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Re: The quarter shouldn't exist!
Using five-cent increments (and ignoring half dollars, which don't circulate much), the quarter can make exact change in fewer coins for the following amounts: .25 .30 .50 .55 .75 .85 .95 By com… (View Post)1 -
Re: Gold ownership in US post 1933?
Large quantities of gold coins and gold certificates likely escaped to Europe to avoid confiscation. (View Post)1 -
Re: Why were so few coin denominations minted in 1932?
Only the cent, nickel and dime were minted with the date of 1975. (View Post)1 -
Re: Anybody know about the Treasury sorting silver coins out of circulation back in the late 60's?
Looks like the program recovered in total about $300 million face value in silver quarters and dimes. From the Fiscal 1970 Annual Report, PDF page 154, report page 130: “During fiscal 1970 the Bureau… (View Post)1 -
Re: Update: 1 oz. gold -or- 2 oz. platinum and $210 cash?
"The first and only case when platinum coins were used as a regular national currency[4] was in Russia, where coins were circulated between 1828 and 1845." --Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.… (View Post)1
