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My advice: Buy a decent 0.01 g scale. Start weighing some of the cents 10 at a time. I think that is a small enough count that any copper will stick out, but large enough to speed things up soon. Do … (View Post)

And it also is just 25% nickel. Ought to be a bison cupro-nickel. But that doesn't roll off the tongue as nicely. (View Post)

Uh, no. T-Bills are absolutely bonds. They are short term bonds, ones that mature very quickly (i.e. around 30-90 days), but absolutely, completely, 100%, bonds. Short term bonds will be less affecte… (View Post)

Yes, I think that most Ag (unlike Au) does actually get used. But for ASE's, those probably do stay in bunkers. But ASE's, and similar fabricated products for retail, are a very minor part … (View Post)

They are all reproductions, not real, of notes that were originally larger than the current size. I do not know what the reproductions are used for, probably for novelty value. I wouldn't use em… (View Post)