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Coins of Controversy - The Seated Liberty Dime 1873-1874 (with arrows)

By Austin Lloyd Inc December 26, 2018 | american coins american money austin lloyd bimetallism bullion buy coins buy coins near me buy gold buy gold near me buy silver buy silver near me coin collecting coins currency gold gold coins gold standard monetary policy money numismatics numismatists resources silver silver coins silver standard silverstacking trust us coins us history value | 0 comments

After three years of postponements, innumerable revisions and committee conferences, the Mint Act of 1873 was finally passed on February 12, 1873. This same Mint Act was to be referred to in later years as the “Crime of `73”, because it was alleged to have been passed by a sleepy...

American Coin & Bullion Normalizing after 1873: 19th Century Coinage & Currency #3

By Austin Lloyd Inc December 20, 2018 | american coins american money anti-counterfeiting austin lloyd bimetallism bullion buy coins buy coins near me buy gold buy gold near me buy silver buy silver near me coin collecting coins counterfeiting currency gold gold coins gold standard monetary policy money numismatics numismatists resources silver silver coins silver standard silverstacking trust us coins us history value | 0 comments

Following the controversies and fiscal problems resulting from of the Coinage Act of 1873, compensatory measures were taken by the Treasury and the US Mint to resume more normal issuance and circulation of US Currencies. Silver coins were made legal tender at their nominal value for any amount not exceeding...

Money Problems: Coinage to Crypto #9

By Austin Lloyd Inc November 23, 2018 | austin lloyd bitcoin blockchain bullion coin collecting coins crypto cryptocurrency currency gold monetary policy money numismatics numismatists resources silver silverstacking trust value | 0 comments

The first American Colonists faced a problem: They didn’t have enough currency. At first, the Colonists bought far more from Britain than they sold to it, and pretty soon, the Colonists had no liquidity at all. So the Colonists fashioned their own. They used tobacco, rice or Native American wampum...

Counterfeiting & Countermeasures: Coinage to Crypto #8

By Austin Lloyd Inc November 15, 2018 | anti-counterfeiting austin lloyd bitcoin blockchain coin collecting coins counterfeiting crypto cryptocurrency currency money numismatics numismatists trust value | 0 comments

Counterfeiting is a real danger to numismatics and cryptocurrency alike. Both the rare coin and digital currency communities seek methods to combat the artificial manufacture and trade of the assets that make up their professions. It should come as no surprise that the numismatic community looks toward law enforcement cooperation...

Policy vs. Value: Coinage to Crypto #7

By Austin Lloyd Inc November 08, 2018 | austin lloyd bitcoin blockchain bullion coin collecting coins crypto cryptocurrency currency gold gold standard monetary policy money numismatics numismatists resources silver silverstacking trust value | 0 comments

Money has value, right? Right?!?! That is not necessarily the case. While we're busy not wondering about fiscal facts, they often seem to change, or vanish. The fear that numbers in a bank account mean nothing and have no correlation to items in the real world keeps us pretending. "I'll...

Dynamics of Trust: Coinage to Crypto #6

By Austin Lloyd Inc November 02, 2018 | austin lloyd bitcoin blockchain bullion coin collecting coins crypto cryptocurrency currency gold money numismatics silver trust value | 0 comments

"What's your cow to bitcoin conversion rate?" Weird question, but if we replace bitcoin with gold coins, we are transported into the early questions posed at the advent of currency in early economic systems. "How do I know those pieces of shiny metal are worth a cow?" By putting ourselves...