Well, the $50k insurance limit for USPS registered mail is plenty for me. But I've noticed in the USPS fee schedule that mail can be registered...
Hard to say where cyber finances will take us, but there is no going back on it. Metals as a medium of exchange were never suppose to "protect...
Curious as to why you've decided to invest in bullion. There can be a lot of reasons, good, bad and in between. BTW, I'm a coin collector, but...
Unless some difference can be found in the coins themselves, ASE coins slabbed as being from the P mint may not have a long-lived premium. If...
Thanks for doing the test. Have you tried oil or grease, and can you post pics? Cal
We need think about aqueous solutions and suspensions too. Things like coffee, cola, milk, honey, jelly, etc. ... yes, even beer. Good chance...
Thank you very much. Nice to know Leroy himself has something to offer on the topic. Hurrah for VAMmers! Cal
I'm quite familiar with metric and nonsensical units and their conversion. I was rounding and don't think it would make any difference to a diver...
Doing a believable theoretical calculation is probably not possible. The properties of liquids and metals when impacted rapidly with huge force,...
Seems speed of the coining press would be a factor. Water can be pretty resistant to flowing if hit suddenly. Try diving into water from 6 feet...
Ask and ye shall receive. Apology for graininess of pics, but they're old. First pic is the obverse. Second pic is the reverse, which is...
Gosh. Is this a near-like?:) Thanks. Cal
I'm not really an error collector, but do own an ancient brockage. I see struck-through oil/grease coins offered for sale. I'm curious whether a...
Yeah. I forgot to mention that you have to lacquer them first. Cal
Yeah. You can float your 1804 silver dollars on it. Cal
There is an active recycling market for mercury. Problem for some folks is that their quantity of mercury is too small or in the wrong form for a...
Nerve damage ... no. Neuronal damage ... yes, in some cases. Cal
Hope your dad is careful. Mercury can be used to extract and purify gold in a way that is safe for the operator and for the environment. Main...
As far as federal regs go, up to 11 lbs of mercury can be shipped by air without any special label other than toxicity. Individual carriers can...
If you have older gold coins, especially 19th century and earlier, chances are very high that the gold was extracted and/or refined with mercury....
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