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"Niue" isn't doing it; I seriously doubt that anybody actually in Niue is aware of their existence. New Zealand Mint is doing it. NZM is a private mint, not actually connected to or with th… (View Post)

As with most things chemical, the problems don't usually come from the "main ingredient" - they come from the minor components. We all know "PVC is bad", but it isn't the actual p… (View Post)

It is a charm or amulet, not a coin. Machine-struck; the dots in the background on both sides are intended to simulate the sandy, irregular background of genuine cast coins. (View Post)

I'd agree; as far as I can tell, this recent trend with error coins is mainly fed by the YouTube / Social Media hype train, telling people that the coins they can find in their change are worth big b… (View Post)

I suppose the key difference between Israel and those other countries, from a numismatic perspective, is that the Israeli items were actually mad in Israel, rather than being made by a corporate mint… (View Post)