People were spelling it both ways back then, based on either Samuel Johnson's British English dictionary (defence), or Noah Webster's new (1828)...
After googling "Aztec gold token", I see what you mean. Here's a web site showing the type of "Aztec gold token" I was talking about....
I bought my first gold coin in elementary school. By the time I had finished 5th grade, I had been the proud owner, at one time or another, of a...
I would love to play, but I don't have any time right now. It seems to me that you can get more "money" by making more posts, although just...
Jimmy Carter pushed through a meaningful energy policy back in the late '70s, even going so far as to install solar panels at the White House, and...
At only 10X face for 90% US silver, I certainly would have been in a buying mood :)
Don't forget that in 1980-2000, European central banks were manipulating the price of gold, and China and India were merely bit players in the PM...
That's one reason why I tend to spend more time over here. The occasional verbal tussle here is a mere catfight compared to some of those other...
What marks on the back of the dime? All I see are big marks on the front of a dime, which were probably made by an old-fashioned rolling/counting...
I think the '49-S Unc is still going for a quite bit more than melt, as are the other '49's and the '52-S, among others
That settles it-- I'm going to start an eBay account and try to sell all my low-grade silver on it!
If you think these discussions are "volatile", you should see some of the other sites I participate in. I've been called both an "Obama lover" and...
Well, I've been in this hobby for more than 40 years, and I'll be the first to admit I have no idea where silver is headed. But I hope it's back up.
I see something interesting going on in IN GOD WE TRUST
If that's the case, I'm going to put all my low-grade silver up for sale on eBay!
I'd love to buy Seated Liberty dimes like that one for junk silver prices! :smile
But this coin would have come from a two-of-each mint set which (correct me if I'm wrong) were not packaged in plastic and were thus more exposed...
1969-- brings back memories of the moon landing, a fantastic summer at the pool, great shows on TV, great songs on the radio. One of the best...
Japan's debt might be high, but most of that debt is held by the Japanese themselves. Also, Japan holds hundreds of billions of dollars worth of...
A similar thing happened last year at around this time. Maybe it's just the season.
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