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Whenever a seller presents raw coins as "GEM BU +++ " or similar extravagance, presume they have been altered and are of questionable collector value, If you MUST buy from one of these trum… (View Post)

Making and handling gold coins was inefficient for all concerned, as this letter to Sen. Morrill indicates. (View Post)

You mean Dmitri Ivanovich Mendeleev, I presume. Here is his 1871 version: And here is a modern, colorful version: As for the so-called "coin," - trust your cat. (View Post)

With the country's highest mountain peak being 15-feet above sea level (any Sherpas living near by?), and a population of 11,000, at least they did not issue a "National Skiing Team" commem… (View Post)

The ANA illustration is just a silly drawing - it has no relationship to numismatics. But if some like it, go ahead and buy it ! (View Post)