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The 4 uncirculated quarters are worth a little more than melt if they are truly uncirculated. The mint mark on the winged liberty (mercury) dime is on the reverse below the E in ONE. The proof sets are selling for around $15.95 each. Being sealed does not increase the value of proof sets most of the time. Silver dropping $1 is not uncommon and is not much. The so-called experts expect silver and gold to go up even more next year. If you don't need the money hold onto your coins. Right now proof sets are down in value and that too may turn around when the economy starts to get better. As for books get a Red Book A Guide Book of US Coins. The book has important info such as where mint marks are, a guide to grading each series, lots of history and of course a retail price guide that is to be taken as a guide only. Monthly price guides are more up to date on values. Most series of coins have books on them. In the end books can cost more than coins. I have collected for a log time and have a lot of interests so have shelves of books on coins,medals and tokens of the US and the world. I allow email through Yahoo answers and would be glad to help you if you like. I always recommend going to more than one coin dealer when selling or even buying. Hope this helps

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I wouldn't. There is a cloth that you can buy to clean them slightly, it will not harm the finish. It will also clean silver jewelry. Walmart has them for less than $5.00, and they last for a long long time.

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You can do an online search. Just google the type of coin and what year it is. They each have different values. You can also ask a dealer. I would go with the historic value. It is probably worth more. Then again, it does depend on each coin, the year, and the condition.

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Numismatica/now/current-bullion.html

I'm not sure why I can't get this full address to show. Here is the rest of it current-bullion.html

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If in low grades dealers will pay 7 to 8 times face for the silver in it. In mint state 63 it only trends for $9 and trends prices usually are a little on the high side, of what is considered an average retail. Of course a dealer would pay 40 to 50 percent less if the coin graded that high. It is better to hold onto it, for silver is going up and more collectors are collecting quarters thanks to the state quarters.

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Get them appraised by an independent appraiser, they will be able to tell you how much it's worth.

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Antiques roadshow. Google it

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If the jeweler made this error, then make them fix it at no charge. If you paid for a service and it is not right, they need to make it right. That's good customer service.

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Manufacturer's name.

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Yes. As long as you sell them as replicants and not try to pass them off as the real thing...

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It does. You would think that nobody would care, because bullion is bullion. But the fact is that bullion coins like the Eagles and Maple Leafs sell for a slight to large premium over spot market prices, depending on the year. For example, the 1996 Eagles saw the lowest production of any year in the series, just 3.6 million bullion coins (non-proof), compared to over 30 million in 2009 and 20 million in 2008. Cleaning a 1996 turns it into a coin that a collector won't want, and a bullion investor will pay no premium at all for, in fact, offer below spot for.

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It is not very common that one has 25 Morgan dollars all the same date. The only 1886 dated dollar to have a good premium is the 1886-S, the mint mark if any is on the eagle side near the bottom under the wreath. It is valued at $37 in the low grade of very good to $70 in the higher circulated grade of extra fine. In mint state (no wear) at the low end value is $235 up to $575 in the higher mint state grades. The other 1886 dollars are values $14.50 to $37 in grades listed above.

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If it is a series 1935 with no letter after the date it sells for $15 in grade very fine and $25 in extra fine, it sells for, if crisp uncirculated about $75. The series 1935A through the 1935H all sell for different amounts. The series 1957 sells for $3 in grade very fine and $4 in extra fine & $10 in crisp uncirculated. They also made series 1957A and 1957B which sell for the same. A dealer will pay atleast 40% less.

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1924 is not a rare date for Peace dollars. In circulated condition, it's worth about $10. A nice uncirculated one is worth about $15

Find a coin dealer in your area and have them look at it.

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The ball park is very large. Depends on it's condition, year of minting, location of mint, etc. Sorry I can't help more.

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Try antique white paint on the walls and a nice bold floral printed wall paper for a feature wall, this should work well if your room is not too small, maybe some real wood flooring and a rug or two to match your feature wall. Hope this helps.

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Here you go...

Be careful though... Auctions are addictive and can get to be a really expensive habit...

I also suggest that you research the kinds of things that you like in books at the library first so that you can familiarize yourself with the differences between Walmart reproduction and Wakefield originals...

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Ebay craigs list

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Try Tiiqueilbles of Irvington 5603 E Washington St. 317-354-9299 and talk to Rick, he's an old friend of mine.
Also try calling the Midland Antiques at 907 E MIchigan, 317-267-9005

Other than that get the old yellowpages out and go to the "antiques dealers" section and start calling antique dealers and asking them if they are interested in what you have. If you get near an antique store you could stop in and pick up a booklet for free that list most of the antique store in Indianapolis and surrounding areas, it's a handy little guide to have.

