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....
If the price goes up to $1600/ounce and you retain your gold, you have effectively sold it for $15K and bought it back for $16K. With the $330...
I think you need to include what happens if the buyer of the call exercises it: 1. Gold price stays the same. Buyer of the call unlikely to...
Actually "aluminum" is purely American and Canadian. Anglos (i.e. UK) and most of the former British empire use "aluminium". I remember an...
Motorcycles can be fun, but I've only driven them off-road long ago. Never liked the odds of me and a bike against 3000 lbs of car. Rest-up,...
I never buy coins on eBay that cost over $100. Those are fresh-from-the-mint modern world coins and only very few per year. I buy more expensive...
Received sad news in Stack's Bowers email. Here's first part of Q. David Bowers' eulogy: By Q. David Bowers, Co-Founder It was with great...
Sorry about the break. Looks painful, especially seeing the swollen foot. Can't help but ask, but how'd it happen? Get well soon. Cal
I believe it was Dallas. Cal
Does anyone have a confirming link to news media on Brent's death? Please post it. Cal
I watched the auction that included the 1804 $1 and 1822 $5. When these coins came up, there were big delays with lots of telephoning by the SB...
Seems young. He was born in 1965. Cal
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