Nobody yet has guessed the "announcement", so, here's a clew. (Note: in previous contests, the clews I've given were too easy, so I'm going to be really vague this time). The Clew: ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, whiffenpoof ``````````````````````````` The Original Proposition: I was about to post an...

Proper Pronunciation I read an article in the Numismatic News about the pronunciation of the name Saint-Gaudens. That started me thinking. I have never heard anyone utter the name Gobrecht. gob wretch?

I bought a roll of Kennedy halfs for spending purposes only. What I ended up getting was about half of them from 1967 and 1968. Now I don't know what to do with them. I know I could use them at face value, but I also know they are 40% silver...meaning (from what I've read;) the value of...

Today I tried to pay for a purchase at my local Walmart with 5 circulated Sac dollars, and the cashier wouldn't take them, saying they weren't "US money", and I told her that they were, so we got the Assistant Manager, and she looked at them, and agreed with the cashier and wouldn't accept them;...

Reid Goldsborough and I, along with Barry Stuppler and several other collectors and dealers, were quoted in an excellent three-page article on Ebay fakes on page 46 of the July 2009 issue of COINage. In addition, I supplied six photos to COINage, including two used on the cover, of unmarked fakes...

Here's an article that includes quotes from a Federal Reserve official: http://www.easybourse.com/Website/dynamic/News.php?NewsID=26394&lang=fra &NewsRubrique=2 We know that putting portraits of dead presidents on the dollar coin will not noticeably increase its use in everyday commerce. Only...

I have a quarter that I got some years ago after buying something...that's not important the thing is that the quarter appears to be made entirely of copper. originally I kept it because it looked so unusual but recently I have been turned on to the fact that it may be worth some nice money I was...

Okay, I didn't really want to post on this issue again. But since people here, were saying my letters to Congress, were too long, I wanted to ask, how do I approach the issues properly? (I'll ask some questions) First: What am I most likely going to get done:

Boy! ... Talk about the shameless exploitation of staged tragedies, this is the first time I've ever run across an example quite like this! No, it isn't the Coin Vault "proudly" offering pieces of the Binion hoard this time, it's another home shopping network doing the same thing with coins sifted...

I'm sifting through my father in law's coin collection and now liquidating the European coins. I have 3 coins with a hole in the middle. They are French, I think - one side has "Liberte Egalite Fraternite" at the top, "25" on one side of the hole and "Cmes" on the other side. The obverse has a...

What follows is a distillation of many people's opinions and observations, including my own. Additions and corrections are welcomed. This document is copyrighted -- please don't republish elsewhere. HMTL version available he http://rg.ancients.info/guide. How to avoid getting cheated on eBay --...

Today, I am having the fourth coin returned to me from an eBay auction sale. This Maine commemorative half; http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3031730183 I honestly don't begrudge the buyer at all. I failed to mention in my verbal description the surface marks on each side of the...

Toned coins aren't for everyone. Those who avoid toned coins occasionally comment that they like this or that coin, but it is an exception. Those who claim to like toned coins will often draw a line between attractively toned and ugly toned, accepting the former, rejecting the latter. ...

While the US and Canadian coin denominations are 1, 5, 10, 25, 50 cents and 1 dollar (and 2 dollars in Canada), I notice most other industrialized countries use 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50 cents, pence, etc. and 1 and 2 dollars, pounds, euros, etc. My question is: which system is more efficent in...

Could anyone please explain how to distinguish the the various 1982 pennies? I am using the H.E. Harris collection folder, which explains that the composition changed from 95% copper & 5% zinc to 97.5% zinc & 2.5% & copper. Then there are 7 slots, 4 for the Philadelphia mint and 3 for the Denver...

I've been advising people to invest in copper but this is not what I had in mind. http://www.steelcitycopper.com/store/page2.html http://www.copperbullioncoin.com/categories/Copper-Bullion-Bars-and-Rounds/ http://www.ebay.com/itm/10-POUNDS-999-COPPER-BULLION-10-STYLES-/110619663289 JAM

Just to be different, I thought I'd post something coin related. My latest acquisition... this is what *real* early coppers look like! :) http://tinyurl.com/jjht (It's actually bronze.) Eric

I have come across a penny that is dated 1975 that is steel in color. i have done some research but i am unable to find any info on this only the ones from 1974. Any help would be greatly...

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gogu wrote: ? "Panta Rhei" ?????? ??? ?????? ... gogu writes: He is nothing of the above but I still don't want to see him seriously ill... I hope he have just decided that his attitude was provoking more...