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* The psychology behind collecting - 16 new
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* I need help identifying this coin. - 10 new
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* What is going wrong at eBay? - 5 new
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* FA:84 O Morgan Toner NGC MS 64 - 4 new
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* What appears to be a 1969 D gold penny? - 3 new
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Active Topics
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Human consumption of gold - 3 new
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On Sat, 31 Jan 2009 10:21:51 -0700, "Arizona Coin Collector" ...And the other
precious metal, silver, also has its fans of alternative forms of consumption.
Some people take "colloidal silver" as a remedy for various ailments. Like the
gold flaked liquor (actually, colloidal gold), fine particles of silver
suspended in a liquid can be drunk. The interesting side - Sat, Jan 31 2009 8:
49 pm
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Value of a 1963A $10 bill, and 1974 $20 bill? - 1 new
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Hey, I've been holding onto an old 1963A $10 bill that I got from my friend at
my local 7 Eleven, and was wondering if it was worth anything. The $10 bill is
a star note serial number G08206908* The bill is in fairly good condidion, and
its still a bit crisp. The $20 bill is not a star, but it is from 1974, that I
got from a - Sun, Feb 1 2009 1:58 am
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Owning a 1,000 Ounce Silver Bar - 3 new
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Hey, I once read that, if you buy a 1,000 ounce silver bar, you must report it
to the IRS. But now, I found a site that says, you only have to report to the
IRS if you sell your 1,000 ounce silver bar, not when/if you buy it. Here's
the site that says you do not have to report when you buy, and only when you
sell: - Sun, Feb 1 2009 4:04 am
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Overseas buyers start new gold rush ---- One US buyer had bought $1 million in
gold coins - 1 new
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...But do note that $1745 NZ dollars/ounce = $888.82 US dollars/ounce. The NZD
is roughly half the value of the USD. - Sun, Feb 1 2009 4:27 am
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What is going wrong at eBay? - 5 new
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Bob Hairgrove <rhairgroveNOSPAMPLE...@bigfoo t.com> wrote in news:92c74 $
4979089b$4d3a92e1$30...@news. hispeed.ch: ...command ...It makes it past the
spell-checker, and that's all they care. At the retailer where I work there is
a closed circuit TV system that runs non- stop commercials. It would drive me
nuts listening to them, as they - Sun, Feb 1 2009 4:36 am
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Collections Confiscated - Coin Collectors criminalized - 2 new
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...His post appeared to be a summarization, not a literal translation. Without
doing the same exercise, I'll just ask whether his summary was reasonably
accurate or grossly overstated? Given the nature of what the German
authorities allegedly are doing, you don't need to embellish the story. It's
alarming enough as is. And probably is - Sun, Feb 1 2009 4:48 am
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Six famous Scots to appear on new banknotes - 2 new
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...Or single malt from the liquor store shelves. - Sun, Feb 1 2009 5:18 am
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Treasure trove histories revealed -- "Pots of Money" - 1 new
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FROM: [link] Page last updated at 11:12 GMT, Sunday, 1 February 2009 Treasure
trove histories revealed The stories behind three hoards found in recent years
near Bath are the subject of a series of talks. The first event "Pots of Money
" looks at one of the - Sun, Feb 1 2009 6:38 am
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Lives in pieces at a Russian pawnshop - 2 new
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FROM: [link] Lives in pieces at a Russian pawnshop By Megan K. Stack Los
Angeles Times February 1, 2009 MOSCOW - In the fluorescent-lighted dens of
despair called pawnshops, bad luck is a commodity as casual as an aging cell
phone or a grandmother's ring, - Sun, Feb 1 2009 6:42 am
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The psychology behind collecting - 16 new
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FROM: [link] The psychology behind collecting February 1, 2009 BY CELESTE BUSK
- Sun-Times Staff Writer Whether it be squirrelling away pennies in a jar,
cherishing photographs from special vacations or going all out with antiques,
stamps and coins, >> - Sun, Feb 1 2009 6:40 am
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Collectors increasingly looking to turn possessions into cash - 2 new
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FROM: [link] Collectors increasingly looking to turn possessions into cash
Sunday, February 1, 2009 By Sara Foss (Contact) Gazette Reporter CAPITAL
REGION - Theresa Ruege's house is filled with collectibles: stuffed animals,
plates, historic newspapers, even swords. - Sun, Feb 1 2009 6:44 am
2 messages , 2 authors
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How to cash in gold coins; the sales tactics and taxes - 1 new
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...I GOT RIPPED OF FOR MY SCRAP GOLD!!!! <BIG HAPPY SATISFIED SMILE> - Sun,
Feb 1 2009 7:31 am
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Coin dealer gives free Adams Presidential dollars to students - 1 new
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[link] - Sun, Feb 1 2009 7:54 am
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Surge in number of fake pound coins -- Alarm at the Royal Mint as one in every
40 is found to be counterfeit - 1 new
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...[snip] ...That may be so, but it is a matter of making it difficult for the
counterfeiters. Brass is relatively easy to get hold of, and when new looks
much like the existing nickel-brass alloy. Bimetallic blanks are much harder
to fabricate convincingly, which is almost certainly why I have never seen a
fake two-pound coin. - Sun, Feb 1 2009 8:37 am
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I need help identifying this coin. - 10 new
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The date is 1684 and I have no idea where it is from. Any help would be
appreciated. [link] - Sun, Feb 1 2009 10:53 am
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What appears to be a 1969 D gold penny? - 3 new
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- Sun, Feb 1 2009 12:01 pm
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Wreck of renowned British warship found in Channel -- HMS Vvictory - 2 new
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Hello It was probably transporting 100,000 gold Portuguese coins. -------------
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warship found in Channel Feb. 1, 2009 08:32 AM Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. -
Florida deep-sea explorers who found $500 - Sun, Feb 1 2009 12:19 pm
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Zimbabwe to cut 10 zeros off currency - 1 new
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FROM: [link] Zimbabwe to cut 10 zeros off currency Sun, 01 Feb 2009 19:00:42
GMT Zimbabwe's central bank is to slash 10 zeros from its banknotes due to
trouble it has caused to computer systems and among businessmen. (STORY IMAGE
PHOTO) [link] - Sun, Feb 1 2009 1:07 pm
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snooze lose - 1 new
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...It looked/looks like a prediction to me. Billy - Sun, Feb 1 2009 1:14 pm
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german coins, postcards, stamps PHOTO GALLERY - 1 new
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FYP some coins, seals, emergency-banknotes here: [link] 12 more pages are
mostly of postcards: [link] [link] [link] - Sun, Feb 1 2009 4:22 pm
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FA:84 O Morgan Toner NGC MS 64 - 4 new
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[link] =250366867410 Have a look see.Thanks. - Sun, Feb 1 2009 9:35 pm
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