The US Mint produced a total of 59 coin issues for Cuba from 1915 until 1960....
According to Chard Tax-free Gold, there were no 1917 half sovereigns minted at London or any of the branch mints....
It is not really possible to come up with a "real cost of production" for silver, because there are relatively few stand-alone silver mines today....
Well, "melt" just lost close to 10% today. :(
Well, that $24 was the equivalent of 17.31 ounces of silver (in 90% coin form) back then, and the silver price is 23.69 as I write, so that works...
It's always a thrill to get something like that in change. The last time I got a Standing Liberty quarter in "change" was from the tooth fairy,...
Having lived through the inflation of the '70s, and the deflation of Japan, I'll take deflation. I don't know where you get this idea that...
As someone who is living in Japan, I will say that printing more yen is NOT going to raise bond rates. There is plenty of money just sitting in...
I think a true 10 + 1 mint error could only be struck on a dime planchet, since a penny planchet would be too big to fit in the dime press.
Where did you get those, Jello, and how much did they cost? I would love to have an Edward VIII set.
There is a company in Japan that recycles silver and other precious metals from circuit boards, cell phones and other discarded electronic goods....
Here's an 1844-O $10 Liberty. She's kind of banged up, but she's the first "O" mint gold coin I've ever owned.
Pen containing bits of shredded Japanese Yen. Given to visitors of the Bank of Japan.
The reverse of the medal says it was awarded to a painter for her water color painting
Here's one that you don't see every day-- A colored North Korean 1 ounce silver bullion coin, commemorating North Korean-Chinese "friendship"
What you have is the most common date and variety of the 1873-1905 type. You'll notice that the twig on the bottom left side of the wreath looks...
Here's one for Saltysam-- an 1883 Hawaiian quarter:
The 1915 Austrian ducats are actually common restrikes that were never used in circulation, so you'll never see a worn one unless someone used it...
I picked up this 1901 Barber half at a coin show recently. The world "DOLLAR" seems to be doubled.
Yes, there are many Japanese Kanei Tsuho coins in the lot. The coins with 文 on the back are Japanese 1-mon coins, and the coin with the "wave"...
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