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Point: Kurt BUT I'm pretty sure that type doesn't do something so mundane as hanging around at the "factory" as it were.

Where are you going to find one of those :-)

Won't be peak until you have MS-71, MS-72 &c

vs: https://www.economist.com/podcasts/2023/10/05/why-businesses-are-struggling-to-keep-customers-happy

There are over 280,000 NGC listings right now. As pointed out upthread they are accepting - still only from a small # of bulk submitters - classic coins. To Henri's comment, yes, but if you squander the initial publicity window, that's something you never get back.

Legally, the weight should be the old weight until the effective date of the new weight, regardless of design, right? And the arrows are the markers for the changed weight. The closed vs. open 3 is just a minor design item - the best bet would be for somebody who knows how to find things at NARA to come across a letter explaining it. If only we knew such a chap....

I found a 9.6 (MS-67) ASE off fleaBay for my slab collection. One and done. OMG Kurt said something I agree with... can anyone check the forecast for H E double Hockey Sticks for me? I forgot my ice skates...

Talked to a medium-sized dealer at the show yesterday (Grapevine). He said "poof". Now he doesn't sell a lot of bullion coins, but NOBODY at the show (Grapevine, a 70-table regional) had any for sale either. He also said that opinions on the CACG slab are running 60% negative, 40% positive. Common objections are size and it doesn't fit in existing boxes. YMMV

When NGCX was introduced, there were a flurry of items for sale on eBay. I looked recently and there were only a few hundred listings. Did the market vote No?

It's usually said that it's a reverse intelligence test... they're trying to avoid wasting effort on people who will wise up before sending money. in fact, the sample given is "better" than the usual drivel.

Cat actually. 18 year old Calico. She's recovering nicely, walked upstairs today to complain about something I didn't do and then trotted right back downstairs.

Continues to show the fallacy of trying to maintain a fixed gold:silver ratio and argue with the market.

Oh dear ghu, if you start running around in Daisy Dukes, the apocalypse is surely next week!

I was only able to attend for about a day and a quarter as I had to return home for a medical emergency. She's fine - wasn't a stroke, it was a slipped disk. Anyway @VKurtvB I'm actually aware of seven sample slabs... Participant, finalist, and winner in Adult and YN The Enhanced QR code. Pics and permission to use for the Sample Slab book would be appreciated. Although ANA WFoM missed the 31 March 2023 cut off for the 3rd edition so it's not urgent.

That's not how it's generally reported. A gold bean means the coin is solid (A or B coin) at the NEXT grade level. CAC ignores + and *.