1858-O Seated half
My point about it being the woman's money was not directed so much at her bank, but at those people who criticized the woman for wanting cash.
No, you can't make that statement. You have to qualify it. "Stocks" can refer to anything-- A Dow index fund, an S&P index fund, individual stocks...
In other words, you can't make a blanket statement like "stocks have historically outperformed precious metals" because there are too many types...
1915 French 1 franc
Actually, the Philippines did issue gold coins in the 19th century
I am appalled at the knee-jerk belief that if someone wants a wad of cash-- their money-- they're either a criminal or stupid. That just shows how...
Maybe it's because the lady didn't like the bank that she didn't want them to have her money.
Sorry, but that just sounds too authoritarian. It's the woman's money. At 92 she has seen bank runs and Wall Street crashes, and probably has a...
In 1999, when gold was less than $300/ounce for most of the year and silver was between $5 and 5.50 per ounce, the Dow Jones Industrial Average...
That's the kind of slabbed coin that makes me scratch my head and say "What the....?" Definitely not VF30 material.
1913 Type 1 Buffalo nickel
Surprisingly, the 1853 Philadelphia half is treated as a common date in grades up to EF-40 or so. The 1853-O gets a little more respect.
Thanks :) If you compare it with the silver dollar in my avatar, you'll see that they exhibit very similar toning patterns. The silver dollar...
I'm a sucker for St. Gaudens gold pieces. All of these were picked up for melt:
I would say that even "plain-old VF" might be stretching it a bit.
I've never said that precious metals are "going to the moon". I never said anything about "walking around with a bag of junk silver". I never...
So on the one hand you have housewives cashing out of their precious-metal jewelry, and on the other hand you have older people buying precious...
1966 French 10 francs
So what, exactly, is "the public" doing? Only a small fraction of the 300 million+ people of the United Sates are actually buying precious metals....
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