I personally chose either 1920 or WWII as the start of modern coinage, depending upon the country. Others say 1967 or thereabouts, when most...
Well, we all can dream, but there were thousands of fakes made for the last 70 years.
No, that story is not real. If anyone believes that mint records, even now, are accurate, then I have hundreds and hundreds of "rarities" that I...
The 1936 dot cent came out of the mint under questionable means and questionable legality. The few pieces known are extremely rare and command...
I've used this site for anything numismatic for 30 years ... books, supplies, etc. http://www.brooklyngallery.com/cgi-bin/commerce.exe?display=home
When silver went up, the coins would either get smaller or they would reduce the purity. Silver wears much faster than steel, chrome, and nickel...
I think that the neatest of the notgeld coins are those made of porcelain, usually around Dresden, but there are others. The porcelains were...
As a 'Merican living in Canada since 1997, I am usually ashamed of the grannie-bait that the RCM puts out, as I am with this creature. Every once...
It has probably been dipped, plated or washed to make it appear "silver". There were no silver or nickel loonies made in 1987. Sometimes kids...
Well, you can still put down the 1858, and most would agree. New books are being written with corrected figures. Then the 1890H, the 1894, 1898H...
Under the Vicky section, the "lowest minted" and "rarest variety" are wrong. Those two that are listed are for 5 cent silvers, not the large...
Victoria Large Cents have been my passion for 40 years and I got into the 400-500 variety aspect of them for the last 20. Your write-up was nice,...
No, paper bills will be good for your lifetime. All bills (except for Canadian Tire Money) can be redeemed at face value .. if I remember right,...
Granted, dealers can bulk submit a large group at one time and get the individual cost down to well less than $10 each. However, I don't think...
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