In the US. They were just freebies in the box, like the toys and stuff still found in there. I have seen at least 4 different designs. They are...
I find the same thing. I went to a show and was offered $1.50 for mine, but they were selling them for $3. Seems like a very wide markup...
Cereal boxes distributed replicas of ancient Jewish coins in the 1960's. I cannot remember what brand. This is the source of a lot of "estate"...
I completely agree that such comments have no place here. To Dcarr, I disagree. Why was a 1964d fake made? Because people know they used to...
I think the poster is referring to an unsuspecting buyer in the future. Please do not forget how much unmarked fakes hurt the hobby long term. I...
Of course Doug is right about manipulation of everything you buy. I personally view daily 2 companies in a CME market who move the price. One has...
I would say mostly to avoid the storage costs. The government is not very good at making money, they just take whatever they want. After the...
Everyone gets so dang upset with time and place utility. this is what middlemen provide, they buy in bulk for low prices from the mint, they...
Have to love a reply with a 3 dollar word in it. i had to stop and think for a minute exactly what tautological was!
Are these that scarce? I have never heard of them, but remember picking out micro S's out of junk boxes for years. I did it just to pass the time...
+1 I really can see why someone would think these are neat, and would want one. I would require the word COPY is stamped in it is all. How are...
I am not sure about broke, but I think people are cautious with their money. This combined with the fact that summer is always very slow makes for...
Neat purchase. I have to admit I have never paid much attention to my Vatican coins. I have a Sede Vacante, (sp?) from the 19th century is all I...
Old or just poor quality. They are still churning out these poor quality ones, but also striking higher quality fakes.
Agreed. All of what you listed are the "hot list" of fakes and the photos you posted are all poor quality fakes.
I thought the story was going to turn darker. I remember a story of a man at the mall trying to pay for a $5 meal with 3 $2 bills. The kid got his...
Well the ones I was posting about you rarely will see any anymore. They were found this way from original sources, but for most of collecting...
There was a cornering of the market in 1980 in silver so I do not see why you would presume that the relationship between the two metals then and...
Agreed, have fun. You will find countries you didn't know existed, have difficulty with languages, all kinds of good times. When I have a kid I...
Well $202 was rich considering the uneven wear on the reverse and the obverse dark spot, but it really is much harder to get bust halves in the...
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