Message:

<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 1964840, member: 112&quot;]No, they weren&#039;t. Coins only become legal tender when they are released by the mint. And these weren&#039;t.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now there were other coins from these trial runs that were released into circulation by the mint. If you read the articles attached to those coins you&#039;ll see that. And they were legal tender.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Yeah, they did belong to the mint, technically. But it was kind of a common practice, accepted even, that coins like this were given to the mint directors and if they chose to keep them then nobody had a problem with it. Same kind of thing happens even today.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

Your name or email address:

Do you already have an account?

• No, create an account now.
• Yes, my password is:
• Forgot your password?

Stay logged in