Okay, for that, I won't snark about PCGS putting anything you send them in plastic. I can imagine some internal debate about whether they could...
And, of course, those who sold into it, especially near the peak. Ah, to have sold a bunch of coins at those prices, and put the money into gold...
Thanks to this thread, I now know that "planchet roughness" is a thing that can exist on high-grade coins, and I have some idea of where to look...
I think you're saying "$100 in gold" when you mean "$20 in gold". $100 in gold would've been a bit less than five ounces.
You're right, of course. And reading further into the article, I see that some of their analyses did require removing small amounts of material (a...
Did you buy in because it "felt like" owning a desirable coin, or was it more because you had deep understanding of the coin market and that gave...
I like to think that everybody has their moral/ethical limits.
Thing is, the liquidity of any particular asset can vary over time. Like @MDO, I live in an area where housing is going insane -- Apple is opening...
Yeah, and notice the key phrase from that article -- completely nondestructive. You don't have to take any metal off the coin. You don't even have...
Yeah, when you try to return that, they get all particular about how much is left on the roll...
When the supermarket puts paper towels on sale for 15% off, do you return the ones you bought earlier at full price, or do you stock up? ;)
Zinc Pox.
Yeah, you could oxidize the copper without disturbing the zinc underneath. It would still be tricky, though, because once the zinc is exposed it...
That would be tricky. Copper melts at 1984 F; zinc boils at 1665 F. I found this out when I was focusing sunlight through a large lens onto a...
Nope, that approach completely divorces the collecting aspect, leaving only speculation. I'd rather speculate on things that produce value as...
Yeah, the stuff I've read and seen never made that distinction, or at least never emphasized it. Both have to do with atomic nuclei; one just...
Hey, I'll take 2 dollars and a dream over 2 dollars without one.
Since when did "nuke" mean only fusion? ;) Little Boy and Fat Man both used nuclear fission, as do most contemporary warheads, as both an...
I'll keep this in mind the next time I'm looking for a $5 Krugerrand. :rolleyes:
Yeah, but that likes-to-posts ratio... ;)
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