Puzzle #2
Stems from "Coin in the Jar" post....
Edit - 11524 2010 - The game is over and this is the coin for the 2nd winner!
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Edit - the game is about to begin - the playoffs - the dance.
The time now is January 15, 2024 and the time literally is 3:33 pm - or as I like to present it - 11524 1533 - here are the images of the coin randomly selected for somebody put forth some effort to respond to the Puzzle question:
Oh my - Tis Thomas Jefferson on a coin minted in 2007 with a “P”. Here is the obverse
Monticello - hell yeah - I been there! Five Cents is what it is!
Go Bills
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OK - I’m going to keep this real simple. All the evidence will be presented in the image below and YOU - you tell me the value. If you back up what you say, then I’ll pick a random coin out of the jar and send it your way assuming you back it up the “best”. I intend on posting what I think the value is as well and in 1 week - 7 days - a “winner” will be selected fairly.
OK - here is the image:
(Bonus question - presuming those bars are all the “same” - why does the light reflect different and how is this manifested and what does that mean?)
The time is now 1202 - I’m going to hit the “Continue” button and publish this.
BK
11124 1200 - I’m just waiting for the image to be delivered - seems so slow….
OK - I have chosen a "winner" for this puzzle - tis just before the big game gets started.
And it turns out it is a tie.
Browntsunami with (his) thoughts on value is a winning post.
Likewise Amaterasu Solar with (her) willingness to explore ranges is also winning.
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Therefore, I will pick a "random" coin out of the jar for both winners and I'll be in touch to find a mailing address and I'll send you these coins along with a personal message and I think this could be a fun sort of way to communicate - old-fashioned style.
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Go Bills!
BK
Perhaps this might be a way of assessing value:
https://www.apmex.com/product/90498/10-oz-silver-bar-asahi?utm_campaign=&utm_content=-&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=&utm_content=&gad_source=1&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIocbYpPXVgwMVBLJaBR3NIACxEAAYASAAEgLd-fD_BwE
https://online.kitco.com/buy/1003AS/10-oz-Asahi-Silver-Bar-999-1003AS
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So - seems the going price for these 10 troy ounce bars today is around $280 per bar. Add in shipping and handling and whatnot - I'd say one estimate of the value is this:
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8 * 280 + 25 = $2265
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If you don't think the shipping and handling should be included, then that is the difference twixt the value of something you have in hand already versus something you purchase that also has delivery expense. Regardless, that cost is a fraction of the total - and moreover - this is NOT my final opinion - but I think it gets a bit closer to the value today.
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There may come a time when the value of items in hand goes up considerably - especially if shipping and handling gets more costly and uncertain.
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BK