This can cause some pretty unique results, as it did with the above 1928 silver dollar. The obverse side of the coin had a visible strike or nick across the points on Lady Liberty’s crown. Despite that error, the coin was graded as “Extremely Fine,” and so it sold at auction for ...
In general, advanced countries with large exports and imports were most likely to let currencies float. Smaller countries that had suffered from hyper-inflation were likely to peg their currencies to the dollar or euro, seeking protection against inflation.54 Other countries with Gold bars are ...