I agree. Its like the advice given universally "never clean coins". Its given universally to prevent all new collectors from ruining coins left...
I agree, it clearly prohibits States from coining money. It is black and white. Concerning making something a tender, it is simply saying for...
Yeah, but there are literally hundreds of ideas. You could make a fake drain cleanout, put it in a box of oatmeal, under kitchen cabinets with a...
I like both of the Lugdunum coins. Very nice die work, much better than average style. I dislike that about this period they started to devolve...
They are both machine struck Chinese cash from the Ching empire. Both were basically "transition" coins, being the old fashioned cash coins that...
Flans and sprues look good. I always look at those first since so many forgers don't understand how these were made. You are right to be nervous...
I am using mine to pay off 10k in a margin account, and the rest I will put into savings. However, I am eyeing up a couple of lots at G&M next...
Yes this is the Sheldon definition. Problem is almost every series has their own "rarity scale". A bigger point is almost no US coins are...
To recap from my perspective, in order of best defense: 1. Safe Deposit Box 2. Heavy safe bolted into concrete 3. Hidden where a burglar...
I use it, as well as new silver. Every few years it gives me an excuse to buy some generic white silver and throw in there loose. I like using...
:) I wish I could stay out of them. I think maybe its a case where idiots go where wise men fear to tread. Just talking about my posts of course....
I disagree. Inflexion is right that the Constitution is a document that only gives limited, explicit power to the Feds and reserving all other...
Yeah, that is really a nice coin, great artistry.
I would respectfully disagree. I have opened up such rolls, especially 1964's as they seem to mainly have been rolled up straight from the bank,...
While I appreciate the work that slabbers do to authenticate coins, I have simply always had an issue with their method of grading. First, they...
I would say that Spes should be sent out to a professional cleaner/restorer. Those are indeed special coins.
I agree. Everything looked "easy" for tech stocks in 1998, everything looked "easy" in San Diego real estate in 2006, etc ad finitum. I remember...
"Promote the general welfare". That is the clause that has allowed the entire 20th Century US government to take shape. Good luck getting that...
A century ago commerce was conducted with money as the US government declared it to be, including large dollar values of paper dollars since the...
Why is the burden of proof on the existing system? What we have right now is the de facto reality, I would think anyone proposing a wholesale...
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