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Blinded by the shiny......

Postby OneBiteAtATime » Thu Jun 28, 2012 10:21 pm

So at a local auction recently, I made a boo boo. Have a look at the pic and guess what it was.
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Re: Blinded by the shiny......

Postby Rodebaugh » Thu Jun 28, 2012 10:27 pm

10K
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Re: Blinded by the shiny......

Postby Rodebaugh » Thu Jun 28, 2012 10:27 pm

Next question
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Re: Blinded by the shiny......

Postby OneBiteAtATime » Thu Jun 28, 2012 10:29 pm

Rodebaugh wrote:10K

:cry:

Stupid! I've been doing this long enough not to get clipped.

Lol, fortunately the LCS owner was there, I ran him to $230 for the .5 gram one thinking it was 5 gram...... glad I didn't win that.
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Re: Blinded by the shiny......

Postby OneBiteAtATime » Thu Jun 28, 2012 10:31 pm

Rodebaugh wrote:Next question


Well, you weren't supposed to be the first to answer so.......

If you pour 200 lineal foot of concrete sidewalk, 4 inches thick, 4 foot wide, how many cubic yards of concrete should you use?
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Re: Blinded by the shiny......

Postby TXBullion » Thu Jun 28, 2012 10:32 pm

How much you want for it :D
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Re: Blinded by the shiny......

Postby NHsorter » Thu Jun 28, 2012 10:36 pm

9.876
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Re: Blinded by the shiny......

Postby Rodebaugh » Thu Jun 28, 2012 10:38 pm

9.8765432

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Re: Blinded by the shiny......

Postby Rodebaugh » Thu Jun 28, 2012 10:40 pm

NHsorter wrote:9.876


Good to see us with the same answer.

Answering second, :oops: thats what I get for enjoying the Adam Young thread. :lol:
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Re: Blinded by the shiny......

Postby Engineer » Thu Jun 28, 2012 10:41 pm

OneBiteAtATime wrote:If you pour 200 lineal foot of concrete sidewalk, 4 inches thick, 4 foot wide, how many cubic yards of concrete should you use?


That depends. Are you actually going to pour 4 inches, or use 2x4 forms and pour 3.5 inches?
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Re: Blinded by the shiny......

Postby Rodebaugh » Thu Jun 28, 2012 10:43 pm

Engineer wrote:
OneBiteAtATime wrote:If you pour 200 lineal foot of concrete sidewalk, 4 inches thick, 4 foot wide, how many cubic yards of concrete should you use?


That depends. Are you actually going to pour 4 inches, or use 2x4 forms and pour 3.5 inches?



Well thats a good point......better only order.....8.4619 yards ;)
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Re: Blinded by the shiny......

Postby OneBiteAtATime » Thu Jun 28, 2012 10:44 pm

Rodebaugh wrote:9.8765432

Next question


Nice! and you too NHSorter....

Hmmmmm.........

What is garbology?
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Re: Blinded by the shiny......

Postby TXBullion » Thu Jun 28, 2012 10:48 pm

Rebar ........
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Re: Blinded by the shiny......

Postby OneBiteAtATime » Thu Jun 28, 2012 10:55 pm

Engineer wrote:
OneBiteAtATime wrote:If you pour 200 lineal foot of concrete sidewalk, 4 inches thick, 4 foot wide, how many cubic yards of concrete should you use?


That depends. Are you actually going to pour 4 inches, or use 2x4 forms and pour 3.5 inches?


TXBullion wrote:
Rebar ........


Nerds.

4" concrete better be 4". Rebar in sidewalk? :? C'mon. :lol:
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Re: Blinded by the shiny......

Postby Engineer » Thu Jun 28, 2012 11:03 pm

OneBiteAtATime wrote:Nerds.

4" concrete better be 4". Rebar in sidewalk? :? C'mon. :lol:


Who else would you find on a coin forum?

