      @Jeroenscheur92 Рік тому

      @@ElMariachi1337 I can't find a single source that confirms what you are saying. Every single source I read said it comes from the Thaler, none seem to claim it comes from the Daalder.
      The history of the dollar is a story involving many countries in different continents. The word dollar is much older than the American unit of currency. It is an Anglicised form of "thaler", (pronounced taler, with a long "a"), the name given to coins first minted in 1519 from locally mined silver in Joachimsthal in Bohemia. (Today the town of Joachimsthal lies within the borders of the Czech republic and its Czech name is Jáchymov). Thaler is a shortened form of the term by which the coin was originally known - Joachimsthaler.
      Later on, the English version of the name (dollar) was also applied to similar coins, not only ones minted in central Europe but also the Spanish peso and the Portuguese eight-real piece. Both these large silver coins were practically identical in weight and fineness. Today we are familiar with the phrase pieces of eight from tales of pirates in the Caribbean.
      Those coins, particularly the Spanish peso or dollar circulated widely in Britain's North American colonies because of a shortage of official British coins. That is why, after the United States gained its independence the new nation chose "dollar" as the name of its currency instead of keeping the pound.

  • @leroymorris6036
    @leroymorris6036 Рік тому +2

    Two bits=Quarter! Thanks for the history.

  • @jamesg1425
    @jamesg1425 Рік тому +2

    Love the videos, love the shop. These are such fun videos to watch! Love to hear the knowledge. Thanks to you and the guys in the shop!

  • @timmaybanks5473
    @timmaybanks5473 Рік тому +2

    Richard is such a great guy so knowledgeable love when you go to this shop.

  • @michaeldorman3152
    @michaeldorman3152 Рік тому +1

    I wish I knew about Harrys when I lived in Kfalls.

  • @lawndogmoon2
    @lawndogmoon2 Рік тому +1

    _Richard is my father._

  • @marcbirnbaum197
    @marcbirnbaum197 Рік тому +1

    King Richard...his knowledge is so impressive!

  • @jamesm6006
    @jamesm6006 Рік тому +1

    Numismatists > Stackers

  • @RudeBoy.44MAG
    @RudeBoy.44MAG Рік тому +2

    What an amazing young man. I’m easily twice his age and never have I had half his passion for anything I’ve been twice as interested in throughout my life. Thanks for sharing your knowledge in a common interest Richard.

  • @bradleyozbun1012
    @bradleyozbun1012 3 місяці тому

    💯 💶 I enjoyed the knowledge on world coins .
    Thx. You King Richard always very knowledgeable .
    I wish i had a friend with that much knowledge of coins 🪙.
    As always thx. S D. For the content and 411 #
    Priceless to me .
    💯

  • @Kinesicz
    @Kinesicz 8 місяців тому

    8:15 I picked up one of those in a silver lot, had no idea what it was, thanks for the info! Wow didn’t know it was from the 1600s!!

  • @roundnshiny
    @roundnshiny Рік тому

    "I know alittle bit about everything" King Richarrd... id say you know ALOT about everything lol 👍

  • @GSmetals
    @GSmetals Рік тому +1

    ❤😊

  • @ToreMix7400
    @ToreMix7400 4 місяці тому

    This is among the things I prefer to have in my collection. I also like ancient greek, a few Roman and Persian, Indo-Bactrian, Kushan etc.
    Medieval denars and pennies from European and Arabic areas etc.

  • @goldmaple5290
    @goldmaple5290 Рік тому

    My rarest coin, Silver Dragons - its a silver coin from ancient Persia (Iran) from around 550 AD from the reign of Khosrau I ( r. 531 to 579 AD) of the Sassanid Dynasty. The Sassanid Dynasty ruled Persia from 225 to 632 AD. Ahura Mazda, who is central figure in Zoroastrianism is on one side and Khosrau I is on the obverse.

  • @paulbailey298
    @paulbailey298 Рік тому

    Love your channel
    But sd bullion , doesn’t post to Australia.
    Ask Harry best price .
    Kruggerrand
    Posted to Ozz .
    Seems no. One Ozz
    An original Kruggerrand

  • @youngamerican488
    @youngamerican488 6 місяців тому

    I’ve always wanted to purchase one of those Elephant coins 🐘 . Might be traveling to Belgium next year 👍🏻I can’t wait to taste the beer, 2🍻

  • @daniellee5192
    @daniellee5192 Рік тому

    I just assembled a type set of 1935-1945 British pre-decimal coins. Farthings to crown. No gold sovereign yet. It represents my ancestral heritage and the coin values are fascinating, Making change was for smart people. Great video!

  • @seymourrivers6169
    @seymourrivers6169 Рік тому +3

    Such an honesty good group of guys at that shop 🎉

  • @kayeninetwo3585
    @kayeninetwo3585 Рік тому

    What a nice guy! And knowledgeable. Great video. He's correct about the historical connections that coins bring to us. Not only the political leaders and royalty pictured on the coins, but holding such a piece in your hand, you have to ask, "What did buy with people buy with this coin back when it was new? The services of a blacksmith? A mug of grog?" It's amazing to hold such a thing in your hand.

  • @sstrauss6752
    @sstrauss6752 Рік тому

    For those of you wondering where the word 'dollar' cam from, the was a silver mine in the province of Joachimstal, which I think is in modern Czech Republic. They struck large silver coins of high weight and purity and a reputation for their quality followed and the coins were called, Joachimstalers, and just shortened to Talers. The Dutch Daalder used in Nieuw Amsterdam was an imitator. The dollar sign comes from the Spanish piece of 8. It origins are on the reverse. A serpent wrapped around a pillar of Hercules. This coin was made up of 8 Reales and was easily subdivided into pieces as small as one real. The size, weight and purity of this coin was the basis of the U.S. silver dollar. This coin was already in common use throughout the colonies. It is also the Pirate's silver treasure coin as opposed to the gold Doubloon which I believe was equal to 16 pieces of 8.