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Not only would the size be wrong, but the weight would be wrong too. A "penny struck on a dollar planchet" would weigh the same as a dollar. And no, it's not some case of the Mint "acc… (View Post)

There is zero probability that a genuine silver dollar coin somehow managed to both lose 6.4 grams and gain a whole bunch of clear "this is fake" signs. 20 grams is a very typical weight fo… (View Post)

In terms of circulation coinage, countries that have used squares and other odd shapes have tended not to have a high degree of vending machine usage. These countries also tend to have a high degree … (View Post)

Speaking as an outside observer, it seems to me that there is no single date cutoff, but each denomination is different. And a working rule of thumb for spotting the boundary for each denomination is… (View Post)

In the "frontline countries", very few coins would have "truly circulated". A lot of coins were hoarded once the war started, hence the need for notgeld and similar emergency mone… (View Post)