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I don't pay attention what u mean I think there just alots pople hating that what I think

In US change, you should just get the Red Book. That will tell you which coins are the most valuable (and that you will therefore virtually never find in pocket change). The idea that there's retirement money in the cash register is not supportable, because if there were, I would already have done it by now and would be living in Gaoth Dobhair with a nice view of the North Atlantic. Sometimes it seems like the world thinks America is this place where any time you want something, you just pick up gold nuggets off the ground (the small ones the really really rich people couldn't be bothered with, like one ounce and below) and turn them in for dollars.

I had a spin through Hartill (one of the bibles of cast Chinese coins) and did not see that shape. Most knife money images in the catalog don't have rounded ends on the blade part, but look sort of like scimitars with real long handles. I would worry a bit about the authenticity until I found one like it; could just be a souvenir piece.

High marks to you for realistic expectations. I agree with the previous posters, but for your sake I wish we were wrong. You cannot imagine the legions that march in here with crummy counterfeits insisting that they might be authentic; arguing, trolling, and ultimately becoming protracted butt-pains. It is refreshing to be able to tell someone the truth and feel confident we will be believed, and that therefore, we really helped someone.

That's sad to hear, because YT is full of buffalo bagels. It's a great place to get bad information, and yes, some of its people would and do lie. There doesn't seem to be any control over that.

I had a spin through Hartill (one of the bibles of cast Chinese coins) and did not see that shape. Most knife money images in the catalog don't have rounded ends on the blade part, but look sort of like scimitars with real long handles. I would worry a bit about the authenticity until I found one like it; could just be a souvenir piece.

The little counterstamp R indicates that it is a replica.

No.

That's sad to hear, because YT is full of buffalo bagels. It's a great place to get bad information, and yes, some of its people would and do lie. There doesn't seem to be any control over that.

No.

No.

Depends what you like to collect, and what your ultimate goals are. No one can answer that question without knowing those things.

The little counterstamp R indicates that it is a replica.

Depends what you like to collect, and what your ultimate goals are. No one can answer that question without knowing those things.

Depends what you like to collect, and what your ultimate goals are. No one can answer that question without knowing those things.

High marks to you for realistic expectations. I agree with the previous posters, but for your sake I wish we were wrong. You cannot imagine the legions that march in here with crummy counterfeits insisting that they might be authentic; arguing, trolling, and ultimately becoming protracted butt-pains. It is refreshing to be able to tell someone the truth and feel confident we will be believed, and that therefore, we really helped someone.

High marks to you for realistic expectations. I agree with the previous posters, but for your sake I wish we were wrong. You cannot imagine the legions that march in here with crummy counterfeits insisting that they might be authentic; arguing, trolling, and ultimately becoming protracted butt-pains. It is refreshing to be able to tell someone the truth and feel confident we will be believed, and that therefore, we really helped someone.

Depends on the coin itself, but mostly not. Most are worth US$1.

Depends on the coin itself, but mostly not. Most are worth US$1.

It would depend on the soil and length of time. For example, the coin that started me collecting was a worn, blackened Barber dime outside my grandparents' ranch house in Kansas. I'm neither enough of a chemist nor enough of a soil analyst to say how that blackening would differ from, say, the soil in my back yard here in Oregon, but I do know that my lodgepole pines need and create acidic soil, whereas most of Kansas is pulverized limestone (I don't think lodgepoles would even sprout) mixed with organic matter from many millennia of grasses. It would seem reasonable that two identical coins, dropped in those two locations and left for sixty years or so, might acquire different coloring.
Cu is pretty reactive and can form a lot of compounds that have different colors. Of course, corrosion can also pit a coin and eventually eat it away. When they find old copper hoards in Europe from Roman times, the first job is to break apart the huge coin clod into which they have connected due to dirt and corrosion. (In that case, I think electrolysis is the preferred method, but I've never done it.)

