Haven't carried a wallet in over 40 years. But back when I did I had a 1696 crown in it.
Won't work. They tried it with the cent shortage back in 1974, it failed to bring in significant numbers of cents, They also tried in back in...
A nickel clad zinc five cent piece won't work. It would weigh significantly less than the current five cent piece unless they increase the size...
That new legislation (That is still in committee) seems to be written in such a way that future legislation as other president die will not be...
Inflation
They replaced them with the coin IN 1996.
You mean like the $50 gold coins with Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman, with more comic book characters to come in future years. (I may be...
Charlotte and Dahlonega were only intended for striking gold and were built where they were in order to be supplied by the local gold mines. But...
Yes, and the idea of getting a new smaller easier to handle cent was thought to be great. Not to mention they would also be used to redeem all...
Thanks for the links, Downloaded all the books.
Something to remember next time someone asks if a details coin is worth anything. That $6 million dollar 1870 S 3 dollars gold has graffiti on it...
Circulated, probably cleaned, image isn't good enough to tell which government made it. The mark across the eagles neck is damage, none of the...
I believe the list is correct if you make "made for circulation with the S mint mark." They made cents without a mintmark 1978-1983, dimes...
I haven't analyzed the production figures, but they do show that the BEP has printed two dollar notes in fiscal year 2025. They printed 26...
They may have the rights to salvage a specific ship, but they wouldn't have the rights to ALL of the ships that went down. Especially since...
One thing you have to consider is that date and mint collecting did not become popular until the early to mid 1930's. By that time the scarcer...
If eye appeal is important go for the Philadelphia issue, the New Orleans coins typically come with weak dates and a weak mintmark.
No it wouldn't because the 1866 act only referred to currency not coinage (the laws in the US code treat the two separately) Ther eis NO general...
Since when are sell prices less than buy prices?
But on the other hand do they try and convince you that are a great bargain, or just that it is a nice coin and the price is....
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