I was being facetious. No US minted coins were made then? To say private commerce does better without governmental coins is simply rewriting the...
I need to open up my history books then. I was unaware that the US did not strike gold coinage from 1800 to 1849 and that Bechtler gold was the...
Best is distilled water, since it cannot do harm. After that I usually just scrape with a sharpened piece of metal that is softer than the coin...
What you really need is an organization seen as reliable. Think about it, if you are a show organizer, who are you going to hire, (and be able to...
I don't really disagree strongly with your post. My main concern is people talk about weakness of the dollar and then say you have to buy PM. I...
Well that is a point of disagreement. I believe the invention of coinage was one of the most important inventions regarding commerce, you view it...
My comment would be that the discount in 1980 was not just on junk silver. Bullion bars were being discounted too. Its true the refiners were...
The defining moment of the creation of coins was when the government started creating them in standard units of measure and purity, and then...
I believe it was a 1905 Italian Lira. Its a nice little XF silver piece.
If its your first show, I would plan on walking around just looking for half an hour or so. Get your bearings, see what is around, generally don't...
Pop in some Morgans and make a fortune selling on Ebay. :)
I am not sure about NEVER, but I have never seen a silver coin even 40 years old look that bright.
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