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| Source: nhc.noaa.gov |
The predictions haven't changed much. Florence is still headed towards North/South Carolina, but maybe a little later than previously expected. Evacuation orders are out for the Carolinas.
Pray for their safety.
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| Source: nhc.noaa.gov |
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| Source: nhc.noaa.gov |
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| Source: magicseaweed.com |
At this time is looks like Gordon will weaken and remain well to the south of us.
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Before all the storms popped up, I was inspecting old coin finds and telling how useful a magnet can be for identifying coins. I told how you can use a magnet to find silver coins or steel pennies, for example. I showed some Canadian silver coins that I recently found among my finds. Well, I just found two more silver coins - both Kennedy halves. That includes a 1967 and 1968 half. They are both 40% silver and can be identified as silver by looking at the coin edges.
A good scale will show you that unless they've been damaged or something, the 80% silver Kennedy halves (1964) weight a few grams more than the 40% silver halves, which will weigh more than the later Kennedy halves that don't containing any silver.
A good scale can also help you identify the composition of coins, so if you have a bunch of coin finds to scan, a magnet and a good scale can prove very useful. Those tools are not only useful for identifying Kennedy halves and other modern coins, they can also help you identify colonial coins and fakes.
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Above is a chart showing historic silver prices in US dollars per ounce.
As you can see there were two big spikes. One was in 1980. I remember that one. The other was in 2011. If you were smart enough to sell at the top of either of those peaks, in a few months you could buy again at a much lower price.
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Yesterday was the anniversary of hurricane Irma on the Treasure Coast and today is the anniversary of 911. How the world has changed!
Happy hunting,
TreasureGuide@comcast.net
