I am/was an economist, but am not gonna slam you, PM !! :D Let's just say that the demand curve has permanently shifted up and to the right...
What if silver tracked inflation in 1980 (it did to an extent) and then didn't in 2011 (it was a debt issue and the Euro) ? Inflation isn't...
Let me ask what might be a dumb question: In a bull market for coins...and for PMs....is it possible that a "parabolic premium" :D (I'm...
The fact that neither silver or gold have collapsed since the January frenzy is bullish. There are buyers -- retail and institutional --...
But we were on a gold standard back then. Money supply and economic expansions were tied to new supplies of gold. That is NOT the case today....
I'm aware of that happening at times with an AU-58 CAC vs. an MS-60 or 61. But not where a "kink" in pricing/grading is not involved. I doubt...
Wow...when did you start collecting with the $5,000 MS-65 price, JM ? It appears that the MS-65 level was a premium grade and coin and then...
That's what I thought....isn't 5x what some of the grading specs employ ?
What don't you know ? We had an audit and everything is there. We have film and pics of the original gold being transferred there in 1937.
5x Aspheric Magnifier: I have a 5x Bausch & Lomb Packette Multipler.... "Aspheric" it says, whatever that means. o_O Not sure where I got it from...
Scotia Bank with a nice historical piece on previous gold bull markets, forecasts, equities to consider, etc. [ATTACH]
Those of you who collect the coins mentioned in the article above....did what they said MIGHT happen in fact DID happen ? For instance: "Take...
I'm not a stacker, how many Types are we talking about here ? I presume it's a new Type when they change the obverse or reverse ?
Holder collecting !! :D Question: can I put my valuable holders....in a holder ? :wideyed: To protect them, of course. :p
No, I'm with you on the substance and merits....I still LIKE having the CAC just to confirm luster which is my big thing. A 1927-D Saint owner...
I think OBSESSING over it would take the fun out of things, yes, Jeff. I don't consider a small focus to be a problem. And if a PCGS or NGC CAC...
CAC stickers are now getting valued like OGH or Rattler holders....people are posting that if CAC simply sticks to CACG TPG grading in the future...
Early on many people were submitting previously graded coins that were Mint State and they were coming back as AU or even Details. Minor...
You could make a case that the standards have TIGHTENED in recent years, GD...especially with CAC. Do you have any thoughts on CAC as a "check"...
Another article with prices that I read was from May 1973. Gold had just hit about $128 in Europe after starting the year @ $65; says that Double...
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