The Elder Rare Coin Book [An Unintended Inflation Gauge]
Language: English
Published by Thomas L. Elder, New York City, 1913
- First Edition
- Softcover
- Used
Seller: Arroyo Seco Books, Pasadena, Member IOBA, Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.Arroyo Seco Books, Pasadena, Member IOBA
AbeBooks seller since August 25, 1999
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163 Pp + Index At Rear. Softcover Catalog. When An Uncirculated Colonial Cent Was Worth 25 Cents. Torn 1/2" At Top Of Spine, 1" At Bottom, But With Just A Tiny Loss, Cover Detached But Can Be Easily Re-Glued To Spine Of Page Block. A Very Clean Copy. Rare Coins, Usually Not So Rare And Of Little Interest, Sometimes Historically Revealing, Have Values Which Provide An Independent (And Depressing) Measure Of Inflation As An Unchanging "Consumer" Item Over Time Whose Value Fluctuates But Generally And Inexorably Up Despite Sometimes Dramatic Shifts Over Ranges Of A Decade Or Two, Continuing A Perpetually Dramatic Upward Trend, More Like Land Values Than Houses And Such, And Without The Trendiness Issues Of Art And Other Collectibles. It Is Meaningless To Track Statistical Issues Such As Labor, As A Wage Laborer Today Has More Knowledge, Understanding And Reasoning Ability Than Most Successful Men Of A Century Ago, Who, Placed In A Position Of Responsibility Now, Would Soon Be In Jail Or Fired Or Worse. This "Rare Coin" Inflation May Be In The Area Of 100,000% Over A Century, Or 16% A Year, Meaning All Stock Or Bond Investments, Except In The Most Successful Innovative Companies, Are Worthless As Inflation Hedges- Which Is Why There Are Always Ready Sellers To The Gullible Public.…
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Bibliographic details
- Title
- The Elder Rare Coin Book [An Unintended Inflation Gauge]
- Author
- Elder, Thomas L.
- Publisher
- Thomas L. Elder, New York City
- Publication year
- 1913
- Condition
- Very Good
- Binding
- Printed Wrappers
- Language
- English
- Edition
- First Edition
- Seller catalogs
- Art and Artists (General), Economics and Business
Arroyo Seco Books, Pasadena, Member IOBA
Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.
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Fine and unusual first editions and out of print books in all categories. Original photographs, Fine antiquarian and other original prints, paintings, drawings and watercolors. Motion picture and television scripts. Ephemera, Manuscripts and autographs. In business on the internet since 1999.
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Arroyo Seco Books, Pasadena, Member IOBA
CA, U.S.A.
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