I have a lot of fun with them. Sometimes I'll answer in Spanish, and when they find a Spanish speaker, switch to French. Or Hebrew. If I think they understand Arabic, I'll say to them the Arabic for: "Satan to you, O my dog. Your mother's [vulgar gynaeological reference]." If the accent is Hindi, I'll do Apu from the Simpsons. I never, ever say "yes" on the phone because that can be recorded and used in a Frankenbite as proof of assent. I get a kick out of the ones who want to know if I am a homeowner. Sometimes they have my address and name correctly. "I don't know who that is or where that address is." "Well, if you are a homeowner, are you interested in solar panels?" "I live in a tent along I-5 not far from the Ross Island Bridge exit," I say. "Will they fit on my tent?"
To me, these are not human beings, and they do not merit any human consideration. No actions taken against them are immoral. It's open season. But if you really want the wind under your wings, check out the people at 419eater.com. I'm not sure if the funniest one is the people dressed up in Wizard of Oz outfits, or the guy pouring milk on his head, or even the I LOVE PEN 15 sign guy. And if you look on YT, you can find people who hack right into the scammers computers and delete all their files. There's also a guy named Haven Riney who wrote a book called Messing With Telemarketers. We need a statue to him.

I have a lot of fun with them. Sometimes I'll answer in Spanish, and when they find a Spanish speaker, switch to French. Or Hebrew. If I think they understand Arabic, I'll say to them the Arabic for: "Satan to you, O my dog. Your mother's [vulgar gynaeological reference]." If the accent is Hindi, I'll do Apu from the Simpsons. I never, ever say "yes" on the phone because that can be recorded and used in a Frankenbite as proof of assent. I get a kick out of the ones who want to know if I am a homeowner. Sometimes they have my address and name correctly. "I don't know who that is or where that address is." "Well, if you are a homeowner, are you interested in solar panels?" "I live in a tent along I-5 not far from the Ross Island Bridge exit," I say. "Will they fit on my tent?"
To me, these are not human beings, and they do not merit any human consideration. No actions taken against them are immoral. It's open season. But if you really want the wind under your wings, check out the people at 419eater.com. I'm not sure if the funniest one is the people dressed up in Wizard of Oz outfits, or the guy pouring milk on his head, or even the I LOVE PEN 15 sign guy. And if you look on YT, you can find people who hack right into the scammers computers and delete all their files. There's also a guy named Haven Riney who wrote a book called Messing With Telemarketers. We need a statue to him.

I have a lot of fun with them. Sometimes I'll answer in Spanish, and when they find a Spanish speaker, switch to French. Or Hebrew. If I think they understand Arabic, I'll say to them the Arabic for: "Satan to you, O my dog. Your mother's [vulgar gynaeological reference]." If the accent is Hindi, I'll do Apu from the Simpsons. I never, ever say "yes" on the phone because that can be recorded and used in a Frankenbite as proof of assent. I get a kick out of the ones who want to know if I am a homeowner. Sometimes they have my address and name correctly. "I don't know who that is or where that address is." "Well, if you are a homeowner, are you interested in solar panels?" "I live in a tent along I-5 not far from the Ross Island Bridge exit," I say. "Will they fit on my tent?"
To me, these are not human beings, and they do not merit any human consideration. No actions taken against them are immoral. It's open season. But if you really want the wind under your wings, check out the people at 419eater.com. I'm not sure if the funniest one is the people dressed up in Wizard of Oz outfits, or the guy pouring milk on his head, or even the I LOVE PEN 15 sign guy. And if you look on YT, you can find people who hack right into the scammers computers and delete all their files. There's also a guy named Haven Riney who wrote a book called Messing With Telemarketers. We need a statue to him.

It would depend on the soil and length of time. For example, the coin that started me collecting was a worn, blackened Barber dime outside my grandparents' ranch house in Kansas. I'm neither enough of a chemist nor enough of a soil analyst to say how that blackening would differ from, say, the soil in my back yard here in Oregon, but I do know that my lodgepole pines need and create acidic soil, whereas most of Kansas is pulverized limestone (I don't think lodgepoles would even sprout) mixed with organic matter from many millennia of grasses. It would seem reasonable that two identical coins, dropped in those two locations and left for sixty years or so, might acquire different coloring.
Cu is pretty reactive and can form a lot of compounds that have different colors. Of course, corrosion can also pit a coin and eventually eat it away. When they find old copper hoards in Europe from Roman times, the first job is to break apart the huge coin clod into which they have connected due to dirt and corrosion. (In that case, I think electrolysis is the preferred method, but I've never done it.)

Depending on how many Canadian coins you have, the Charlton guide might be an investment. It's the eh-quivalent of the Red Book and does a really good job. For the UK stuff, might just use Numista.com.
The Third Reich coins can be controversial, in that some people just don't want them around. The dealer I worked for was Jewish, and did not want them in his store at all. Couldn't blame him a bit. I offered to buy them, but he didn't want money, so I said I'd donate the amount to a Holocaust education charity. He was fine with that.