CH

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China town!!

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Ty' - 4y = (t^6)(e^t)

y' - (4/t)y = (t^5)(e^t)

[e^(4ln t )]y' - [e^(4ln t )](4/t)y = [e^(4ln t )](t^5)(e^t)

Note that [e^(4ln t )] = t^4.

(t^4)y' - (4t^3)y = (t^9)(e^t)

d/dt [ (t^4)y ] = (t^9)(e^t)

Good luck. =)

Edit: Damned! I solved this problem completely incorrectly due to my ignorance of a negative sign. Here is the correct solution:

ty' - 4y = (t^6)(e^t)

y' + (-4/t)y = (t^5)(e^t)

[e^(-4ln t )]y' + [e^(-4ln t )](-4/t)y = [e^(-4ln t )](t^5)(e^t)

Note that [e^(-4ln t )] = 1/t^4.

(1/t^4)y' + (-4/t^5)y = (t)(e^t)

d/dt [ (t^4)y ] = (t)(e^t)

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2.71828...

Lim n-> infinity (1+1/n)^n

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Unless I'm misreading this you would do the following in C

int x = 3;
double answer = 1 + x + (x*x)/(2*1) + (x*x*x)/(3*2*1);

I left it expanded to you understood what I was doing. It could have been done as. I also assume a value of X, I don't know what yours would be but it would be easy to write a function that takes any x and gives back the value.

Double answer = 1 + x + (x*x)/(2) + (x*x*x)/(6);

Does that help at all?

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P/E tells the profit to earnings ratio. Some investors look heavily on P/E ratio. Europeans and Americans have different thoughts. Generally if a US stock has a P/E ratio of 15 or under, the company is stable and priced right In a good market, Europeans buy with P/E ratios 30 and above. The higher the number, the more over priced the stock is for its revenues.

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As mentioned, you were right to take the derivative and set it equal to zero. Then you should get a value of x that depends on b (actually here you'll get an x^2 term, just solve for that). Since we want the maximum to be at x=4, this x value (that depends on b) should be equal to 4 (and so x^2=16). Then we can solve for b.

Once you have b, go back to the original function and set f(4)=5 to solve for a.

You should end up with b = -1/32 and a = 5/4*e^(1/2). I didn't want to actually work this out here because I think you'll get a lot out of doing the problem. Please post additional details or email me if you need more help.

Also, it would probably be a good idea to confirm to yourself that x=4 yields a maximum. All we did to find the b value was to make x=4 a critical point, which could be a max, min, or really neither. It works out here, but it's always good to check.

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Probably Ebay...but you may want to consider calling a doll auction house first (theriaults; withingtons; sotheby; Julia's; etc....) They can give you estimates and if they are high price dolls-you may want to just go through the aution house (safer/more money). If they are true antiques -dont use a random auction house (in the area)....make sure its in a DOLL auction. There will be more specialized population of buyers and your doll will bring a better price. If you post pictures of them on Ebay's doll forum-some of the ladies there will help you ID them too.
Good luck

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Get some books. (ha,ha)

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Used book stores are the best place. If your town doesn't have one then check with a regular book store because some times they can find what you are looking for through book dealers, but be prepared to pay a finders fee.

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I collect first editions of Eudora Welty and Flannery O'Connor.

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You could try

http://fadedgiant.net/

http://www.mygrannysatticantiques.com/html/value_your_antiques.html

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Srinivasa Ramanujan

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Primarily used to test the power of supercomputers. Ultimately looking for a repeat pattern which so far has not been found.

Http://www.funtrivia.com/askft/Question24935.html

this was an AOL special on Dec 7,2002:
TOKYO (Dec. 6) - A team of researchers at a leading national university have set a world record by calculating the value of pi to 1.24 trillion places, one of the researchers said Friday.

Professor Yasumasa Kanada and nine other researchers at the Information Technology Center at Tokyo University calculated the value for pi with a Hitachi supercomputer over 400 hours in September, project team member Makoto Kudo said.

Http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pi

While the decimal representation of ? Has been computed to more than a trillion (1012) digits,[20] elementary applications, such as estimating the circumference of a circle, will rarely require more than a dozen decimal places. For example, the decimal representation of ? Truncated to 11 decimal places is good enough to estimate the circumference of any circle that fits inside the earth with an error of less than one millimetre, and the decimal representation of ? Truncated to 39 decimal places is sufficient to estimate the circumference of any circle that fits in the observable universe with precision comparable to the radius of a hydrogen atom.[

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It IS an irrational number

but this math problem shows the awnser

3 + .1495 ect.

Also you could just use the aproxamation of 22 over 7

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Pi is what it is... The ratio of circumference to DIAMETER. It can't be defined though conventional base-10 mathematics as an exact number or fraction.... Though for PRACTICAL uses, 355/113 is better approximation.

