In the wake of Obama's comment, here is a tracking graph of the sale of mattresses.
Here is the Dow Jones since Barry the Kenyan took office.
Posted on 03/07/2009 11:30:45 AM PST by Sybeck1
NYT SUNDAY: Obama can not assure economy will grow again by end of year; Urges Americans not to 'stuff money in mattresses'... Developing...
Bingo! The downside to chain is the cost that went into making it. It would probably be less expensive to buy gold wire. I think gold comes in wire & various gauge sheets, tho I've only purchased silver that way. (I make silver jewelery as a hobby.) You can cut 30 gauge sterling silver with a scissors & twenty gauge with tin snips.
He wants us to put it all somewhere it can be easily snatched away by congress.
It’s too hard to go door to door to steal it.
I still have a little.
It will probably fit in my bra...
In the wake of Obama's comment, here is a tracking graph of the sale of mattresses.
Here is the Dow Jones since Barry the Kenyan took office.
I am pretty confused I followed the links and read everything you posted, but what does that tell us we should do? I don’t have any gold, but I do have considerable savings in a MMF. I have been thinking about taking it out a little at a time, too.
I will try it. thanks
hello, john galt
nice to meet a like thinker
I too thought it was a very weird thing to say
makes me wonder what his crack economic team is briefing him about why the economy is failing
next- an executive order taxing mattresses?
It’s plenty crowded enough here in East Texas. Don’t start the rush.
Great argumentative technique.
Expiration dates on bills is being done in Zimbabwe now.
I guess that is BS too.
The Revlon eyelash curler is the best...will last forever, too. Give your lashes a good curl and then quickly apply your mascara. It will make them really glamorous. ;)
I see the market plunging 200 points on his words on this alone.
Crowded? I think not.
The guy is beyond a doofus: He is an idjit.
Is it good for anything else?
Not yet!
What about golf equipment?
If your Lincoln Memorial penny has a date before 1982, it is made of 95% copper. If the date is 1983 or later, it is made of 97.5% zinc and plated with a thin copper coating.
For pennies minted in 1982, when both copper and zinc cents were made, the safest and best way to tell their composition is to weigh them. Copper pennies weigh 3.11 grams, whereas the zinc pennies weigh only 2.5 grams. Be sure to use a scale that is accurate enough to detect the tenth of a gram (0.10) or better. If you weigh a zinc penny on a scale that can only register full 1 gram increments, the penny will usually display 3 grams, since the scale rounds the 2.5 gram zinc penny upwards to 3. The wrong type of scale can be misleading when you are trying to sort copper and zinc pennies.
Drop Test for Copper and Zinc Pennies
If you don’t have a tenth-gram scale handy, you can use the “drop” test. You need a hard Formica surface, a known copper penny, and a known zinc penny. Drop each one onto the table, listening to its distinctive sound. Zinc pennies have sort of a flat “clunk,” whereas copper pennies have a higher-pitched, more melodious “ring” sound. Once you have a good feeling for how each type sounds, start dropping your 1982’s one at a time, listening for the sound they make, and you should be able to sort them out by metal composition. Obviously, this test isn’t as reliable as weighing them, but it should help you sort most of copper and zinc pennies.
Caution: Only use the drop test on circulating pennies where you are sorting copper and zinc for the bullion value only. Never drop collectible Uncirculated or Proof coins in this fashion to test them, since dropping pennies on a hard surface might cause minor damage that can make a collectible coin less valuable.
Cherrypicker’s Tip - Watch out for “transitional” mint errors! “Transitional” errors occurred on the Lincoln Memorial Cents when the Mint accidentally used copper blanks for 1983 pennies. These “wrong stock” pennies weigh 3.1 grams, rather than the 2.5 of the zinc cents. If you find a copper 1983, it just might be worth... a pretty penny!
Very informative & interesting to boot! Bookmarking!
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.