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I was thinking the .999s would be ever-so-slightly thinner not thicker as silver is denser than copper and the .900 silvers have .100 copper. (View Post)

The 1964 and earlier are 90% silver. The 1965-70 half dollars are 40% silver. Also the 42-P wartime nickel you have has 35% silver. All in all, like @yosclimber said, not a bad little collection for … (View Post)

I think the Treasury Secretary has authority to coin anything in gold they want without Congressional authorization. That is how the Mayflower gold coins were made last year even though they weren’t … (View Post)

I think I vaguely remember this one...5-0 couldn’t figure out what the thief did with the coin and it turns out they spent it in a vending machine or newspaper kiosk machine near where it was stolen … (View Post)

When first issued, I didn’t have any interest in the First Spouse series per se, but was interested in the Liberty coins the legislation said would be issued for those presidents who didn’t have a wi… (View Post)