I think the old adage about the ring is apt here: "A ring is a circle. It has no beginning and no end."
Consider some of the other mathematical anomalies that occur when we try to "define" something that is so "easy" to perceive.... Such as thirds. We can easily break something into 3 equal parts, and recognize that the 3 parts together make up the whole... But when we compare the parts to the whole mathematically, we end up with infinite decimals.

To use a great quote from the movie "Pi": You see the simplicity of the circle. You see the maddening complexity of the endless string of numbers, 3.14 off into infinity.

The origins of the fraction 22/7 are: In the third century BC, Archimedes proved the sharp inequalities 223/71 < ? < 22/7, by means of regular 96-gons; these values are 0.02% and 0.04% off, respectively. The Chinese mathematician and astronomer Zu Chongzhi in the 5th century computed ? Between 3.1415926 and 3.1415927, which was correct to 7 decimal places. He gave two other approximations of pi, 22/7 and 355/113.

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Try Morning Glory Antiques:
"We work constantly to offer extensive jewelry research, pictures and information in our references, " Jewel Chat " and " Morning Glory Collects "."

http://www.morninggloryantiques.com/

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Call a reputable jeweler in your area. I have dealt in this for years. A jeweler will less likely be interested in your stash and will give a fair market value. Then when you have a good idea of what it is worth, if interested in selling, go on eBay auction at above asking price of course. You would be surprised at what collectors will pay to have a great piece added to their collection.
I sold many great pieces at a great deal and could have made a lot more if I were the greedy type. But just trying to make people happy. It is just things after all.

Also I do know that cameos if turned backwards and held to the light, you will be able to see the silhouette. If you cannot see the silhouette it is probably not a valuable piece. Sold a lot of these

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Wow, yes! That's an awesome price for all that.

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Take it to a antique dealer or jeweler!!!

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OK first need to get it valued by any jewellers but remember the value is what it would cost to make it today second take it to a good antique dealer or take photos of it and send to a auction house for a sales value hope this helps

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We need the date, mint mark and condition of the coin to give you an estimate. Better yet take it to a couple of coin dealers and get a buying price from each of them. The $2 1/2 dollar gold piece has been widely counterfeited and so your coin should be certified if you are going to sell it. Certification will make the transaction go a lot smoother.

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Recession solution = Printing money to restore confidence.
Inflation = Lower value in money
Lower value in money = Higher commodity prices
Gold = Best way to hedge inflation
Gold = Good, good.

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Exactly. Gold has an arbitrary value which we place on it. So does fiat currency.

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In order to accompish it, the USa would have to control the entire world's supply of gold...and also be able to synthesize it.

There isn't enough gold in the world to balance out the economy, thats why we abandoned it.

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Most coins dealers I have seen will buy or sell at the same price (current London fix). They make their money off fees. If you buy for 1000 and pay a $25 per oz fee, then you walk around the block, you could probably sell it back for $1000, but would have to pay another $25 per oz fee, so it would cost you $50 per oz for the round trip. This is why it's hard for individuals to make money trading physical gold. It has to go up that much just to cover your costs. Some dealers charge more than $25. That's for standard bullion coins. Unusual bars could be a lot more.

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Browse around in some antique shops. See what they have to offer, it may give you some idea of what you want to collect and will give you an idea of what you want to pay when you find it. Go to the library and nose through some books. Good luck and have fun.

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Interesting!
Those things belonged to individuals long since dead, not "China". In fact it all belonged to the Emperor, as did the people, so the only loser is the Emperor - and there isn't one any more!
So calm down, it is only things.
Cheers, Steve.

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Very high! I am a medium and usually they want me to find something for them. This 17 year old boy was in WWII and he was planning on proposing to his girlfriend when he got back. Unfortunatly he died before he got back. He wanted me to find the ring he got, I searched EVERYWHERE for this ring! I couldn't find it!!!!!!! And I just had to counsle him through it. ANYWAY, don't go to the ghost busters. JUST TALK TO THE SPIRIT! They want to be talked to, tell him/her it is time to leave and they will go to a place with no pain. Hopefully that will help them! GOOD LUCK!

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Checkout Etsy.com. Apart from listing fee they charges little % in sale price but gives you a good platform to sell antiques.

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The first one that comes to mind is the Getty Museum in Los Angeles, http://www.getty.edu/ .

The Huntington Library is another, http://www.huntington.org/ . And, of course, the Chicago Art Institute, http://www.artic.edu/aic/ .

I'm sure there are many, many more - both museums and libraries. What was the general location or city you were looking for (i.e., Paris, London, Los Angeles)?