As long as gold is valued and traded in US Dollars any country that adopts a gold standard is basically pegging their currency to the US Dollar...
You are correct - it is a matter of personal opinion. I am not familar with the "rust state" quarter so I cannot comment on it. Any damage...
It wouldn't be a variety in my opinion because the anomaly wouldn't be attributable to the die manufacturing (making) process. It would be the...
Only assets that are NOT leveraged will be safe. In a monetary collapse we’ll 1st experience a period of hyper-deflation. As people’s banking...
You have to procede with the idea of converting your holdings into another asset in the future. Else it is nothing more than an accumilation of an...
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What percentage of retail do these investment portfolios hold in commodities in general? Energy, Ag's, base metals, PMs, etc? And of the retail...
While I agree the coin in the OP is not 1DR-001 it should be noted when attributing Lincoln Cent DDRs that obverse markers, including mint mark...
I have often wondered if Norfed had instead used the demonination of "BUCKS" or something similar instead of "DOLLARS" would they have had the...
Any remnants of lathe lines originating with the master hub and transferred down through the die production process to the working die would not...
Then based on the above explanation - if in fact the piece shown in the OP is a die - then it could only be classified as a replica die. Most...
If a replica die is counter-stamped "COPY" - when placed in service to strike replica coins - "COPY" would transfer to the replica coin in relief...
Maybe I should have asked my question this way. Besides the intent of the individual with custody of the die - what physical characteristics...
What distinguishes a replica die from a counterfeit die?
I believe you missed the point of my post. Is it against the law to produce a replica coin that is struck by a die even if that replica is...
Just playing devil's advocate here but the Hobby Act only requires counter-stamping "COPY" on replica coinage.
Why would counterfeit dies be illegal to own?
When a group of blood suckers are charged with oversight of other blood suckers the outcome is never good.
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Being that I could only keep any value realized above the original principal. I think I would go with highly leveraged paper.
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