I simply do not know the answer. Do we know for a fact that a polymer cannot be as or more efficient in that use as silver? Silver may be the most...
I have a heck of a lot more than that, but it doesn't help if they break in when you aren't there, or get the drop on you in the dead of the...
Exactly. I know for a fact that cotton can scratch a coin.
Yeah, maybe I am just the oddball. If you say a pound of silver, I am thinking its 12 troy ounces, not 16 regular ounces. But, I have been known...
I would simply point out that solar is still extremely dependent on government subsidies to make it worthwhile, money that I simply do not see...
Yes sir, that was my point. A pound of everything else is measured differently than PM, so a pound of cheese, ham, feathers, lead, stone, etc ad...
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And with coins like this, you default to the more common issue if there is doubt. Its like a 1916 mercury, unless you can prove definitively the...
^This. As is common, Conder provided a great answer. The banks who would not allow it are fully in their rights, as any time the teller is...
Are you sure Eduard its talking about the free German people versus the German Roman provinces of upper and lower Germania? It would seem curious...
Heat exposure is common, or possibly chemical exposure.
Never heard of the danake, but obolus is an obol. Its a very tiny unit of silver, so one could think of a dime or possibly a half dime value of...
I agree slight offcenter, and color almost guaranteed to be PMD. Sorry.
Emperor Sheng Zu, 1662-1722, Hartill 1285 or 1286 depending on weight. Board of Revenue mint in Peking, (Beijing). I do not see it as a forgery,...
I know its beating a dead horse, but in the US if you talk about a pound of PM, to me at least its assumed you are talking about a troy pound,...
Lol, somehow I knew that one was coming when I wrote my post.
Thanks for posting. My favorite I think is the Menander from Taxila. I am collecting the area, and have other coins from Taxila but no Indo-Greek...
Well concerning the OP's point, there is at least one "coin" I know of as dangerous to even hold too long. THe Aztecs made copper hoes as...
Well I am seeing very strong downturn in prices of collectibles overall during this recession. Stuff that used to be $1000 is lucky to find a...
Look like Nepalese or similar area. I would agree.
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