The N in cents might be easiest to see. Its harder and takes a trained eye to see them on circulated coins. Nice pickup. My favorite always was...
Both can be caused by monetary effects, but the effect is the same. Suppose there was a major war in the middle east. Monetary policy has not...
I have always advocated that US coins go to ancient coin grading rationale, (part of the reason I collect ancients now). The DETAIL of the coin...
I have seen thousands of these. The weak T is related to metal flow that also affects PLUR. The whole area is just short of metal, so short of an...
But what was the price of a double cheeseburger, (now $1.19), before the promotions? Five years ago they were about $1.80, and big macs $3, so...
Really? Slabs have been around, what, 25 years at best? I have seen copper coins survive red for 70 years, and then turn brown within a couple of...
I don't have one handy, but what is the obverse design opposite of the PLUR? Is it the bust or shoulder?? That area is so systematically bad that...
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...
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