You just brought up politics with those two coins. Politics is embedded in history, which creates coins.
I agree. But WW2 may have prevented an even bloodier conflict between the West and the USSR in the late 40s, early 50s when the atomic bomb may...
I don't ever want to reach that far down in a toilet.
Maybe because doubled dies aren't errors.
What does the 3rd side look like?
I'm not worried about handling my Leper Colony tokens.
Silver is one of the most antimicrobial items on the planet, which is why it was used for flatware, plates, glasses, pitchers and baby rattles. I...
Then they've declassified it. It used to be blocked out. I guess Google is standing up to the government.
That isn't what I said. Try looking up the place on Google Maps. It's blocked.
Try looking it up on Google Maps.
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] Mexico made I, II and V centavo coins in 1882 and 1883. Prettier than the US 'V' nickel. All made of cupro-nickel.
It has to be something easily identifiable. Except for copper, gold and cesium (can't be exposed to air/water without exploding), all metals are...
I love coins too, and understand their rarity. It is just hard to convince most people. Rhodium is rarer, but not as easily accepted.
If corn will last for thousands of years, then I will accept that. Does silver not corrode? Nothing takes the place of gold. Come up with a...
Hit the road Jack.
Gold is money - the universal money. You can use it in any country in the world. All fiat currencies go to zero. Money never does.
I take checks from people at coin shows if a dealer I know well can vouch for them. Never had a problem, and will continue the practice. Just like...
Adjustment marks on a planchet may affect grade, but not die prep. The coin is being graded, not the die. Weak strike will be treated like...
I'll wait for the Readers Digest version.
Look like 1923s to me, which are about just as common as 22s.
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