For US coins, it's worthwhile to have a copy of the Red Book. It lists nearly all US coins, with their values in various grades, and a guide to...
AAPL +82% ADSK +60% CREE +129% GOOG +31% PYPL +116% Really glad I was stupid and stubborn and refused to sell any to lock in profits. Really,...
But brass, once it's made, melts at a lower point than pure copper. Yes, zinc is volatile and you'll lose some; even below its boiling point, its...
Oh, dear. I really wasn't planning on spending that much money on Carr products this year. But I guess we know what they say about plans...
Not as I understand it. The microstructure of alloys depends heavily on how they're cooled and worked, but when you melt the metal, it all becomes...
Morgans are definitely popular. I also see a lot of "they're not even trying to be convincing" fakes on eBay -- bust dollars, Trade dollars,...
I'm guessing there are quite a few folks who are putting it toward more than one of those options. We try to find ways to help folks who've been...
Seems like there are worse problems to have, doesn't it?
Huh. In their shoes, I'd be melting actual cents to get the alloy. In any event, if the alloy is wrong, it might or might not make a difference...
I'm not sure what the point would be, given that genuine cent bronze is so very inexpensive. I don't think there's a big problem with...
I foresee a long, happy course for this thread, blissfully free of disagreement, bad feeling, and moderator attention. :rolleyes:
If your banks do "one business day" clearance, the funds will be available the next business day, which is Jan 4. It might be a "float scheme",...
And especially don't quote it, as it'll make more work for whatever mod eventually comes by to clean it up. @Ken Thomson (and @masterswimmer),...
It doesn't look obviously fake to me, but since it's listed in an open auction, you'll have to outbid other people who are less careful, or more...
Why do I have these four letters worming their way into my mind? G... W... A... R...
Yeah, but they're so hard to cram into the SDB...
I don't know whether you're east, west, or south of Raleigh (1.5 hours north would put you in VA), but when I search for coin shows in NC, I see...
Ah, so you're talking about "authorized dealers" that buy bullion from the Mint and resell it? In that case, (a) purchases for resale are...
I wonder if they had the server admin out on the floor helping to clear the package backlog. If not, I wonder if that's where he should be,...
I'd never heard the term "close quarter" used in this context, but according to Google, that's apparently a term some people use for parody...
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