Wow, super-nice and a great accomplishment. Congratulations. I like that you posted pics of every coin. I think it should be a requirement for...
First, let's dispose of the exploding pennies theory. The thin layer of copper on the outside is not going not going to contain the expanding...
So, what should the smallest U.S. coin be? We've probably come too far with inflation for a viable 2-cent coin. Costs almost that much to make a...
Well, $10K face value of pennies is 2.5 metric tons = 2.75 US tons =5,500 lbs of zinc. Breakeven is $1.82/lb. Let's say the price rises about...
I've bought hundreds of coins and never had one not arrive or receive the wrong one. Just lucky so far. I have had a few that were over-graded...
Yes, I'm quite aware of the zinc price run-up starting in 2005, and very briefly it reached the point in 2006 where it would be profitable to melt...
Being against the law has never stopped melting of coins if it was profitable to do so. Happened on a massive scale with silver in the 1960's....
Once the value of the metal content exceeds face value, it's game over. They'd be melted as soon as they came out the door of the mint. There'd...
I agree that inflation has pretty much disappeared the cent. At this point, it's mostly sentimental value and resistance to change (no pun) that...
[ATTACH] Out of the Charles Kramer collection. Cal
Great toning. A pleasure to view. Thanks a lot. Cal
The cent is mostly zinc with a very small percent being the more expensive metal, copper. Cents weigh 2.5 g, so there are 454/2.5 = 182 of them...
It's possible the ten double eagles were a trial (no pun) balloon, and a bunch of others are now offshore. However, given their value, one would...
Must be right. Seller is a PNG member with 99.9% positives on over 37,000 sales. Of course, the U key is close to the G key on the keyboard! Cal
Well, there's at least one other out there in addition to the Farouk specimen and the ten Langbord specimens. It'll stay underground for a while...
I've never seen a truly valuable coin embedded in cast plastic and have seen more than a few copies so embedded. I suppose there might be some of...
Clear plastic paper weights with embedded coins are not uncommon. In this case, they've just been stingy with the acrylic. If desired and...
I echo others who said enjoy coin collecting as a HOBBY. If you want to make money at it you might have a chance as a dealer, but if you were...
Thank you very much. It's really lovely. Cal
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