When concrete guys tell you 4", more often than not you'll get 3.5"

I agree on no need for rebar in sidewalk, but its a good idea to specify a minimum fiber length of an inch and a half. Your concrete will also turn out 20% stronger if you cover it with a tarp and keep the surface moist for a week after it sets.
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Re: Blinded by the shiny......

Postby RichardPenny43 » Thu Jun 28, 2012 11:55 pm

Engineer wrote:When concrete guys tell you 4", more often than not you'll get 3.5"

TWSS :lol: :roll:
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Re: Blinded by the shiny......

Postby NHsorter » Fri Jun 29, 2012 5:38 am

Empty beer bottles are great filler to save concrete. Naturally, mixing all that concrete generates lots of empty bottles. When mixing remember not to get it too wet. You want to get it just wet enough. We are too cheap for tarps. just cover it well with the empty cement bags set up a sprinkler to come on once or twice today. No textbooks here just rednecks. :)
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Re: Blinded by the shiny......

Postby NHsorter » Fri Jun 29, 2012 5:40 am

Yeah you got to keep an eye on those concrete guy just like pavers and pawn shop owners
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Re: Blinded by the shiny......

Postby OneBiteAtATime » Fri Jun 29, 2012 6:07 am

RichardPenny43 wrote:
Engineer wrote:When concrete guys tell you 4", more often than not you'll get 3.5"

TWSS :lol: :roll:

:lol: Now why didn't I see that one coming....
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Re: Blinded by the shiny......

Postby scrapman1077 » Fri Jun 29, 2012 6:10 am

"What is garbology?"

The study of what you find in a land fill,
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Re: Blinded by the shiny......

Postby OtusLotus » Sun Jul 01, 2012 10:50 pm

I may be clueless, but why is it 10k.. I thought that fine gold would be .999?
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Re: Blinded by the shiny......

Postby Nickelmeister » Mon Jul 02, 2012 10:16 am

The pendant is clearly marked 4166 which is a hallmark for 10k (10k/24K = 41.66% pure), however it also states "10 grams fine gold" which I assume means that the pendant weighs 24 grams total and contains 10 grams of AGW. Is this the case?

Note the world-famous Krugerrand for example. It states "1 oz fine gold" on the reverse, but the coin is actually 22k. Its gross weight is 33.93 grams, so there is exactly one troy ounce of fine gold AGW.
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Re: Blinded by the shiny......

Postby 68Camaro » Mon Jul 02, 2012 10:25 am

Nickelmeister wrote:The pendant is clearly marked 4166 which is a hallmark for 10k (10k/24K = 41.66% pure), however it also states "10 grams fine gold" which I assume means that the pendant weighs 24 grams total and contains 10 grams of AGW. Is this the case?

Note the world-famous Krugerrand for example. It states "1 oz fine gold" on the reverse, but the coin is actually 22k. Its gross weight is 33.93 grams, so there is exactly one troy ounce of fine gold AGW.


Ah - thanks for providing the clarity I needed. That pulls it together into something that makes sense!
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Re: Blinded by the shiny......

Postby blackrabbit » Mon Jul 02, 2012 11:21 am

I think it is only 1.0 (one) gram, even though the bar says grams. Who is credit Zurich? Is that like discount Credit Suisse?
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Re: Blinded by the shiny......

Postby OneBiteAtATime » Mon Jul 02, 2012 2:11 pm

Nickelmeister wrote:The pendant is clearly marked 4166 which is a hallmark for 10k (10k/24K = 41.66% pure), however it also states "10 grams fine gold" which I assume means that the pendant weighs 24 grams total and contains 10 grams of AGW. Is this the case?

Note the world-famous Krugerrand for example. It states "1 oz fine gold" on the reverse, but the coin is actually 22k. Its gross weight is 33.93 grams, so there is exactly one troy ounce of fine gold AGW.


Didn't think of that. I'll pop it on the scale when I get home.
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