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This once again highlights the folly of relying on Coinflation's calculations of "scrap metal value". Coin collectors/hoarders/investors are competing with scrap metal merchants for the low… (View Post)

Inflation happens everywhere. A key symptom of inflation having already happened is coins becoming obsolete due to their production costs becoming higher than their face value. It does not help that … (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)

It is, essentially, impossible for a coin to be struck with only one side. TO make a coin, you need to squeeze it between two dies. If one of the dies is missing, there's nothing to squeeze against a… (View Post)

Mercury would probably have all evaporated away by now, and not look as silvery as this. Nor would it be as patchy. And agree it's a silvered penny, plated outside of the mint and not some kind of mi… (View Post)