Forum: Coins
November 3rd 17, 12:47 AM Posted to rec.collecting.coins
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Any oldtimers around?
Not certain if I am in the 'old timers' club. Look in a couple of times per year. All I see are people trying to sell Charles & Diana copper-nickel crowns for thirty-five dollars apiece. Worth...
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Forum: Coins
May 18th 17, 10:48 AM Posted to rec.collecting.coins
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May 2nd 16, 12:31 AM Posted to rec.collecting.coins
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March 10th 16, 03:23 AM Posted to rec.collecting.coins
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What are your thought?
You should expect the price of the new gold Mercury dime to be at least 50% above melt. Based on $1250 spot gold, something like $180 plus $4.95 postage, probably more.
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Forum: Coins
December 6th 15, 01:04 AM Posted to rec.collecting.coins
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Nebuchadnezzar/Saddam Hussein Coin
The Krause Standard Catalogs include coins but not medals. These pieces appear to be modern medals (coin-like objects but without a monetary denomination).
Accordingly, the Standard Caralogs won't...
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Forum: Coins
April 16th 15, 11:31 AM Posted to rec.collecting.coins
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Silver Rupees recovered (but perhaps melted)
http://www.cnn.com/2015/04/15/europe/world-war-ii-shipwreck-silver-recovered/index.html
It appears that older 0.9170 fine rupees were being pulled out (from 1939, the rupees were struck in 0.500...
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Forum: Coins
April 16th 15, 06:11 AM Posted to rec.collecting.coins
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Forum: Coins
March 31st 15, 10:38 PM Posted to rec.collecting.coins
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Hello????
Over at PCGS forum, they're frequently posting (and "discussing") thirty dollar coins in the U.S. Forum and they're routinely posting (and "discussing") coins that are worth less the one dollar in...
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Forum: Coins
February 25th 15, 07:12 AM Posted to rec.collecting.coins
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February 24th 15, 07:33 PM Posted to rec.collecting.coins
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Melting Coins
Derp. Farnoggle sniffle per diexable zoom, libble varnexium biffle cinq. Tribble nyet, snibble piffle. Double derp. Capri more wrong than correct too, sniffle.
Oly
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Forum: Coins
January 14th 15, 04:20 PM Posted to rec.collecting.coins
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Forum: Coins
November 3rd 14, 12:35 AM Posted to rec.collecting.coins
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Opinions on ATB 5 oz. coins?
I'll write long this time. My bad.
Me, I'm working from a personal point of reference in 1977 - 1981. Books are essential, dictionaries are essential (and encyclopedias too - I have a 1911...
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Forum: Coins
November 2nd 14, 08:22 PM Posted to rec.collecting.coins
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Opinions on ATB 5 oz. coins?
Something really bad happen to you in 1993? Not that I'm offering any condolences or anything.
I know some people who lost significant money in the bond market around mid-year 1993 (what had been a...
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Forum: Coins
November 2nd 14, 08:00 PM Posted to rec.collecting.coins
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Opinions on ATB 5 oz. coins?
Oh no, your posts need those long words so they can exhibit the lengthy pomposity which you always exude here.
And you've got to keep making those short and less than accurate answers to the...
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Forum: Coins
November 2nd 14, 06:58 PM Posted to rec.collecting.coins
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Opinions on ATB 5 oz. coins?
And BTW, the Red Book still establishes what it accepted into the standard United Stares numismatic "canon". An item not being in the Red Book is the kiss of death. Nobody was suggesting using it...
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Forum: Coins
November 2nd 14, 06:51 PM Posted to rec.collecting.coins
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Opinions on ATB 5 oz. coins?
In these parts, the Franklin Firefighters medal is commonly offered at all kinds of prices, and I have occasionally bought multiple pieces in the original capsules at less than spot. My biggest...
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Forum: Coins
November 2nd 14, 06:46 PM Posted to rec.collecting.coins
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Opinions on ATB 5 oz. coins?
To avoid objections to my glib, fast composition, yes the intrinsic value of most modern clad coins is about 16% of their face (see the Coinflation website). Add in labor and other costs, the total...
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November 2nd 14, 05:30 PM Posted to rec.collecting.coins
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Opinions on ATB 5 oz. coins?
I would have to dig out some old books, but IIRC, the American Arts Gold medals were in the Red Book for a few years, but were dropped??? That's my recollection, perhaps a false memory.
They are...
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Forum: Coins
November 2nd 14, 05:18 PM Posted to rec.collecting.coins
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Opinions on ATB 5 oz. coins?
You write very long but still dodge the question regarding placing meaningless denominations on round pieces that would have been issued as medals years ago.
"Denomination" does not mean "date". ...
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Forum: Coins
November 1st 14, 04:38 PM Posted to rec.collecting.coins
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Opinions on ATB 5 oz. coins?
No, the denomination is necessary because American coin collectors have had it drummed into their heads for more than fifty years that a round thingie WITHOUT a denomination is a medal, and that...
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Forum: Coins
August 23rd 14, 03:56 AM Posted to rec.collecting.coins
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August 20th 14, 03:10 PM Posted to rec.collecting.coins
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August 20th 14, 03:08 PM Posted to rec.collecting.coins
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July 22nd 14, 09:11 AM Posted to rec.collecting.coins
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May 1st 14, 04:48 AM Posted to rec.collecting.coins
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