I certainly wish you the best of luck in it being authentic. The areas of your items that caught my eye was the appearance of the bust, the...
Hello nMarauder and welcome to the forum. I am sure that you will find that your piece is a jewelers piece made for decoration during that time...
Meow!! Run Kitty Run! :)
Well, I am surprised by the reaction of the price of gold and the stock market to the Egyptian problems. Gold is still in the trading band, not...
Ok, I have looked and can't find the law quoted above. Yes, I have found the laws and methods for assaying a selection of certain melts, before...
I don't disagree with you with most of the above, but I do disagree that a given portion ( coin amount) of the pour can't have more impurities...
Ah, Spock Do not assume that impurities ( other than gold) are evenly distributed in the melt before producing the planchet plate for punching....
It appears to be machine doubling as both the date and the mint mark (which was struck into the working die after the hubbing put in the other...
True, but a single coin ( as in hand) can only be 1 VAM #, and I believed the OP is talking about one coin in hand. Often people starting with...
Yes, when I did the bag, a large number of the cents were Machine Doubled. A sure sign is the doubling ( flattened) on both the mint mark which...
Maybe we could adopt the defunct military slogan" Don't ask, don't tell" :)
In these end of the world scenarios, people usually repeat things without updating information or references. This tends to impress like...
I won't speak for Doug, but most of us ( myself included several times due to the length of time I hold coins ( 40+ years now for some)) have had...
A good day for PM, but consider whether it is a buying time or a selling time. Looking at the chart it strikes me that many just bought in case of...
Yes, you can consider that true on a podium somewhere, but not on this private forum where the rules of posting are specific. The rules say no...
I had forgotten about the guns, as I don't keep mine in the same safe. I do agree with your comment on that.
I would go along with canceling the order, but the trend for gold and silver has been headed down. I would wait until PM showed an upward trend...
I believe you, knowing your background. I suspect you are the elite of the elite, so...... Can you tell any difference? :) Jim
Sounds like fun ! I will do that if you take a gun safe and submerge it underwater for a similar time. I am fairly sure it will be filled with...
I have found some extra large Hefty Zip lock bags at Target that are the 2 1/2 gallon size ( 14.35" x 16"). Being safe for food items will do for...
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