It would be interesting to weigh the slicks and see if the percentage loss in weight matches the percentage loss in height.
It's just a good idea to get into the habit of doing your own calculations instead of relying on a website. You never know when you'll be offered...
People were buying and selling for sure, but probably not as many as you think. You were in a unique position to run into more of them.
You won't be sorry. It's a great investment book. Chapters 8 and 20 are perhaps the most important concepts ever written about investing. But...
I also looked at his "predictions." Some that he claimed to get right he actually got wrong, and some had actually occurred or been announced...
I don't see where he has any experience managing money professionally or being employed as an economist for any significant organizations. Just...
Some coins in antique shops are being sold by collectors trying to unload their duplicates for more than coin shops will give them. But others...
People overweight the $50 silver and $850 gold prices of late 79, early 80 in their thinking about today's prices. What folks tend to forget is...
A damaged ASE is still better than a perfect silver round or bar. With the ASE, you always know the exact weight and purity. With generic...
You're doing fine.
I don't pay much attention to Faber. However, I pay a lot of attention to Jim Rogers because his public comments seem to mirror his investment...
I have a lot more coins than coins I consider part of my "collection."
Not really a hoarder, but I accumulate things I like, and I don't mind having 10 of the same thing.
I agree with AU. It has very attractive surfaces.
What you call tarnish, others might consider toning. The coins were probably worth more before you cleaned them than after.
Hard to believe. Makes no sense.
$1 over spot was a good deal. There isn't any way to get the paint off without obviously damaging the coin, and no reason to try.
I have no doubt about it.
The gold/silver ratio is nonsense. You could get equally meaningful results by developing a gold/copper ratio or a gold/lumber ratio. The...
No problem. I was just taking the opportunity to warn the crowd.
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