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An embarassment of riches in numismatic literature arrived today...
Longacre
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I got the mail today, and I was delighted at the amount of numismatic literature that arrived on the doorstep. First, the new issue of Coin World arrived, complete with its VERY significant cover article on out of sequence edge elements on Jefferson dollars. Next, the latest issue of Coin Values arrived, with its cover article on the top 10 coins that Americans collect. Quickly looking at the cover, I realized that I don’t collect any of them, thereby making me un-American.
Next up on the list is the latest issue of The Numismatist. I see there is an article on Leather Money, but given that these are family friendly boards, I will not make any comments about that article.
Finally, I received a box on the back stoop, and it could only be one thing– the new multi-volume installment of the Heritage Auction catalogs.
It wasn’t hard to guess that these were the Heritage catalogs, because they came in a USPS Vanity Box(TM). I never knew these existed, but these are USPS Flat Fee boxes, but have advertisements on the side. In this case, two of the sides had advertisements for Heritage and a lot of text about the firm. I guess this is a new concept. There are three catalogs–one for the regular Central States auction, a razor thin Platinum Night catalog, and a really cool catalog of the Queller Family Collection of Silver Dollars, including the 1804 coin!
The only buzz kill of the afternoon was receiving the latest issue of The Journal of Accountancy (I kid you not; this is a real magazine). The only thing worse than watching paint dry is reading an entire magazine about accounting. This month’s issue has a cover article about Life Insurance Trustees. How exciting is that? And to make matters worse, the new issue of The Tax Executive arrived, too. This, too, is a whopper, with a cover article about the Fifth Protocol to the Proposed Amendments to the US-Canada Income Tax Treaty. I’m almost in a frenzy over this.
Now that the kids are in bed, I am going to don my smoking jacket, pour a nice snifter of very expensive amontillado, and peruse the numismatic literature.
Next up on the list is the latest issue of The Numismatist. I see there is an article on Leather Money, but given that these are family friendly boards, I will not make any comments about that article.
Finally, I received a box on the back stoop, and it could only be one thing– the new multi-volume installment of the Heritage Auction catalogs.It wasn’t hard to guess that these were the Heritage catalogs, because they came in a USPS Vanity Box(TM). I never knew these existed, but these are USPS Flat Fee boxes, but have advertisements on the side. In this case, two of the sides had advertisements for Heritage and a lot of text about the firm. I guess this is a new concept. There are three catalogs–one for the regular Central States auction, a razor thin Platinum Night catalog, and a really cool catalog of the Queller Family Collection of Silver Dollars, including the 1804 coin!
The only buzz kill of the afternoon was receiving the latest issue of The Journal of Accountancy (I kid you not; this is a real magazine). The only thing worse than watching paint dry is reading an entire magazine about accounting. This month’s issue has a cover article about Life Insurance Trustees. How exciting is that? And to make matters worse, the new issue of The Tax Executive arrived, too. This, too, is a whopper, with a cover article about the Fifth Protocol to the Proposed Amendments to the US-Canada Income Tax Treaty. I’m almost in a frenzy over this.
Now that the kids are in bed, I am going to don my smoking jacket, pour a nice snifter of very expensive amontillado, and peruse the numismatic literature.
Always took candy from strangers
Didn't wanna get me no trade
Never want to be like papa
Working for the boss every night and day
--"Happy", by the Rolling Stones (1972)
Didn't wanna get me no trade
Never want to be like papa
Working for the boss every night and day
--"Happy", by the Rolling Stones (1972)
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The only thing worse than watching paint dry is reading an entire magazine about accounting. This month’s issue has a cover article about Life Insurance Trustees. How exciting is that? And to make matters worse, the new issue of The Tax Executive arrived, too. This, too, is a whopper, with a cover article about the Fifth Protocol to the Proposed Amendments to the US-Canada Income Tax Treaty. I’m almost in a frenzy over this.
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That's funny. Members of my family have said the same thing about collecting coins.
You could use the The Journal of Accountancy as an ottomon, assuming it is 800 pages or more, and the The Tax Executive magazine as a coaster for your amontillado while you read your numismatic literature.
Silly Man - no one puts amontillado into a snifter; snifters are for brandy!
Check out the Southern Gold Society
Seriously... it is great to see this style of humor...
Experience the World through Numismatics...it's more than you can imagine.
Ray
<< <i>You smoke? >>
I don't smoke, but I just like the image of the coin collector in the smoking jacket.
Didn't wanna get me no trade
Never want to be like papa
Working for the boss every night and day
--"Happy", by the Rolling Stones (1972)
Experience the World through Numismatics...it's more than you can imagine.
<< <i>Longacre, if you haven't received Gobrecht Journal Issue #101 this month, you might as well be reading The Yak News in Tibet.
Ray >>
First, we have to guilt Longacre into joining the LSCC
Perhaps we could start by mentioning that Longacre was mentioned in this issue of the Journal, on page 6?
...amontillado...? Brother...ripple will get you there faster and a lot cheaper.
(especially since he wrote the interesting article in the first place).
a cover article about the Fifth Protocol to the Proposed Amendments to the US-Canada Income Tax Treaty
<< <i>...amontillado...? Brother...ripple will get you there faster and a lot cheaper.
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as an aside, speaking of smoking, i heard this morning the butts are going up to 9 bucks a pack in new york!!
<< <i>I must ask - what is this all about:
a cover article about the Fifth Protocol to the Proposed Amendments to the US-Canada Income Tax Treaty >>
Since you asked, Income Tax Treaties are entered into between the tax authorities of various nations, to agree on where a particular item of income is taxed (such that it is not taxed in both jurisdictions, which is a no-no in the tax world). Most of Longacre's job surrounds trying to find inconsistencies in how countries tax a particular transaction. For example, I frequently structure transactions using "hybrid instruments", which are drafted in such a way such that the US views the instrument as equity, but the foreign jursidiction views it as debt. Therefore, at a high level, the US does not tax the cash received on the cross-border loan (because it is a return of capital/equity), but the foreign country allows a deduction for interest expense (because it views the payment as interest). Aren't you glad you asked?
Didn't wanna get me no trade
Never want to be like papa
Working for the boss every night and day
--"Happy", by the Rolling Stones (1972)
And not a good one. I know I wouldn't want something like this sitting at my front door.
Doggedly collecting coins of the Central American Republic.
Visit the Society of US Pattern Collectors at USPatterns.com.
Cool! Now I have a topic for next month's ethics column! And I will be sure to illustrate the article with an accountant in a smoking jacket, with piles of slabs on his desk.
Doggedly collecting coins of the Central American Republic.
Visit the Society of US Pattern Collectors at USPatterns.com.