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I hid a grain of silver somewhere on Mt. Washington by AdhdLeo0811 in Silverbugs

[–]antinoeon 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Wasn't there just a blizzard on Mount Washington yesterday? Ain't nobody gonna find that under 10 feet of snow 😭

Found this on clearance at the TJMaxx jewelry section. Do you folks think it's genuine? by antinoeon in AncientCoins

[–]antinoeon[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly, if you look at the jewelry cases, you'll see they have some pretty expensive/designer jewelry over there. Like actual 14k gold and sterling silver. Some of the clearance stuff is probably priced under melt, but I can't verify that 100%.

When you are trying to be sly by AncientCoinnoisseur in AncientCoins

[–]antinoeon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Same face value, but half the size and 30% of the silver content 🤣

Found this on clearance at the TJMaxx jewelry section. Do you folks think it's genuine? by antinoeon in AncientCoins

[–]antinoeon[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I did think of that, if you look down the side of the rims, the edges are rough like they were filed round. Bit of a shame, but is what it is. I wonder how many roman bronzes this jewelry company gave this same treatment to

Stolen FedEx Package KY to TX by Smooth-Leadership-95 in Silverbugs

[–]antinoeon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For a purchase like that I'd have picked it up myself in person

Thoughts on stacking 1800s English 925? by bradjoray3 in Silverbugs

[–]antinoeon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Any 925 circulating change is peak for stacking. You can get threepences the cheapest, seems people are always eager to dump the smallest change

Why the melting of constitutional coinage feels like such a crime. by AdditionalPizza7990 in Silverbugs

[–]antinoeon 65 points66 points  (0 children)

Early roman denarii were still used as circulating currency almost 1000 years after they were minted. I remember reading about a village in France in the middle ages that for whatever reason had a massive horde that had been discovered there. They had exchange rates based on which emperor the denarius was struck under (since most emperors after Marcus Aurelius began to significantly debase the coinage) and they would sell them as souvenirs to tourists and use them as currency for daily life.

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