Me <----- was wrong. Those who called the blow-off top from $121-122 were correct. But, to be fair, very few people predicted silver would hit...
Another important detail as I review the history and personalities around the time of gold confiscation is that the Secretary of the Treasury at...
Here is a 22-minute lecture by Professor Barth of Arizona State University (history and banking) on the gold confiscation of 1933 via EO 6102, and...
With a quick glance, it looks like at least a couple of coins came out better - and overall it's an improvement. I know people commonly say it's a...
One of my thoughts from all of this - as my understanding evolves - is that any future executive order to confiscate precious metals will require...
Oh, I agree, the repeal of the Gold Reserve Act by President Gerald Ford in 1974 is the current law and what is now binding. But I think what the...
Yes, I see the government picked on the Quarter Eagle fans! As always, the government can get clumsy, and yes, there were ginormous loopholes to...
Upon skimming the memo (need more time to review it - OK, just finished it), it offers an interpretation of the Gold Reserve Act of 1934*, which...
Admittedly, I have yet to read the memo at the top of the thread - I will have to analyze it. But I was able to dig up - this is for future...
I'm busy doing some personal errands, but preliminarily I am not too convinced by a Treasury Department memo from many decades ago, primarily...
So as late as 1961 there were concerns about gold competing against the U.S. dollar by government officials, even though we have been assured that...
I believe you can post snippets under the fair use doctrine. Just take the most pertinent sections and feel free to post them. I suggest we play...
There is also case law that deserves some analysis. There are so many angles to this topic.
Please do! I am eager to have this fleshed out. I think this deserved its own thread.
According to ChatGPT, in 2014 an Indian Head Quarter Eagle MS62 sold for roughly $400-500. Now you can pick them up for about two times (2x) that...
This may not be a perfect signal, but it's likely a tool (among many) in the arsenal of professional traders. Since I'm not a trader, it's not a...
I'd check with a loupe - 5x and then 20-30x. If you don't see prominent hairlines, my guess would be that it has been dipped excessively,...
Well, to be fair the tarnish on your coin looks more uniform. Something about the tarnish on my coin seems off, like it's been exposed to a...
OK, I am not an expert here, so I looked at it with 30x magnification, and I just am not a fan of this tarnish - if that's what it is. I know...
Thanks for your responses. After reviewing this with a 5x loupe, it's possible it's just tarnish. I thought it might have been a liquid substance,...
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