It is a good strike, but not fully struck. I always check the PLUR of Pluribus first, since this to me seems the weakest section of any strike due...
When I got serious about wanting to grade I knew I needed practice. I studied Jefferson nickels hard, then went out and got a bag of them and...
Monetary deflation is systemic I agree. But if the price goes down for a segment of purchases, what do you call it? If it goes up it is called...
I understand what you are saying Jim, but I would still state that a lot of GOM in coin dealer circles are 30, or have been ill tempered since...
Well deflation happens in food all the time. Prices go down with large harvests. For rent, we experienced that during the housing boom when...
Deflation, unless it is worldwide, would hit US specific items. This means land, rent, food, entertainment, etc. If deflation is not worldwide,...
True, except that the large gain gold made in the 70's was effectively the cumulative gains that should have been made during the government gold...
1998 Asian crisis comes to mind. The countries overspent, had massive defaults, currency devalued significantly, and were only "rescued" by...
I was not playing a game with the dates, that is why I chose the entire population of data currently in existence. That is the only non-arbitrary...
This one is fine. The one problem with this graph is it starts with the MASSIVE correction of 1973 and 1974. It is the same as if I start a graph...
Yes, but then you are picking and choosing dates that make your point, somewhat like the link did. Why did they choose 1928 and not an earlier...
Its a good point. I have always said PM's are safer than most other investments, but you pay for that safety in lower return. I doubt 15 years it...
Another way of thinking about what Cloud is describing, (correct me if I am wrong Cloud), is that anything desired by the rest of the world going...
www.coinflation.com is a good site if you are buying junk US silver. It is updated almost daily. Krause lists ASW on all world silver coins as well.
I am calling a great big BS on this one. There are liars, big liars, and statistics. I do not know what this graph is trying to represent with...
Its not the same yet, and probably won't be without another Hunt Brothers cornering. UBS just advocated more positions in PM, and they are just...
PM's, like all commodities, can be a very good hedge in down market years. This hedge, though, comes at a price. There is a cost of storing it,...
:) Word of note to anyone collecting ancient coins. You WILL be brought "treasures" or "family heirlooms" to evaluate if people know you collect....
I have also always liked Eastern mints if we restrict our discussion to Romans. I can appreciate Rome's technical proficiency, but like their...
I have a pretty weird "grumpy old man" story. We had a decent coin store in my town, (we had better, but this was a neighborhood ok store). The...
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