eBay Coin and Currency Dealer Newsletter - April 2012
By Doug West
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This Newsletter provides insight into the eBay sales of coins, currency, and precious
metals. The goal of the Newsletter to give the reader a snap shot of what is happening on
eBay and give tips that can help the seller of coins and currency. Most of the data and
observations come from two eBay Powersellers (eBay IDs: dwest61506 and jdwest07).
The newsletter covers U.S. and World coins and currency sold during April 2012. The
method of sale was by auction, which nearly always started at 99 cents and carried a zero
reserve price, or through sales of Buy-It-Now items. The Newsletter also provides an
"Overall Market Rating" for each area of coins and currency. This rating gives the reader
some insight into which areas of the eBay market are changing or are stable.
U.S. Collector Coins – (Lincoln Cents, Indian Head Cents, Buffalo Nickels, Mercury
Dimes, Barber Coins, Walking Liberty Half Dollars, Franklin Half Dollars, Morgan
Silver Dollars, Peace Dollars,…). This area of the market showed little change from
previous months. As usual, coins that were priced right and that were of good quality for
the grade sold better than coins that had minor problems or were overpriced. Some of the
better dates in the Lincoln and Indian head cents went for less than expected in the
auctions. During the month of April, the price of silver was steady to slightly down and
this didn’t “push” any of the silver related items to higher prices or increase their
demand. This caused prices for items such as circulated half and silver dollars to show
little change from past months. Buy-It-Now example sales from April: 1924-D VG
Lincoln Cent $40 and a roll of Good or better Indian Head Cents $54. Overall market
rating: Stable.
U.S. Type Coins – (Half Cents, Large Cents, Two and Three Cent pieces, Seated Liberty
coins, Bust type coins, 20 Cent pieces, Trade Dollars,…). Similar to the U.S. Collector
Coins discussed above there weren’t any new trends emerging from this group of coins.
Collectors were looking for that right coin to fill the hole in their collection. Overall
market rating: Stable.
Bullion – Gold, Silver, Platinum, and Palladium – (90% silver or “Junk” silver, world
bullion coins, US gold – circulated pre-1933, and modern Silver and Gold Eagles). The
month of April was not kind to precious metals. All four of the metals showed a drop
during the course of the month. For example, silver opened April with a spot price of
$32.42 and ended the month at $31.20. Gold showed a similar drop from $1677.50 to
$1651.25. These aren’t large percent changes, however, a quiet and slightly down market
in precious metals does tend to lessen demand for bullion related items. Common silver
U.S. silver coins minted before 1965 or “Junk” silver coins sold in auction for an average
of eight percent over their melt value. This was only slightly down from the previous
month. One ounce silver Art bars sold in auction for around 15 to 25 percent over melt.
More interesting designs or bars from Engelhard or Johnson Matthey commanded the
premium prices at the top end of this range. The premium showed a decrease in modern
world bullion related coins, such as, Canadian Maple Leafs, Mexican Onzas, and the
more common Updates on 2014 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (Hanoi, Vietnam): April 24th 2014, Annual General Meeting of Shareholders 2014 (AGM) of BaovietHoldings was succesfully held at Melia Hotel The AGM had unanimously approved a number of key contents, including: Report on 2013 Business performance & 2014 Business target; Report on remuneration policy for Board of Directors and Supervisory Board; Proposal on 2013 PAT allocation and dividend payment; Proposal on increasing chartered capital of BaovietHoldings Ensuring the benefit for shareholders with cash dividend payout ratio of 15% per par value In 2013, BaovietHoldings maintained its steady growth, fulfilled the target plan as approved by the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (AGM), contributing towards cementing a solid foundation for the implementation of our sustainable development strategy Consolidated business performance BaovietHoldings AGM 2014 approved the cash dividend payout ratio of 15% per par value Total Consolidated revenue of the group reached VND17,096 billion, an increase of 6.8% compared to 2012; Consolidated profit after tax was 1,234 billion Total assets as at 31/12/2013 peaked at VND55,093 billion, an increase of VND8,868 billion and 19.2% growth against 2012; the total owner’s equity reached VND12,125 billion Mr Le Quang Binh, Chairman of the Board of Directors delivered an opening speech and chaired the AGM Key business lines achieved positive results: Number in non-life insurance with 23.1% market share by total premium; Number in life insurance with total premium rose 21% y/y, New business premium reached VND1,596 billion (AFYP), grew by 24% y/y Other business lines such as securities, fund management, banking, property management achieved steady growth, shaping a solid foundation for Baoviet to continue the development in the period 2014 - 2015 Baoviet Holdings (The Parent Company) Total revenue of the Parent company reached VND1,352 billion; Profit after tax achieved VND1,104 billion, an increase of 2.1% y/y, fulfilled 100.1% of the 2013 target Return on the charter capital of the Parent Mr Duong Duc Chuyen – Chief Executive Officer made commitments on delivering the development strategy as approved by the AGM company reached 16,2%, ensuring a cash dividend payout ratio of 