PS Thanks for the interesting POVs that several contributors have posted to this thread. Much food for thought here. Merry Christmas, y'all!
Regardless of what ratio you believe to be appropriate--and I agree with rono that just the fact that so many people track the AU/AG ratio makes...
You might make sure to cancel any credit cards/account numbers that were on your laptop. Or put a credit watch in place. Sorry for your loss. That...
Well the fiorino article is interesting in its own right, whether it was the "first" or not ... Thanks Clinker and hi back atcha.
Florence is Firenze in Italian, and the coat of arms of the city is a stylized lily, what we call a fleur de lys or fleur de lis. (Fleur in French...
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you as well, biggiej, and I will hoist a beer in your honor this morning ... er, evening. A Belgian one at...
I would like to go if for no other reason than to see the bidding on three Heritage lots: the 1913 Liberty nickel, the 1927-D double eagle MS66...
Domitian was plagued throughout his life by the idea that he would die a horrible, violent death at a given time, as foretold by his horoscope. It...
78 what?
Sweet coin jaceravone! grizz, according to my Cherrypickers' it says "Pickup Point: IN GOD WE TRUST. A medium spread can be detected on IN GOD...
Thanks for the clever and informative post, Clinker.
Beautiful Fugio, Mark. Thanks for sharing!
Yep, the VDB is definitely there. Also the initials and the periods separating them are known to fill in, I think from die grease and metal...
Brunk's book is great; I have it here. I looked up D.H. Day (all the counterstamps are listed in alpha order). Brunk lists the known coins that...
Thank you rlm. You are not alone. I find such a reference to Christ extremely offensive.
I can answer that one because I lived through it, like a lot of the older collectors and dealers on this forum. And I buy and sell a lot of...
There are some copper mining stocks that are a lot more interesting than buying physical copper.
Wow, wow, double wow, 1796 9 Leaves! Now That's Rare! Thanks for sharing Dutchman!
Definitely looks like the real deal. Congratulations!
Beautiful! Thanks for sharing. I fear both our coins and currency are severely lacking in artistry these days. What was the phrase Teddy Roosevelt...
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