Melting down coins for profit

[Peckris]

Could rare varieties be melted down unnoticed?

Indeed, if some dam' fool sent them off direct to be melted without checking first.

Mind you, the more that go to the melter the rarer the one's we've got become.

A touching faith in the accuracy of price guides, especially their reliability in relation to actual surviving coin numbers! (Though what you say is factually unarguable, of course )