15% per par value (VND1,500/share), equivalent to VND1,021 billion, or 92.43% of profit after tax, enabling Baoviet ensure benefits for customers, investors and employees Increasing chartered capital through private placement With a view to investing in long–term projects to exploit the Vietnamese untapped potential financial market, enhancing competiveness and improving quality of customer services, BaovietHoldings plans to increase its chartered capital to enhance investment in core businesses including non-life insurance, life insurance and other financial services and investment in infrastructure and technologies to become a leading financial group in VietNam Number of shares issued: from 40 million shares to 61.5 million shares Estimated capital increase: from VND400 billion to VND615 billion The total chartered capital is expected to increase to an amount from VND7,205 billion to VND7,420 billion respectively Number of investors: offered to to investors who meet the following criteria: Having strong financial capabilities, reputation and brand to reinforce BaoViet brand on the market; Having capabilities to support BaoVietHoldings in one or a number of areas including: Corporate Governance, Non-life Insurance, Financial Services (banking, securities and fund management), Investment, Risk Management, Market Expansion, New Product Development, etc Principles of valuation: pursuant to the agreement by and between Baoviet and the investor with market-price-based principles (i.e BVH listed on HOSE) and the book value at the last quarterly closing session Restrictions for transferring shares: pursuant to the agreement by and between Baoviet and the investor but not less than the period of time as required by law Date of issuance: prior to 31 March 2015 The AGM have approved the BOD’s submission on increasing the chartered capital and authorized the BoD to develop and implement an elaborated plan to use the amount of additional capital raised through the private placement Accordingly, Baoviet shareholders agree to waive their priority rights to buy the additional shares offered to the potential investors who meet the above requirements 2014: Baoviet – All for your beliefs The emphasis on Baoviet’s strategy in 2014 will be issues related to the implementation of sustainable development strategy The key message "All for your beliefs" was selected to show its commitment to accompany and support our customers, partners and shareholders for the beliefs in the success, happiness and prosperity In 2014, BaovietHoldings has set out the business targets as follows: Consolidated: Total consolidated revenue reaches VND18,329 ...Volume 4 Issue 3
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6 Q&A
Our panel of experts answer the
questions you’ve always wanted to ask
14 Snapshot
Outstanding photographs to inform
and engage
20 Update
The latest intelligence - A nano drug delivery
breakthrough and how scientists can now detect
water vapour on exo-planets
82 Inside The Pages
An excerpt from
The Great Speeches of Modern India
,
edited by Rudrangshu Mukherjee, which recounts
former PM Indira Gandhi's speech declaring a state of
emergency on 12 June 1975
84 Resorce
Our picks oer the best of science, history and nature
on the web
featuRes
32 Portfolio: Nocturnal Animals
The animals all come out to play at night; Eric Médard
captures the nocturnal wildlife in an array of photographs
40 10 Things You Didn't Know About Sleep
Ever wonder what your body does while you are sleeping
42 The Shadow Universe
Making sense of the Universe and what lies within it
50 NASA’s Craziest Ideas
NASA is synonymous with space technology.
Take a look at 10 projects that border on the bizzare
58 Origins Of Islam
Historian Meenakshi Jain talks about the genesis
and the formation of Islam as a religion
62 How Smart Are Dolphins?
Find out whether the large brain size of the dolphins
equates to them having higher intelligence
68 India's Border Wars
The cloak and dagger circumstances that led
India to defend its borders post independence
70 How Do We Know:
The Structure Of The Periodic Table
The periodic table is a familiar classroom aair.
Find out what led to the discovery of the elements
76 Ye Olde Travel Guide: Madrid, 1621
Pretend you are taking a trip through Madrid in
the year 1621
78 Killed By Their Own Inventions
The stories behind the ironic demise of scientists
killed by their own inventions
CoveR stoRY
26 Preparing For Mars
We look at what you need to pack in your bag
for a journey to Mars
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86 Edu Talk
Interview with Kiran Bir Sethi,
Director of Riverside School,
Ahmedabad
87 Games Review
We review the latest video games
released in the market
88 Gadgets
Lowdown on gadgets riding the new
green technological wave
90 Puzzle Pit
A veritable buet of brain teasers
guaranteed to test your mind
94 In Focus
Elon Musk, billionaire visionary,
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The great Jocelyn Bell-Burnell was
in the country recently and BBC
Knowledge got the rare opportunity
to speak with her. For those
unacquainted with Burnell, she
was the one who discovered radio
pulsars in the late 60s. Hers’ is a
very intriguing story. There was an
outrage in the scientific circles as
Burnell was left out when the
Nobel Prize in Physics in 1974 was
given to her thesis supervisor Antony Hewish and Martin
Ryle for the discovery. Of the episode, she said, “I believe
it would demean the Nobel Prizes if they were awarded to
research students, except in very exceptional cases, and
I do not believe this is one of them.” Read Burnell’s
interview on page 24.
