Frankly, Japan doesn't need donations. It's a very wealthy, technically advanced country with the second largest economy in the world. If you're...
The fact that one side looks worse than the other says to me it more likely was in water, with one side exposed to more damage. Of course, other...
Buried or submerged in water.
It was a regulation, not a law, that the Treasury promulgated last year. It's mostly toothless, and designed simply to prevent the creation of an...
Yes, an offset error. Pretty dark one, too. They fade after a few are produced.
The problem with that is the slabs are being counterfeited, too. And the really cunning fakers use ID numbers that match the year and condition of...
I'm far too old to be surprised at what people do. Nonetheless, I'm a bit taken aback at some of the posts on this thread. Seems like we are all...
Of course, some of us (myself included) would contact the sender and arrange for the return of the mis-sent items. I probably would request that...
He might well avoid a criminal conviction with that defense, but he probably will lose a civil case. In a civil case, if the jury believes the...
A purchase is a form of contract. For a contract to be valid, there has to be a "meeting of the minds". The dealer didn't intend to send $38K as a...
As I said, it isn't really free trade if a great disparity exists between the traders in either information or financial situation. Nor if the...
It's the reason the government switched to the "big head" notes as part of the project to make US notes harder to counterfeit. The bigger the...
My primary focus on US currency is small size by series. I don't care about serial numbers per se. For example, in $2 notes, I'm building a...
Humans are evolved to notice slight differences in faces. Using lots of faces on a note makes it harder to counterfeit, as even a tiny difference...
Many stocks do not and never have paid dividends. They only produce a profit if they go up in value (i.e., can be sold for more than they cost)....
Seems that your assertion of a bright-line difference between speculation and investment is actually a subtle way for you to assert that, while...
Anything you buy with the intention (hope) of selling for a profit is an investment.
You're right, I didn't mention the human toll, and I should have. The mining, refining, transporting and use of fossil fuels kills thousands and...
Hard to say whether it's art or vandalism, especially in regards to the gold.
There are eBay sellers who sell for low prices to avoid fees, and who assess enormous shipping cost to make up the difference. The thing is, eBay...
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