That looks like the Goetz medal for the Battle of Verdun. I don't know much about the series, but they do command a pretty high premium (typically...
Maybe I'm a bit confused, but I thought gold coins were typically struck rather than poured. If the dies had a tin alloy, or if there were flecks...
The B & C mint marks seem to be particularly elusive for the 1 & 2 Francs from 1943 and 1944. Tons and tons of those coins came over to the US...
They look like hammered silvers to me too. The fleur de lis hints at France, while some of the others appear Spanish and German. Any idea how...
There were a lot of brass ponds made. They are the same size and thickness as the gold pieces, but the density of the metal is going to tell on a...
I know nothing about Spanish coins, but I've got to say "Huzzah!" to any metal detecting find that is that pretty. How are French laws of...
It really depends on the buyer. Some would not choose to pay more than a slight premium over bullion for bullion issue coins (no matter what the...
That's a pretty big assumption there. If a cattleman fails to pay off the loan, why would the banker still get paid? Plenty of banks failed in the...
Care to explain? If the money supply stays the same and the supply of items declines, what do you think will happen to prices? In other words, if...
Weren't there a variety of different ratios (not just in the timespan that the US has been around, but even going further back to the Spanish...
Bitcoinage?
PVC pipe = PVC damage to the coin surfaces over a long period of time. Some moisture will get in, almost inevitably. If you're going to bury...
Second guess... a kestrel?
Are you talking about the burnished proofs, by any chance? They have a noticeably different finish and were minted in smaller quantities.
Have you posted any on the new classified section here? I got an e-mail about it the other day, but haven't checked it out much. Remember, what's...
One thing about CDs - most of the time, the penalty for early withdrawal is expressed in terms of "months of interest". So, if rates go up...
Don't worry - plenty of the participants in this thread are writing with confused fascination. And, it's common for people to have brilliant lines...
You seem to understand the concept of a zero sum equation, but fail to grasp that there are other situations (and they occur all the time in...
You are incorrect. Inflation is a function of both the money supply and the goods available in the economy. Let's look at a situation where we...
With the constant moves in gold and silver, anything I type here will be out of date almost automatically. That said, I'm curious about...
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