Similar here. It's no different than squirreling away a few bucks to save, say an emergency fund. A coworker of mine thought I was a little nuts...
No gold certificates yet. The oldest I've found in circulation were maybe three 1963 $1 FRNs - one being a star note. Not counting coin shops that...
Perhaps a dumb question, but I've wondered how does one determine that a planchet was improperly annealed vs. the coin being "heat treated" in...
Regarding the crud on the reverse, John Anthony's suggestion of acetone + toothpick would be the way to go, in addition to a cotton Q-tip for...
Congratulations Blake! Now you need to pop it out of there so you can fondle it and enjoy the weight of it... kidding! Sort of... everyone should...
I was expecting a Necco wafer in your roll. This is better!
To answer the original question in this old thread, YES. A (hopefully) long time from now, when the currency is eventually re-valued. I firmly...
Still good old George, but yeah, these make you take notice in your change because they're so different. I thought until the clarification that...
Great stuff! I don't have kids, but have a nephew who is just old enough that he's getting interested. He loved it when I brought over some...
Talking electrical properties, silver is very interesting because its oxide also happens to be highly conductive. That makes it great for the...
That thought has occurred to me - deliberately self-destructing coins. Wasn't this done a long time ago, back around the fall of the Roman Empire?...
At the point we have to resort to crappy coin metals like zinc, aluminum, and steel, it's time to retire those coins. However, my cynical side...
I was going to mention the Stars and Bars since it came up, but wasn't sure. I always thought it was flown as a symbol of Southern pride, which I...
Exactly, not to mention Confederate notes that will always have the slavery component attached, Jewish ghetto currency designed to eliminate all...
They shouldn't be taboo at all. Coins and notes themselves are innocent of the actions taken by the governments that created them. They are...
If I had to make the comparison, junk gold would be common date circulated US Pre-33 and other world circulation money. It's hard to imagine...
As promised, this is what I was able to pick up from the melt tray. Mind you, I am not a good coin photographer, much less through the 2X2 that...
Why? Just because terrorists white supremacists unvaccinated Russians are the latest scapegoat for the world falling apart? Russians aren't Putin....
Certainly, I will take a picture when I get a chance later tonight.
There's even a picture of a CT member peeking out of their mom's basement! It's all coming together. [ATTACH]
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