Louis Eliasberg was quoted by friends and those in the busness as saying he got into numismatic gold as a way to hold gold coins above and beyond...
Thanks. Credit to RWB. BTW, I had uploaded Page 1 twice...it's now fixed. :D 2-page memo. I think this Memo is just pertinent to the loopholes...
We can talk about it in the 1944 Thread since this thread is mostly focused on premiums on common Saints/Liberty Heads in particular, and gold...
See the 1944 Treasury Dept. Memo to the NYC Secret Service in the Coin Chat Thread. :cigar:
GDJMSP had some shots of a coin a few years ago....the lighting or the angle was changed and the coin looked 100% different. It was shocking....
I thought this memorandum was fascinating. It's from the Treasury Dept. concerning Secret Service activity in the NYC area with respect to dealers...
I have some interesting stuff on EO 6102 and the whole enforcement/confiscation angle involving gold, FDR, etc. Will either create a new Thread...
Today that same coin will cost you spot gold at a minimum and probably $150 premium on top.
Nah, I like the give and take. Don't take it too seriously. :D Good observations....with Eagles, you are talking about sub-1 ounce fractionals...
Retail must be buying gold and silver the last few years otherwise I don't think we'd all be seing all those TV commericals plugging them this...
Very few paid those tax rates, though, esp. with all the deductions. The biggest users of tax shelters ? Not businessmen...not Wall Street...
Premiums percentage-wise will RISE as gold falls...they will FALL as gold RISES. We know this in real-time because all those MS-65 common Saints...
Jol, are you saying the total dollar premium has risen...or the PERCENTAGE has risen ? Big difference with gold at $5,000 vs. $3,000 18 months ago.
My main point is this: more and more people realize that a gold coin or a diamond ring is easy to give to someone you love. I think more people...
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Doug Winter noted this at year-end in his Gold Bargains column recommending AU-graded Type 1 Double Eagles: "...Five or so years ago when the spot...
Because the total cost was alot less, right ? Are you saying that premiums are EXPANDING (with gold rising ?) ? I would expect the premiums to...
New Gold & Silver Buyers: I'm seeing more and more talk from people who are more and more convinced that all this talk about "tax the rich" is...
We could look back in a few months or next year and say you had weeks to get out during the Iran Conflict and didn't. I think it's going lower...
The premium is nil or very low, yes, Jol...but the TOTAL COST is still 2-3 times what they cost 3-4 years ago. My 1908 No Motto Wells Fargo OGH...
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