It's held in there. It's doing what it would be expected to launch an assault on $6,000 and ultimately $7,500 (2030) to $10,000 (2035). :cigar:
A draft dodger -- properly understood -- is someone who was drafted and fled, refusing service. The individual(s) you cite did not flee nor...
We have an all-volunteer army.
Actually, it was probably 99.9% vs. 0.1%. Maybe even 99.99% vs. 0.01%. Assuming 75 million adults, that would mean either 750,000 people buying...
Footnote: I believe that the goverment spiked the football on Israel Switt's "intent to evade" the 1934 GRA assuming that was him in the U.S. vs....
Anything is possible, but consider this: The law and Treasury/Mint acknowledge that any premium payment by itself indicates "special numismatic...
When it's about to go down. :D
You would think so....but in fact, the Secret Service was tracking down 1933 Double Eagles at the same time ! There was a war going on -- albeit...
You make some good points, the note is pretty clear. A simple paying of a premium is enough for Treasury to tell Secret Service to not waste...
There are what appear to be some contradictions. I'm not a lawyer, and the ability to determine what is "controlling" and what is "dicta" is key....
I think the reaction of the financial markets -- other than gold -- would scare anybody from attempting that. You'd have a financial market...
I think 20-25 is in the ballpark.
And here are some articles from The New York Times. The March 10th, 1933 piece -- BEFORE the EO and the GRA and other laws -- notes the already...
Read the FINAL SENTENCE in the document...and the final sentence in the next-to-last paragraph. Treasury reveals that the courts will require an...
Some people got nailed hard. You had the guy who went to court when Chase Bank wouldn't give him his $5,000 in gold....you had people who sent...
If this were even being debated -- let alone a reality -- I think the impact on gold and/or monetary policy would be tiny compared to what you...
I think gold serves a different constituency than silver. CBs accumulate gold, silver has industrial usage. I believe silver trades $10-15...
As a GENERAL rule, the AU-58 advantage might be true. But I'm sure there are some 62's that can compete on eye appeal. It's probably a bigger...
Isn't the problem with many "blast whites" the possibility/probability that they've been cleaned or dipped ?
Yes, that's what some of the commentaries on The Gold Clause Cases have noted. They really are among the most under-analyzed Supreme Court...
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