Posted this once - not sure where it went?? Column 1 - Date of coin Column 2 - Number of different varieties (OMM, RPM, DDO, DDR) based on a...
Put together a little Table - what are the odds of finding a variety (RPM, OMM, DDO, DDR) Lincoln Wheat Variety based on 500,000 strikes per...
Could be a "BIE" error - without photos - who knows.
I am fairly certain the Lincoln cent is attributed correctly. VAMs - well - I'm just not much up to date on those. Thanks
Two I am not sure of - the other I've done the work
I think we have a winner - good job Desertgem!
FASB - voting to modify mark to market accounting rules tomorrow. Changes are expected to be applied retroactive to the 1st qtr of 2009. Depending...
3 Morgans and Indianhead. I Believe the Indianhead is Longacre Doubling
That ould be a silver/gold ration of about 90 to 1. If gold sinks to $660.00 tells me the economy would be recovering and the silver/gold ratio...
There are some that believe these VAMs are not OMMs and are actually caused by a die break which progressed during the dies' life.
The question at hand is whether the cent should be done away with. I am of the opinion that it shouldn't. On the surface the idea sounds OK but...
Quoted from above "An item costs 99 Cents and there's 4% tax making a total cost of $1.03. But there's a problem - cents don't exist anymore....
Maybe a guide based on Cherrypicker's concept - instead name it EASY PICKENS. A resource of varieties that are so obvious that it doesn't take...
What is breakage? – Here is an example. You purchase an item that cost $1.00 plus 6% sales tax for a total of $1.06; but there is a problem –...
The purpose of the mint is to produce coinage to facilitate commerce. There is some underlying cost with abandoning the cent. Reprograming cash...
Just a side note discussion Earlier this week, China, with Russian support, proposed creating a super-sovereign reserve currency to replace the...
Most people and governments holding US Dollars don't actually hold hard currency.
Last Summer - the silver/gold ratio hovered around 50-1, today it is in the 75-1 range. Anyway silver has more industrial value than gold - so an...
I know this thread isn't specifically about bullion or precious metals but this is affecting bullion investing. Am I missing something or is it...
Most people on CoinTalk know that prior to 1990 mint marks were hand punched into working dies. Therefore the location and orientation of the...
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