I agree one must consider the personal characteristics of potential heirs and those closest to them. However, the cases you mention must be...
A good estate lawyer can draw up a will and trust that will likely survive any challenge. It’s important to have a lawyer who specializes in this...
The line between celebrating and remembering can be thin and wavering. Cal
High quality acrylic, like Plexiglas, won’t yellow with sunlight for many years. However, polycarbonate is even tougher than acrylic and just as...
I don’t know that there are any crystal clear plastics that can withstand 350F for very long. Slabs could be made with fluoroplastics and...
If you want to see what happens to coins in slabs in safes in a big fire, see the link below. BTW, not all his coins were restored. Cal...
If your coins are worth more than $100 or so each, I strongly recommend you leave them in the bank. If you must use a safe, a gun safe in the...
Let's see the coin! ... Understand if you can't or don't want to. Cal
It sold for $15,600! A bargain! Don't you wish you'd bid? Cal
What you say makes sense, Doug. But wouldn't the same effect occur on a working hub that was not fully impressed by a master die? The bumpy,...
Yes, I see it. Many thanks. It would have to be a working die produced from a weakly impressed working hub that would create a coin that would...
OK. So how would a coin struck with a weakly hubbed working die look different? Cal
Thanks for the response, but my question was not about wear versus strike softness. It was about distinguishing a weak strike from a normal...
The strike appears weaker on the reverse than the obverse. So I'm wondering if there could have been a problem with the working reverse die. If...
I've viewed coins on collectorscorner.com for years. It's owned by the same corp that owns PCGS. It's great for seeing what's out there, both...
I have some totally clear, weightless, and touchless coins that I'll sell real cheap. :smug: Cal
Wow! You've had some great posts. At the rate I'm going, I'll have 20K in about 40 years ... I should live so long! Cal
Sorry if you were expecting a toner. It's the last 3 boxes I've received from PCGS. Cal [ATTACH]
OK. Report back. It's an interesting thread. Und willkommen in Cointalk. Cal
In the first example (sell call at $1500/ounce strike price), you sold for $15K, as the buyer of the call would have exercised it at $1600/ounce....
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