You mean, like in 1969 or 1997-2001, when we ran budget surpluses? Because in every other of my 62 years on this planet, we've run a deficit. And...
Or someone with a few unworn examples from both eras, and a good micrometer? I'd be all in on this, except I can't hit the "unworn" target. :sorry:
Seems like high trading volumes should give a more accurate indication of current value. The lighter the volume, the easier it is to "manipulate"...
Well, I guess that's one way for DC to vent his frustrations...
I've talked a lot about buying nicer pieces instead of junk while "premiums are compressed" due to rising bullion prices. But I have a special...
Well, it does have a proven track record now!
A small scoop at Food Lion this afternoon - a quarter, a token, a Zincoln, a really beat-up 1964 nickel, and two dimes, one of which was this:...
I don't remember. :(
One correction: gold dollars are closer to 1/20 ounce than 1/25. But I'm guessing it'll still be quite unusual to find those anywhere near melt,...
Ah, I see you use the same type of storage organizer I do. One difference: mine have little tags with serial numbers that I can match to a...
That "ear" between 7:00 and 8:00 on the first photo looks like the attachment point for an electrical box punch-out. Have you checked it with a...
Like I said on another thread, I probably have my counterfeit-detection circuits dialed over a little too far to the "suspicious" side. This one...
Up to $78 today, back to $72 tonight. Almost like it's breathing. Maybe we should, too. Popped into eBay this evening to see whether my old...
As long as they didn't try to give her specific directions on where to put it, I guess. Seriously, why would a merchant get nasty if someone...
So did they take her $27.30, or did they try to make her pay $27.35? Or, to put it another way, did they want to retain her business, or did they...
Looks like a modern Chinese fake, but no idea what the coil would be for.
Just came across this article addressing some of the big-bank/massive-short/bailout rumors from the weekend:...
I think it was close to $85 at one point.
That's interesting. I've been one of the folks yelling for years that CC transaction expenses ought to be made more visible to customers, but I...
And, let's be real, some of them don't want the paper trail.
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