Numismatist. 54 year member ANA. Former ANA Senior Authenticator. Winner of four ANA Heath Literary Awards; three Wayte and Olga Raymond Literary Awards; Numismatist of the Year Award 2009, and ANA Lifetime Achievement Award 2020. Also won the PNG's Robert Friedberg Award for "The Enigmatic Lincoln Cents of 1922," Available now from Whitman or Amazon.
Nothing made in China can be trusted for purity or accuracy - including government bullion pieces. The “western” value of honesty does not exist in Chinese commerce. All of the emphasis is on the buyer verifying what they purchase – the sell has no responsibility. Spend your money, buy your bullion, elsewhere.
A Chinese lady actually told me this. I remember she said the years too, but can't remember them.
Anyway, --for awhile the Chinese government took the silver out of their coins and didn't tell their citizenry nor announce it to the world. Pre communist times I believe. Anybody know the story?--
Men who go to bed with itchy butt wake up with stinky finger .
stampalarm thanks for the link! As for what the chinese lady said about the government taking silver out of the coins, who knows she could be right. Maybe she broke a panda in half and found a copper inside.
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Stamp, did you put that list together!??
That is outstanding work!
the site night before last.
Anyway, --for awhile the Chinese government took the silver out of their coins and didn't tell their citizenry nor announce it to the world. Pre communist times I believe. Anybody know the story?--
"Never go to bed with an itchy butt....
You wake with a Stinky Finger
I think the saying was more like:
Men who go to bed with itchy butt wake up with stinky finger .
stampalarm thanks for the link!
As for what the chinese lady said about the government taking silver out of the coins, who knows she could be right. Maybe she broke a panda in half and found a copper inside.
Overseas pms are up! keep going but tomorrow morning its probably going to be down though
Many members on this forum that now it cannot fit in my signature. Please ask for entire list.