I'm certain you know the difference between a bank collapse and a run on a bank. One is a business decision and the other is a panic. Panics in...
Don't we have antiquities laws ;) Actually, at one time in Brooklyn you could find cannon balls from the American Revolution since we hosted...
I'm not doubting you. I'm being completely serious that the coin wasn't found in Coney Island, were I see guys scanning all the time and the sand...
This is far from what I said, but it completely obscures the facts. Prior to the FDIC which inevitably leads to abandoning a gold standard, then...
Thank You :) The auther admits that the coinage is unusually collected, so the use of an abreviation seemed a bit odd ;) Ruben
According to that, unless it proves to be a fake, you have a $4,000+ coin. You certainly didn't find that uing a metal detector on the beach at...
What is CWT? Ruben
This paragraph borders on by intentional fraud. But just to be clear on this, runs on banks were common prior to the FDIC system and going off...
<<Prior to World War I, trade flourished substituting self-liquidating bills of exchange for fiat currency, cleared internationally through...
Why do that? If you don't like them they still have value. Ruben
<<You pay almost 3x as much for a proof American Eagle which has the same exact silver content. >> So don't buy them then. But ordinary silver...
<<As soon as silver and gold were demonitized, inflation shot sky high.>> This is just not true and in addition to that, inflation has happened...
No. This is UNTRUE, and has been UNTRUE since the time that commerce was conducted with Shekles, wieghts and scales. What is true is that...
This is the part of grading which is driving me nuts. They should eliminate the uncirculated condition or the "mint" condition and just grade the...
Are you talking about the 1884 piece because that photo shows clearly a lot of marks and scratches on the left and on the face of liberty. He...
What? Their not dipped? Ruben
Even with the damage on the face of the '84? Ruben
What is PL? Ruben
What is the origin of the word "Planchet"? Ruben
BTW - Most Pharmacies can weight it if they choose to. Ruben
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