Because the mint makes $10 per roll extra profit selling dollars directly to the collectors. If they sold them at face plus shipping they would...
It shouldn't have any real effect at all. In real purchasing power terms absolutely nothing has changed. You are just paying with something that...
Sure they pay with $20's, but how often do you have to give them back out in change? Seldom. So you don't need a slot for them, you put them...
And one thing that was not mentioned that helps keep these coins affordable. The number of collectors of them, compared to those who collect the...
Correct. And while the little bags will work there is no way to know when they are saturated. It is best to get some "Indicating" silica gel. It...
Just revalue the US dollar like many countries have revalued theirs and chop off two zeros $100 would equal N$1 This makes gold N$6.50 per oz....
If they make 12 million presidents per year they have to make 6 million Sacs, which is about 2 million per year more than the collectors demand....
Or if we get rid of the dollar bill you pay for the $1 item with a $5 and get back 2 $2 bills. Now what was the problem again? Back when I...
Has anyone ever seen a GSA Peace dollar in a hardpack holder?
I think it is more likely that they are changing over because they are different. After 20 years of the gold eagle they are ready for a change....
Impressive, I wish the coin was in better condition. It is not a double strike because with that much separation the fields of the coin would...
Does anyone know where I can find a Portugal 500 Escudo of the 1922 series, I think it is P51 (might be P91, I need to double check), with a...
It's North Wales not Anglesey, D&H 1. De Orc has the mintage engraver and manufacturer correct. (That mintage is for all four die varieties of...
Anyone have a link to the other thread? Interesting article. It doesn't match the reports in CW ad NN at the time of the sale. According to...
Can you say anodized? I've seen a lot of aluminum Mardi Gras tokens with this blue color. Anodizing is an electrically deposited oxide coating...
Canada, like several other countries, uses chromeplated dies to strike their circulation coins and the often come with mirror finishes. If the...
From 1794 to 1805 the dollar coin was undervalued and worth more as metal than as money. So they didn't circulate. 1805 to 1840 there were no...
They have encouraged them to swap over their machines for years and the operators haven't done so. It isn't like it is difficult to make the...
No, the CSA successfully seceded, but they went to war with what was left of the US and lost becoming an occupied territory. Then over time the...
The ASE proof is slightly overpriced ad so far elaine is the only peron who has come close o the proper reasonin. If you are going to compare...
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