Thanks for the condolences. She passed as easily as anyone could and while she was in an assisted living facility she got to see family through...
OK, here's one I bought in a Kansas City, MO LCS back in about 1967. [ATTACH]
My mother of 96 recently passed away and in going through her safety deposit box, I found twn GSA Morgans, all 1884 CCs, in the original boxes...
Thanks for the correction to my arithmetic. I did say in the text of the post that expenses can be deducted from the amount of the capital gains...
Here's the explanation on capital gains tax on collectibles which includes coins. Long term capital gains on collectibles held over one year is...
Gifts (estate distributions are a separate matter) are free from federal tax for the giver and receiver up to a maximum of $15K per person per...
There is a body of evidence and opinion that I've read about in the WSJ for a long time that alleges that the government's official CPI is too...
Ha, I was just looking over my post and spotted a glaring error on the photo of the 12 slab page. Can anyone find it?
I've been following this thread and all it's meanderings, which has been interesting. But I thought I would address the question posed early on:...
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Great info @jeffB. I love it when we get this sort of amplifying information.
Because most labeling standards for most things allow that if a product has less than some de minimis portion of other stuff then it either...
Commercial grade acetone such as available at Lowes/Home Depot/ACE/paint stores is not 100% pure acetIone, it has a small, less than 1% I think,...
I'm going with 63. I wish the photos were sharper. The mark through "76" is on the slab, I think. Its hard to tell how much luster remains...
I've thought a lot about ultrasonic cleaners. I use one in my shop to clean my eyeglasses, machine parts, etc. In thinking about its use for...
For those that have an interest in such things, this 1828 Capped Bust Quarter is the B-3 die marriage, rarity 5 so a very nice find indeed with...
I can't find any reference to anything like this in Valentine, Blythe, or Flynn. Also, nothing like it in Steve Crain's image collection;...
I think it's actually a VG-8 by non-market standards. I'll bet the TPG gave it the F-12 market-grade because it has such attractive toning and...
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I wrap a rag around the slab and put it in my 8" vise edgewise and then slowly tighten the vise jaws until I hear it crack. If it's not cracked...
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