I agree that it looks like a repro of a Greek coin.
And British coins don't have mintmarks - they just have one big mint in London - the Royal Mint. This is true at least for modern coins, I don't...
I believe it 80% silver, like most other Swedish coins of that time.
I tried this the other day and did 100 singles. I got two star notes. It might be addicting - we'll see after try #2.
Hi, I have a lot of silver coins for auction on another forum. You have to be a member at 'Realcent" to view it, but its very easy to register....
Anywhere between $1 and $1,000,00?
I agree it will not rise back to its highs anytime soon. But its wrong to think that the US will drive the copper market in the future - China,...
Wow that is a serious collection.
Doesn't someone have a Canadian note price guide?
It costs the banks money to order, transport, store, and handle the coins.
These are no longer current, right? They now have the "new shekel"?
Those are great - I have a bronze one from my family's home canton of Aargau and I'd love to get more eventually.
Thanks for the story, haha. Here is a great article called "Why I Pay With $2 Bills": http://mises.org/story/3584
I think that even if the market stays up in the 9000s, no one trusts this level, and will continue hoarding gold as a hedge. Gold could actually...
Oh they are certainly worth more than face value. Its just a question of whether you want to go to a dealer and get less (but have money in hand...
Yes, I have been to Switzerland and they still have the exact same coins, but the oldest I found in circulation was from the 1960s. Granted, I...
bobbeth87, the Barr note is special because he was only in office for a short period, meaning there are not a large number of notes bearing his...
I am no expert, but something as new as a 2006 is probably not worth more than face unless it is CU (crisp uncirculated). That said, you don't...
Exactly! I saw a man bring in a collection of Peace Dollars to a shop I was browsing in the other day and he had some rare dates, but got a...
I decided to start building a set of these too, Collect89. I think I will just start with 20th century ones for now, since the Victorian coins...
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