Ok, I understand now. I am guessing there are plenty of gains to cover any losses, they have been doing this a very long time. Also, the size of...
I have heard of these, but never seen how much they go for. I really am not in a position to let you know if these sell for more than the coins...
You are right, I changed it. The US mint did not produce mint sets in 1982 and 1983. One of the stupidest things I ever didn't do is put away BU...
What funding? THEY have the money! They sold the shorts, meaning THEY collected the money up front. If they had went long, or bought the...
Lots of those get sold. I have never really bought that they were money above the fact that any form of metal could be used for bartering. I used...
Its a common misconception, and is reported badly by reporters who cannot be bothered to actually have to learn something. JP Morgan is the...
Well, to be fair, all of the coins Eduard ever shows us are "...coins a collector would like to have". He has some great pieces. :)
Cloud and Jim both touch on a great point, getting out. Every investment you have to wonder how you exit it, and this, (besides physical...
I helped my cousin out, he wanted to do his grandfathers. His date was 1931, very sparse as well, just cent, nickel and dime excluding very...
Dmitry, you don't think it could be from gOd or One just as easy as the date? I read that any part of the obverse or reverse die can get filled...
Rule of thumb, if you cannot see the coins you are buying do not buy them. Seriously, there are way too many of these come ons pushed to...
Hmmm, interesting. Personally I doubt that number for total Russian plate money. I have personally seen that many. I know there are a number of...
They were made simply because there was an abundance of copper and wanted to create a form of coinage. They new it was impractical, but could...
Same thing. They didn't MEAN to send a coin in that would only grade 65, but it happened. They were hoping for a higher grade from the TPG.
My guess would be 1861. Thanks for the contest. :)
There were none produced for those two years, believe me. The sets you have were made up by others so collectors would have something to put in...
Cool idea. I put together sets for my mother and father and gave to them, but luckily they were born in 1942 and 1944. I know of a few very famous...
You are right sir, sorry I never thought about a proof coin getting into circulation. I make they same error with silver US proof coins, I never...
Basically, if its the size of a US nickel its not silver. Only Canada's version of the US half dime were silver, so size is the first giveaway.
Many were actually. KoinJester is very right. The older ones were pure gold. They are very small so the gold value in them used to not be worth...
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