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Let's not forget, we're talking about two separate quasi-government institutions: the Mint for coins, and the Federal Reserve for notes. They each have their own rules for what pieces of mo… (View Post)

In theory, if any of these coins ever actually had reached the colonies and made it into public hands, they would certainly have been used in commerce, as the Colonies were always starved of money in… (View Post)

You have heard incorrectly. While some "Nazi stuff", especially certain neo-nazi "pattern coin" medals and the like, may not be slabbed, all officially issued Nazi coins are accep… (View Post)

Re: the "ping test". The sound or "ring" that a coin makes depends on numerous factors, but fundamentally it is a "physical" test: it's looking at the physical prop… (View Post)

This is a very, very common copy of an ancient Greek silver tetradrachm from the Greek city of Gela, on the island of Sicily. You can see a genuine example in this Numista database page: https://en.n… (View Post)