The New Zealand Silver Coin Calculator is added to CoinNews as another collector tool to determine the value of silver content within older circulating coins.

This new version is similar to the U.S., Canadian, and Australian Silver Coin Calculators. It will:

• Calculate in New Zealand or American dollars (silver spot prices and silver content values)
• List the total silver content weight of coins in troy ounces and grams
• Provide a user setting for a bid/ask price
• Interactively chart the silver value of coins from 2000 to the current time in New Zealand or U.S. dollars

The New Zealand Silver Calculator provides the value of silver content within circulating coins for the:

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New Zealand has issued commemorative silver and gold proof coins honoring the life achievements of Sir Edmund Hillary. The release of the proof coins mark the 55th anniversary of Hillary’s adventurous climb of Mount Everest with Sherpa Tenzing Norgay on May 29, 1953. The two were the first climbers to conquer Everest.

Sir Edmund Hillary was 33 then, and lived on to accomplish other extraordinary feats during his 88-year lifetime. According to the New Zealand Post, who released the coins,

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