The discovery of radio pulsars has affected fascinating areas
of research in astronomy, such as black holes and dark matter.
Another feature inside, The Shadow Universe, (pg 42) is
about the enigma of dark matter – a phenomenon suggested
to explain some wonky behaviour of the Universe, such as
the whizzing stars (faster than usual) circling on the outskirts
of spiral galaxies like ours. What is keeping them in check
from flinging themselves into far off space?
But questionable behaviour is not only some stars’
prerogative. NASA has laid claim to some of that too.
Audacious and insane, these ideas are set to change how we
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Yes, you heard that... lighting, automated entertainment and automated energy management amongst others.”—Thilak Kumar, regional engineering manager, Wind River In India, smart homes have gone from being a premium concept to one that is fast becoming mainstream Realtors have been integrating this into their constructions for a while now, and the smarthome solutions today, such as the Samsung Smart Home platform, Canary, Insteon... comes to mind at this juncture is NFC Shortcuts, which allows users to launch apps or shortcuts conveniently by tapping a BlackBerry phone to NFC tags For example, when you reach home, you can just tap an NFC tag at the entrance and your BlackBerry will turn off the cellular radio, turn on Wi-Fi (home network), 24 April2014 | Electronics For You average home owner is increasingly looking for ways... around a minute to prepare and slides out temptingly from the cute machine! 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Frankfurt: VL5) • Strong management with experience in North and Latin America THE COMPANY WHY VIOR • BUILT ON REAL ASSETS • • • • • • Vior holds ~21M shares of Aurvista Gold Corp, owner of the Douay gold project with a gold resources of over M oz Good exploration potential on the Vezza-Noyard property located in the extension of the North American Palladium Vezza gold deposit Experienced management and technical team with proven track record Quality exploration projects in a proven mining area Well cash-up with $2.1M in the treasury FAVORABLE OUTLOOK • • • Vior is currently generating and evaluating high-potential gold projects in North and Latin America Aurvista (held at 30% by Vior) is on track to complete a new resource calculation at Douay after having drilled 35,000 meters since Nov 2010 Vior is an undervalued junior company considering its assets THE COMPANY MANAGEMENT TEAM and BOARD of DIRECTORS • Claude St-Jacques, President and CEO Graduated in Management, Founder of Vior, Director of Virginia Gold Mines • Marc L’Heureux, Vice President Exploration and Director Professionnal Geologist, +25 years experience in North and Latin America • Gaétan Mercier, CFO Graduated in Business Administration, in Accounting, +25 years experience in mining exploration • Jean-François Ouellette, Director Professionnal Geologist, +25 years experience, Co-discoverer of the Eleonore Gold Deposit in James Bay • Jean Pelletier, Director Chartered Accountant, +19 years Partner for PricewaterhouseCoopers, now Consultant • Pierre St-Jacques, Director Retired Chartered Accountant, +26 years Partner for Deloitte, now Consultant TECHNICAL TEAM • Marc L’Heureux, P.Geo, M.A.Sc – Project Generation & Supervision • Denis Chénard, P.Eng – Exploration & Resource Calculation • Geonordic Technical Services Inc – Technical Services & Management • Rémi Charbonneau, Ph.D – Exploration Work & Data Processing THE COMPANY CORPORATE INFORMATION • LISTED : • SHARES OUTSTANDING : 105,518,721 (FD: 108,581,121) • SHARE PRICE : ~ $0.035 $0.02 - $0.12 (52-week)) • TREASURY POSITION : • MAJOR SHAREHOLDER : TSX VENTURE: VIO Frankfurt: VL5 $2.1 million hard cash ~$1.5 (Aurvista equity) No debt Vale-Inco (8.1 %) Sodemex (6.9 %) Aurvista (5.1 %) THE COMPANY HISTORY • 1984: INCORPORATION OF THE COMPANY • 1986: VIOR AND INCO JOIN FORCES TO EXPLORE THE DOUAY AREA • 1990: DOUAY-WEST DISCOVERY • 1992: VIOR ACQUIRES 100% OF DOUAY PROPERTY AND THE 531 ZONE IS DISCOVERED • 1996: OPTION GRANTED TO AURIZON ... placement Accordingly, Baoviet shareholders agree to waive their priority rights to buy the additional shares offered to the potential investors who meet the above requirements 2014: Baoviet – All for... Manager Baoviet Holdings Tel: (+84 4) 3928 9999 (Ext: 337) Mb: +84 (0) 912 443 486 Email:investorbvh @baoviet. com.vn lythithanhthuy @baoviet. com.vn DISCLAIMER This document has been prepared by Baoviet. .. condition, results of operations and business of Baoviet Holdings, its subsidiaries and the general market environment These forward-looking statements represent Baoviet s expectations or beliefs concerning