I understand what you are saying, but sorry if I am obtuse. Lets say we waive a magic wand and our currency is now on some kind of gold standard....
Sorry you lost me. Currently we can only borrow as much as someone will lend, and you are saying the same will be true of we have a gold backed...
There technically is an "account" that excess cash is taken out of and given US debt. So there kind of is a lockbox, but I agree with that point...
I agree with you that our debt is consider USD. However, people talking about a gold standard talk about making our currency backed by gold. That...
Quick question, I was looking over some silver dollars the other day, and forgot that I had bought this Peace dollar with a good size chunk...
I am relatively young, but disagree. First, they have raised retirement, I have to work until almost 69 to get full benefits. Second, it is NOT a...
:) I just find it fitting that a farmer is against a gold standard. I remember reading Bryan's "Cross of Gold" speech and how it was about bankers...
But is currency our problem? I thought it was debt. How would tieing issuance of currency stop debt being issued? Printed FRNs are nothing in the...
One thing you can do is go to the local sheriff or police and volunteer to participate in a sting. I did as a kid. These people hold themselves...
What I don't get is why are so many people stuck in a gold mindset. Look at it this way, 2500 years ago we were agrarian people. Most things...
Well I am sure you did well. You never know with both the gold market and Chinese numismatic market nowadays anything can happen. I am seeing some...
I would second Doug's opinion and get the Krause catalog. It is the standard, and its numbers are used universally. Having this book will enable...
Are you mainly trying to learn how to grade BU coins or all grades? For circulated grades I would use a photograde book and a couple of websites...
Awww, come on, I just noticed Doug got a like! Alright, stand up and fess who the heck would like Doug. Admit your wrongdoing! :) J/K, great...
See! I knew I would regret not agreeing with rlm on that 26 cent. :(
Has anyone asked him WHAT he wants to grade? There are huge differences in grading systems, and if the OP wanted to collect ancient coins,...
Yes, I believe the new hockey pucks are legal tender for $.25. Btw, this feature is what makes them coins, the fact they are legal tender....
I agree with Camaro that PM by itself is never the greatest return. It is a good asset to own as portfolio protection and as a contra asset,...
Funniest I heard was a guy paying for a meal in the mall with 3 two dollar bills. The cashier called the manager over, and the manager told the...
That is how it traditionally was handled, but two of those require slabbed coins, and the third is a high cost way of selling. The beauty of Ebay...
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