SIDEBAR Introduction The idea for investing in copper on a personal scale came to me within the last year. Before that, for about 5 or 6 years I was buying world coins for two reasons: arbitrage and foreign

Introduction The copper coins discussed in earlier parts of this series were made for minor currency units. 100 USD Lincoln cents made 1 U.S. dollar, so cents was the minor unit. Likewise for Canadian

Introduction Going by coinage, decimalization of currency took place in Australia 5 years before it did in the United Kingdom-- 1966 to 1971. Just as there was a GBP 2 pence coin in the UK, there was an

Introduction In addition to USD Lincoln cents and CAD Maple Leaf cents, a good source of copper is the decimalized GBP pence coins of the United Kingdom: GBP 1 penny and GBP 2 pence. Like the North American

Part 2: Maple Leaf Cents for CAD Introduction A good alternative to USD Lincoln cents is CAD Maple Leaf cents. While not as common as Lincoln cents for many reasons (especially market reach and circulating

Introduction Just as some people invest large amounts of money into Bitcoin and/or altcoins, some people invest smaller amounts into cryptocurrencies. Billionaires can invest millions of dollars, lottery