Excellent point. All those trillions of dollars handed out like monopoly money to reward bthe very people who caused the whole problem and not...
D'oh. I meant Tom Robbins. One of his best is Jitterbug Perfume (1984). He's very underrated. "Fierce Invalids" and his childrens' book "B is...
How can anyone not worship Athena, Aphrodite, and Isis. Who would dare not worship Hathor.
Rollins says that the old Gods die if no one worships them. Just mentioning their name allows them to open their eyes. Even poor old Pan is on...
I'd wager Zeus and Ra are spinning in their graves.
The motto is mandated on the coins by Congress. There is simply no chance that a majority of politicians would vote to remove this motto which...
It certainly isn't supportive of Hindus, Pagans, athiests, and Buddists. Everyone knows to exactly which God it's referring so it's really...
I've been guessing it's either a dime stock error or a die trial adjustment strike but don't have a lot of confidence in either. I doubt it's...
There's an unreported D/D quarter so a Philly dime wouldn't be surprising. Sometimes mechanical doubling can have a very wide spread and die...
I do collect the same things you do as well as tokens and medals. I consider modern as being unique to each country since 1945. A few slightly...
I can think of a few ways to do it with coins and get a very close reading but each has a potential error. Some sellers are known to have scales...
Forget weighing coins to calibrate a scale. Get a standard weight. Any kind of standard weight will do. If the scale is accurate then I'd guess...
These were issued by the Franklin Mint in 1969 in both silver and platinum. Mintages were 88,750 and 540 respectively and the silver cost 52c. A...
I don't think $8 is unreasonable but any higher is going to get you buried in them for a lifetime unless silver goes up.
Your points are well taken and I didn't really mean to get my hackles up. As you so wisely point out "it is what it is". This certainly applies...
Actually what we need is a picture of the area opposite the clip. It does look genuine and is worth at least a couple or a few dollars. It...
I'm sorry. That second Ike is another type II. I hadn't seen the big picture and it looks like a type I from a distance.
I worry about the future too because most collectors don't seem to. It's not a matter of worrying about what my coins will be worth. I think...
Well, let's face it, most of the states quarters aren't really worth anything. Most of them are typical examples of typical states. People will...
I shouldn't speak in generalities and as I said things have been changing for the better in the last few years. More dealers pay more attention...
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