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...
This coin is an MS-67 CAC, but there are 2 MS-67+CACs now (well, at least 1, they're not sure of the 2nd) but whether they are truly superior...
Maybe at the price of gold when you wrote that post... but as my experience at FUN 2026 showed, with the much higher price of gold today, you can...
My 1923 picked up at FUN 2026. MS-63 OGH CAC. I had some buyers remorse right after buying it....I think it was because I had not purchased...
The 2 malls near me are both struggling....20% vacancy rate...one in bankruptcy, sold for about 1/3rd price of 10 years ago. Other had Simon...
How's your traffic and that area and the mall compared to pre-Covid ?
I have a few fractionals, yes, in that plastic packaging you mentioned: A pair of 1987 1/4 ouncers A 2008 1/2 ouncer A 1985 1/20th ouncer I...
If this Iran thing ever totally settles down it will be interesting to see how gold does....but it continues to base in the $4,500 - $5,000 range....
Grading bills IMO is much harder from pictures than with coins. Check out this Gold Certificate. I've posted it here and elsewhere and experts...
I think lower....probably PMG-40 or so. The corners don't appear to be razor sharp and the crease/fold is easily noticeable. I see a total of 3...
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