I think we should make them in China, but out of some cheaper material than what they are made out of now. That would go perfectly with our...
I think these are the beanie babies of the silver coin world. They are selling right now for $1000, but in a couple of years they will sell for...
I heard on the radio that a lot of his personal effects are to be destroyed. They do this with all the outgoing popes.
Machins Mills copy of a British half penny with the date 1776. The British didn't mint any half pennies in 1776, because they were too busy...
New Brunswick ship token 1843: [IMG]
I read the Automatic Earth and she thinks that there is so much deleveraging still to come that in the end it will produce deflation. I am not...
I agree, pawn shops are really sad around here. They never seem to have anything worth buying. Without the pawn side of the business I would be...
Great Newfies! I have a 1917 half dollar. It looks just like this one. [IMG]
At a penny a piece he's losing about half of the value of his pre-82 pennies if he just turns his pennies into fiat.
Here's the chart from the article above that's the most interesting. We are way beyond where Argentina was when they defaulted: [IMG]
I agree with you Tinpot. We just have to hang on, because it is not going to be a smooth ride, nor will it be a smooth landing when it all goes...
It was made at the Heaton mint in England, so that gives it a little more than average coolness.
I'd hang on to them. Better than money in the bank as they say. Today silver is tanking,but that might not be the case forever.
Nice Newfies! I have to keep looking for them!
I found two Newfie half dimes in a lot of Canadians. I have them, a penny from the 1890's, and a half dollar from 1917. That's my Newfie...
Awesome find! We don't get those opportunities over here.
I still think that silver coins are the best hedge, even with silver tanking this morning.
I have to admit I started as a silverbug, and am now mildly numismatic. I like to buy something that I know has a certain value as a piece of...
I think it will be the nickel, because they are probably going to quit making them. They are the only change worth their metal value left in...
I like to know what the herd is doing, so I can do something different. As soon as I hear "you can't go wrong with silver" I'm selling. I heard...
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