This thought first arose as a joke I told myself, but in a way it makes sense: why not have MS numbers under 60? A MS 45 would be an "as struck"...
Yes, rolling over expiring contracts can be a hassle - one reason I never took that approach. But taking "paper" delivery was no more complicated...
If you are not familiar with the "good delivery bar" concept, here's a short explanation: The commodity exchange has a list of approved refiners...
The silver futures market [at least when I was dabbing in it] had a stair-step kind of pricing; each month out was just a little more than the...
I actually "took delivery" of a bar many years ago. It was a "baby" contract [only 1000 oz] and I didn't actually get the bar, only a statement...
Yes, eBay automated responses can be weird. If I put in a tie bid, they email me "You're winning now, but you may be outbid...." Of course I'm not...
100,000 oz seems like a lot, but look at it as only 20 contracts on the commodity exchange, and it's not that much.
And of course, some people are just buying the slab. An example from currency: back in 1990, the Bureau of Engraving and Printing reprinted the...
Yes, I think it might depend on what you are bidding on. If you are bidding on "hot" coins, the price guides might not be keeping up with current...
I forget who exactly said this [Warren Buffett maybe?] "I love paying taxes; it means I made a profit."
I got a Greek "mini-bond" recently. This sure was a popular design, used for at least three cities depression scripts [Toledo, OH also used this...
I think you are mostly right in today's market - billionaires will pay big bucks for "trophys" - coins [or banknotes] where you can tell your...
Earthquakes can be just as deadly as typhoons. I think one reason they don't seem so bad to Californians today is because of their strict state...
I think you have a good point in a way, but I am not sure the minting costs are that relevant. But as you note, the price level of the item is...
First, let me say I really appreciate the effort E. P. Unum put into making those charts; great work. Now my comment on why the buy/sell premium...
A few random thoughts on counterfeits and over-bullion premiums: Back in the late 1950's, when it became apparent that the US Treasury could not...
I think you may be right - not many left. Conflict of interest disclosure: I have held three $100,000 bills in my hands. About 20 years ago, the...
The design was also used on our first federally issued $5 bill [Demand Notes of 1861] and on the first issues of Legal Tender Notes [1862]. It was...
Glad you found it. I have done similar; asked a buyer where the check was, said he sent it. Eventually found it under the car seat. Also not too...
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