You are right! Cal
Actually, it's nitromethane that makes cars go faster, not nitrous oxide ... unless you're talking about giving to the driver. ;)
Agree. Chloroform (CHCl3) smells sweet. So does its cousin, iodoform (CHI3). Both were used for decades medically before the former was declared...
A slab with tempered glass windows would be even better than scratch-resistant plastic. It would cost more, but for higher end coins, it would be...
This is a good point. Most collectors treat slabs carefully. I've seen a few being careless at coin club meetings, but most treat them almost as...
We lost a great one. I think I admire most his honesty and determination to hold others to an ethical standard. But his articles, encouragement...
Nice to see the groschen. When I lived in Austria in the 1970's, I thought "groschen", which was 1/100 of a schilling, was a funny name because...
Unfortunately, it ain't that simple. Especially when you get a bunch of pics from someone else with file names that don't contain the cert. nos....
Title says it. Just had to sort a bunch of pics where obverse shots got separated from reverse. A little modification of the slab and label...
Um, I think Secure Service is separate from photographic imaging, whether called TrueView or simply provided as an additional benefit of Secure...
In the Langbord case, there was no issue as to whether any of the coins was the Farouk coin. None were. So in the future, it would be a legal...
It's discussed and there's a picture in this book: Double Eagle: The Epic Story of the World's Most Valuable Coin by Alison Frankel. Cal
There are 14 of the 1933 double eagles known to exist: 2 in the Smithsonian; the 10 Langbord coins, which are now firmly in the grasp of the U.S....
Have never bid on the wrong coin, but have overbid because of not doing my homework or made bad assumptions. Once bid and won a two cent piece...
Interesting toning pattern on obverse. Appears the hydrogen sulfide was generated in the vicinity of the central part of the coin and diffused...
An LLC included in an IRA can own gold but only if it's under the control (i.e. physical possession) of a bank or IRS-approved non-bank trustee....
Requiring the custodian to acquire the precious metals for IRA inclusion is a good rule: 1. the custodian is less likely to buy fake material...
Velocity of sound propagation depends more than density. It also depends on binding of molecules (or in the case of pure elements, atoms) to each...
There are a number of techniques for keeping BitCoin transactions anonymous. See https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Anonymity . Cal
Governments that think going all small bills and electronic for monetary transactions is going to suppress criminal activity (drugs, weapons,...
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