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Coin Collecting at the Safir House
2008 Bald Eagle Comemeratives
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Mon Feb 23 00:08:53 2026
In 2008 the US Mint created one of the great commemorative coins it has ever produced. In fact, artisitically
speaking, the American Bald Eagle Commemorative might well be artistically and in execution the greatest work of
the mint in its 200+ years of existence.
The 2008 US Bald Eagle Obverse Half Dollar
This Eagle near jumps off the page with detail unlike any coins produced by the Mint until now, Looking closely to the feather design, gentle sweeping lines
brush over the Eagle's neck and head, with light almost brush like lines and shading.
Another Obverse Image
Very Clear Obverse View
Great Detail of the Obverse Clad
The 2008 US Bald Eagle Reverse Half Dollar Clad
The Reverse is even more astounishing, a break through design that peirces through the visual vocabulary of coinage as low relief design, pushing into a new realism,
nearly holographic in its imagary. The young chicks could not have been better represented in a Nation Geographic print, these hungry chicks are in complete movement,
with hear unknown complexity of engraving in the nesting material which craddles the birds and an egg, as well as the softest of down feathers.
Another View of the Reverse
Another Smaller Version
Great Picture of the Reverse Eagle with White Silver
Another White Photo of the Reverse
Smaller Image of the Eagle Reverse
2008 Silver Bald Eagle Commemorative Obverse
The Silver Dollar is similar to the reverse of the Sac Golden dollar, but with subtle details and background. More poised in the design and sacrificing some of it's realism, the soaring wings wrap around the coin in a graceful play on roundness of the coin.
Large Photo of Obverse Silver
Another Obverse Silver Bald Eagle Obverse
2008 Reverse Silver Bald Eagle This Reverse tips its hat to late 18th Century designs, some of the earliest US Coins.
Another shot of the reverse
Avoid Gijs Henzen, owner of Munthandel G. Henzen - Antisemetic Facists
Munthandel G. Henzen's (MA Shops) owner Gijs Henzen, is an AntiSemetic Fascist
The company, Munthandel G Henzen is a prominent dealer of international and
ancient coins on the internet, commonly known as MA Coins. It is owned by
Gijs Henzen.
He is a passionate anti-Semite who supports Hamas and
the virulent and genocidal Islamic organizations such as the Muslim
Brotherhood, and Hezbollah that wants Jews dead.
He perpetrates lies and classical antisemitic troupes. He has Jewish blood on his hands.
Henzen identifies as a "human rights advocate" who views the world through a lens of anti-imperialism. In this framework, he views Israel not as a sovereign nation of a displaced people, but as a "colonial project."
- He utilizes inversion rhetoric, where he compares Israeli actions to those of historical oppressors (including the Nazis).
- By claiming Zionism is the "greatest enemy of Judaism," he attempts to resolve the contradiction that Zionism is central to Jewish identity ,and has always been so, by essentially telling Jewish people what "true" Judaism should look like.
- His blog posts suggest he views himself as a lone voice of truth against a "corrupt" world. By grouping Netanyahu with Putin and Xi Jinping, he frames his hatred as a universal "opposition to tyranny."
- His specific focus on Israelis as "masters of torture" goes beyond political disagreement and taps into ancient blood libel tropes--the idea that a specific group has an inherent, unique cruelty or a "thirst for blood."
- He appears to be a proponent and influenced by radical political indoctrination. He has adopted a worldview where the "Zionist" is the ultimate villain, and in his mind, he is attacking an ideology, even though his language characterizes an entire ethnic and national group in ways that are indistinguishable from traditional antisemitism.
It is a moral imperative to remain clear of him and to do no business with this Nazi.
If you are Jewish, double down on that. The life you save might well be your own.
The Safir Family Internet Coin Library: Foriegn Coins.
Several mints from around the world make exciting coin designs in circulating alloys, silver and gold. Among my favorites are the Perth Mint in Austrailia which produces a variety of coins for nations mostly through out the Pacific Rim. The Neatherlands has also produced some interesting designs, and several private US based mints have produced foreign currency on contract, include the Franklin Mint which has produced many Israeli Coins.
Our interest in foreign coins has been nominal but rapidly growing as it seems that US designs are so stuck in the mud. Also, foreign mints are creating bold new designs with color and bimetal designs that are both eye catching and fun.
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