I've been stopping by the local pawn shop most days that I go up to the office. It's been a long time since I've found anything -- I got a bag of...
I've also heard the quote with "economists" instead of "the market". ;)
Ah, yes. Google tossed me an article mentioning him in just the last week or so -- I hadn't previously heard of him. I didn't save the article,...
General location, timing and circumstances of the home purchase, if you don't mind sharing? Around here, the median home price is around $425K....
Good golly, what does what's left of that coin weigh?!
Or like the stock market itself, which has correctly predicted eleven of the last five recessions. :rolleyes:
My first thought: wonder what you could do with a couple of polarizing filters? My second thought: take an impression with Silly Putty...
So what other digits count as "flippable"? 8? 5 and 2? 1?
OMG, that's beautiful -- he's built a mechanical Sigma! I'm generally not impressed by the "steampunk" aesthetic, but this I like. A lot. Still...
I remember 2011 very clearly. At least parts of it, including the gold and silver fever.
"Cluttered desk is a sign of a cluttered mind", eh? Then what does she suppose an empty desk is a sign of?
Chemical kits work by dissolving part of the metal. You either drip the solution onto the object, or drag the object across a stone and test the...
eBay, here we come! "These rare MONSTER TONED coins were unintentionally stored in a spot with unique atmospheric conditions. THEY ARE NOT...
"But it might have been stolen!!!" is a response that can be posted to any find, be it from change, or from a bank, or from the ground. Even if...
I can't help seeing the area covering STAT as raised above the rest of the coin. I've never seen a lamination that would cover "the rest of the...
Spadone? He's the one who got me thinking strike doubling was a "rare and valuable error/variety" when I was a kid! Doesn't that book actually...
Yeah, there is a famous and popular 1939 DDR with heavy doubling on MONTICELLO, but this isn't it. Looks like die deterioration to me, too -- but...
Yeah, lots of cashiers put the "misfits" underneath. That seems more likely than someone trying to save it for themselves. Then there's the place...
I hope it's authentic, too -- because I'm hoping you've hit the jackpot, of course, but also because if it were fake it would be super-scary. If...
That Bicentennial coin looks like a gold-plated coin that's circulated enough to wear through some of the plating. Pretty sure that's exactly what...
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