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Makes sense, IM.....what would be most useful would be those people who bought at huge premiums in both 1988-90 and 1999-2002. The rising price...
Agreed...makes sense...but then why are so many dealers 'sticky' on prices when the price of gold (or Saints) has fallen noticeably and they must...
Wow, nice cover...peak of the Coin Bubble, too. Tom, Lehigh...good stuff, thanks for the info.
Thanks Burton...I actually don't think there are too many people focused on the slab as opposed to the grade ON the slab. But I do think that...
Tom, I think your timeline overlaps pretty much what I have read and heard from a few people who were active back then. You could nit-pick a bit...
Not necessarily.....Central Banks are supposed to be the backstops. Bear Stearns failed -- problem lasted a week as it was mopped up. Lehman...
Yup...the artificial stimulus of strong oil prices has faded as has the EU experiment (Greece). I have no idea where the bottom in gold is, I...
Paul, great comments...logical and probably close to the mark. :cigar:
You did, but you used 1 time period. A longer period or changing the periods is better. This eliminates sample (time) bias. Rolling periods is...
Have you seen the problems other countries are facing ? We may be the best house in a lousy neighborhood.
PF, I read an article where it appears that alot of easy grading took place about 1997 or so. This would jibe with a lack of recovery from the...
Right, so the business plan for low-60's Saint commons is no different than bullion. My LCS charges spot + 6% for AGEs, Buffalos, Maple Lafs,...
Bond returns depend on duration and credit-quality. Tough to just say what a 'bond' or bond index returns. There are 15,000 different bonds in a...
I am well aware of this, having dealt with Gold Bugs for many years.:D
But I wasn't making that case, I just used it to show that HISTORICALLY premiums have finally dissipated after 20+ years. Saints can see their...
That's what I haven't been able to understand since I don't run my own business (yet) and certainly not a coin shop. If a coin dealer/LCS is...
I think the data points referenced are OK. IOTW, the charts are legit and accurately portray what pricing was. Maybe not EXACTLY, but gives you...
I never mentioned savings bonds. I did mention bonds, as in a diversified portfolio of Treasury, mortgage, corporate, and other bonds....
Sarcasm noted. Ha-ha-ha-ha. o_O The point is that economies just don't implode, especially reserve currencies. I share your concern with...
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