* Replacement of cotton banknotes proposed The Vietnam Bank Card Association has proposed the central bank replace cotton banknotes with a denomination of VND10,000 and VND20,000 with polymer-based versions to fight the use of fake notes.

Looking for that perfect stocking stuffer? I have 3, 1 kilo .9999 gold bars (2- J&M, 1 Swiss Bank). Buy one or all at spot. 1 Kilo = 32.151 Troy Oz. At the moment, that's about $16,350 each.

I have listed my final batch of sale coins for 2005. They include: AE18 Danubian Celtic Imitation of Odessos John Hyrcanus I Prutah (Judaea) Probus Antoninianus - Pax Constantine II AE3/4 - Gloria Exercitus Constantius II AE3 - 2 Victories AE28 of Geta from Nikopolis ad Istrum - Dionysos...

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As I was reading the book "The Secret World of Money" by Andrew Gause I realized the importance of buying and holding numismatic coins. This is a very interesting book on money and its creation and who really has it. ISBN # 0-9656589-02 most librarys have it.

On Mon, 19 Dec 2005 04:36:15 -0700, Scott Evil wrote: In article , says... Scott Evil wrote: Bring it on, Bitch.

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http://www.todaysthv.com/news/news.aspx?storyid=22039 Warning: Any conversations at this event could be recorded by govt. agents. (sorry, couldn't resist) :)

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Bad timing or ? http://www.telegraphindia.com/1051219/asp/jamshedpur/story_5616856.asp

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It's so ugly and damaged and cleaned, it's scrap silver, why bother? Billy http://cgi.ebay.com/1902-CROWN-Great-Britain-ANACS-AU50-RARCOA_W0QQitemZ8363809380

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On Sun, 18 Dec 2005 20:36:44 -0700, Scott Evil wrote: In article , says... On Sun, 18 Dec 2005 20:12:34 -0700, Scott Evil wrote: In article...

Sure looks cleaned to me: http://cgi.ebay.ch/1884-S-Morgan-NNC-MS61-PL-BETTER-DATE_W0QQitemZ8363877435 I'll bet this coin would grade no better than AU in any reputable holder, and would be rejected outright by some for harsh cleaning. When are people going to wake up??? The bid is already at...

Frank Provasek wrote: I have dealt with the general public in a brick and mortar coin store for ten years,dealt with people face to face for nearly 40 years, and sold through the mail, but the INSANITY of ebay and newsgroup people just about has me ready to go back to dealing "the old...

Hi Everybody! I've been busy updating the site, so I want to invite everyone to stop by for a visit. You'll find the latest coin news, a new article by Dr. Mark Skousen, precious metals updates, and more. Be sure to submit your website URL for inclusion in my ever growing index. Regards, Cliff...

I always liked the Baltimore show. Lots of variety, some amazing items, usually productive for me. Had two items in inventory I couldn't sell on eBay but other dealers hungrily snapped them up. Not that I didn't have to shop them around, but patience can be rewarding. I was disappointed in the...

Umm, Whatever happened to OEPepper.