You can't have a currency tied to other countries monetary systems or precious metals. End of story. If Russia has a stockpile of silver or...
Yeah...I meant in the MS65-67 range, which is obviously probably the floor for moderns but can be a conditiona rarity for alot of classics....
Mintage and survivorship are NOT directly related ! You can have low-mintage and if was stored somewhere that escape melting, you can have...
WERE they low mintages ? I don't recall and don't have the numbers in front of me, but remember it's SURVIVING coins that matters, not mintage.
I have been watching the Saint-Gaudens 1907 High Relief market pretty closely (for general interest and to prepare for a possible 2021...
But if you go high enough in condition, it does become rare. I think I paid a decent price for my 1884-CC in MS66 or MS67.
I guess that Carson City dollars just have more natural demand. Brings back memories of the Old West, etc. :p
Some big Central States Auctions (without the actual convention) going on @ Heritage this week....tonight some high-end Saints go off around 9PM...
Might be best to go back 15 years to clear the puncturing of the housing bubble in 2006-09. BARRON'S has had numerous articles over the years...
Who has the pattern ? I'm surprised he bid that high (it's Bob Simpson, the oil guy, right ?). It may have been an outlandish offer just to...
I think I read about this in the Burdette Saint book. If this was a pattern, then it could be taken/given to the engraver or that other circle...
Where are you measuring real estate prices -- San Francisco ? The NY Metro Area ? Chicago ? Go to most of the country and price increases are...
It pumped up asset prices as opposed to real GDP as in the past. The "money multiplier" has been falling for years (decades ?) and $1 in credit...
Because while inflation is everywhere and all the time a "monetary phenomenon" as Milton Friedman once said, the Quantity Theory of Money allows...
Well, if things get tough, I've got at least 4 Saint-Gaudens coins....each is worth $20 according to the reverse. But I'm gonna have to crack...
Medo, not only that but a fat wallet can throw your spine out of whack (goto 30 second mark): [MEDIA]
Damn right...you know how hard it would be to get a 400 oz. of silver or gold into your pocket ? Makes George Costanza's fat wallet problem small...
I managed money for one of those names. I can assure you, they are NOT "in the know" and most of their wealth is concentrated in equities and...
Trust me, the "big money types" are the LAST to know. Little guys like you and me can pivot on a dime. Big Money types (except for some hedge...
It's not a dollar thing, EVERY country is stimulating. So on a relative basis, the dollar might even appreciate. This is a shift to more...
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