I prefer my Cleopatra to the 50 piasters 
It was a gift from an American friend since they were struck by the Franklin Mint and staid in Merica

Reading the header this may be the article pdf

http://cruzis-coins.com/Grading/00114_Pt2-GradingCommonwealthcoins.pdf

It must be the F of Faust because people sell their soul for money
Well I mean banksters 

Germany is in vain trying to conpete with silver eagles and leafs and philharmonics and pandas etc
Berlin Mint is making a one ounce medal in silver
The Quadriga has a very nice design but feels too expensive to me

http://cgi.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=260630739762

These have been selling around 20 to 33 euro on ebay germany

a one gram brass buffalo ? WTF

http://cgi.benl.ebay.be/Lingot-BRASS-aspect-OR-1-gramme-BUFFALO-bar-/130405627395?cmd=ViewItem&pt=LH_DefaultDomain_23&hash=item1e5cc7f603

60% over melt for a MS65 coffin of the lucky angel

http://cgi.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=330444735559&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT

If anybody is intrested
I know this guy for 7 years
sells worldwide
10$ 1893 in XF condition

http://cgi.ebay.de/USA-10-Dollar-1893-Liberty-GOLD-16-70-Gramm-/310229519425?cmd=ViewItem&pt=M%C3%BCnzen_Medaillen&hash=item483b1ecc41

pommes de terre are the potato
pommes frites are the fries

All of belgium and holland mainly eats them with mayonaise
allthough for brits they keep a bottle of vinegar to pour over them

They should freeze the image after the second portrait if they insist on royal heads on the coin . But yes La maja desnuda is fabulous .

Semi pro dealers think the gold high is close
On one of the German forums three persons have 350 pieces of  20 francs and 20 lire
for sale at melt plus 2%

here is a series of pics of 150 of them

http://picasaweb.google.com/107571430453852429547/Final?authkey=Gv1sRgCOPEku6gsKjc6AE&feat=directlink#

I would prefer 100 one kilo coins
Less stress on the back picking it up 

Another fake coins for sale on a german forum
It has been poured and not struck
http://www.goldseiten-forum.de/index.php?page=Attachment&attachmentID=50675&h=040d0d7deead50c38a3b0c6d2194177816e0ce55

This is how I buy it
Peeled haring with onions in vinegar
( It is like rolmops but peeled and no wooden stick)

Fresh sold on marketdays and in fresh fish shops


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soused_herring