Weird. I believe you heard what you heard, but on average my denomination marked pieces are larger than most. Maybe its a hybrid. I have seen some...
Very common in Asia. Theft of mail there is widespread, especially coming from or going to the US or Europe. My wife uses it if she has to mail...
The 70's, looking back, were actually pretty darn creative numismatically. I know of tons of good books written then, and lots of interesting...
The oldest dolphin shaped coins usually are considered the ones with denominations spelled on them. They might be around the same time as Thera....
It depends on the metal. I have had ancients get lighter, but I have had them get darker. Point being you never know how the reaction with the...
There wouldn't be, that is the problem. Once its not the stated face you are trading for, you open up the sole 1933 double eagle being traded for...
I would NOT do olive oil. might darken the coin. Start easy. Distilled water for a while and see if it soaks in to loosen it up. A friend who...
@-jeffB addressed this. The IRS patently rejects this unless pay for a true $20 debt with a double eagle. Once both parties are assigning a higher...
Man, pretty nice to get such copper. I am sure you know it, but make sure you separate the electrical from other, since electrical more pure and...
You are not permitted to like kind exchange from PM to another asset class. So the IRS would view this as you effectively converted to USD and...
Yes but what about taxes. I agree with you PM maintains value over time, and can be more liquid. This is at the expense of beating inflation and...
True. I should have thought of square nails. I actually have a bin full of new old stock ones from an old hardware store auction. I bought them...
Could it be as simple as a collection hit the market, and the heirs want to sell them now to get it over with? In the ancient auction world we...
I agree. No other reason really to have copper corrosion on a silver coin. These usually are struck in good silver.
Yeah, most likely. Where many ancients are found these are the most common, least valuable silver things in the ground.
Looks like using a square punch to hang from necklace. Think about it, a mercury dime would be a very pretty pendant for a little girl or young...
Everyone has different reasons and different circumstances in life. If they made $500 and $1000 still I would always carry one or two on me, and...
Same here, missed the live operator but remember the rotary phone. It was a big deal to get the push buttons.
...and I am sure no one at the IRS ever has access to these records. Whatever happened to making bills in denominations people would use instead...
I am just sad most Americans have no idea we used to make such bills. Like a frog in a pot, they simply take away liberties one by one in the name...
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