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In European counties, the period is used in numbers to separate the thousands, whereas in the US, we use a comma. As such, the coin weighs 1 kilo in .999 silver. I found another image of the same coi… (View Post)

Yes, these are tributes to history and quite lovely: I understand there will be a 2oz and a 1oz gold version of the medal in the ANA auctions. (View Post)

Thanks Stef! When I embarked on that collection, I had no idea how many merchants used that obverse either! The various books on civil war tokens and merchant tokens provide a LOT of information, but… (View Post)

My first thought was puttied also. The luster and color of the coin are "off" from what a Gem St. Gaudens G$20 should look like. (View Post)

Please excuse me for saying this, but you only joined 10 months ago, and you've already racked up 2,000 posts!! :o I, for one, truly applaud your enthusiasm and your consistent positivity, and I'm gl… (View Post)