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And that would be $680 per oz, not that far off JeffB's $700 figure. And jeffB has a valid question as to why the premium over metal price has...
The surfaces on the bust first set off warnings for me. Interesting the Vam 7 obv has been used for counterfeits before this time. Years ago...
You didn't know that? I have mentioned several times that the author was a member here. And if you ever get a chance to meet him you'll find out...
Correct. It was also one of the things that drove the coin market to silly levels in 88 and 89, "Wall Street has a TON of money and they are...
Yes I understand they are having discussions, I'm just saying there is nothing in the legislation that allows it.
I think you need new eyes.
And it does a bang up job of striping the color out of towels and carpets too when the teens wipe it off their face or spill it.
Actually it looks like they could do that. I went and read the text of the bill. It specifies that they are authorized to issue them beginning...
New advertising ploy for Royal Crown, their shooting for a more affluent market.
You are kind of on the right track, except the government has never wanted coins to be allowed in IRA's. They finally made the concession to...
I should think the cud on the obv will help more.
1. no objection 2. Can't be done without replacing or reprograming every piece of coin handling equipment in the country, and who pays for that?...
To give a collector an idea what they will have to PAY a dealer for the coin. That's a problem. Many people think there is one set percentage of...
Spec weight is 26.73, tolerance range is +/- .097 grams so minimum weight for a new coin was 26.663 grams. Tolerances on silver and gold coins...
That's page 2 in the table in the Coin World Almanac. (Come on people buy the book. It is amazing the amount of information in there. Can I get...
You've just discovered Conder tokens. And they have gone up quite a bit. When I got into them seriously back in 1997 MS pieces could be easily...
Unfortunately there is no simple 1 - 2 - 3, because the product of every counterfeiter is different. The best way to spot fakes is to examine...
Weight is too high to just be tin. Probably tin with just a little lead, a pewter alloy
There is also the fact that the law says that coins much bear the date of the year of their striking, but the Mint strikes and stockpiles coins...
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