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I have been trying to search for this and everytime I get results for thinning or clearing land out. I have a trail that is behind a few feet of woods. I would like to enhance my privacy. I definitely don't like the look of the green giants. I live in the Columbus Ohio area. My yard slopes pretty decently into the back so all the rain water collects back there and stays pretty wet for the most part. Also, behind the trail is a small creek. Am I just able to get some saplings and plant them? Will they survive on their own?
Edit: not sure why I can't post a picture. I tried on the original post and it didn't go through and then I wanted to add one after posting and not able to.

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(I am not a creationist, but I am a bored contrarian and I need to argue with somebody right now. Also, I'm trying to get a better grasp of the rules of phylogeny, so maybe y'all can teach me something.).
Reasons that I think the LUCA was an animal:
1: Unicellularity is hard. We have this idealized conception of a unicellular microbe, where you stick a single cell on a petri dish and then overnight it becomes a million cells, but the vast majority of life can't do anything like this--certainly the LUCA couldn't, right? I think there would be an advantage to early life being multicellular, in that early life could "borrow" RNA/DNA/proteins with neighboring cells. Also they wouldn't need a full complement of molecular machinery if their neighbor can help out, even if their neighbor is a different species. Just like I can borrow my neighbor's stove if I'm making a special meal, early life probably borrowed very basic molecular machinery from the neighboring cell. And if any of their genes broke, they could maybe get a replacement from their neighbor? I think that it's hard to live all by your lonesome self if you're a primitive life form, so being multicellular is easier since you can rely on neighbor cells for various things and don't have to do everything yourself. I also think there's a very blurry line between a single multicellular organism and an interdependent community of unicellular organisms where none of the organisms could survive without the others. Many scientists agree that early life was like this—an interdependent community—and much life still is like this. But why should this type of community be considered to be closer to unicellularity than multicellularity?
2: The nucleus seems like a leftover relic from the RNA world. The primary function seems to be to separate transcription and translation, but why would you want to do this in a DNA organism? Why are you separating transcription from translation if you already have this elegant system in prokaryotes of just having the ribosome and the RNA polymerase right next to each other doing their things almost simultaneously, much, much faster and more efficiently than eukaryotes. Why make everything ten times slower by evolving a nucleus when you could just not evolve a nucleus? Evolution doesn’t plan ahead, and I fail to see how the nucleus is a favorable adaptation in the short term. On the other hand, a nucleus makes a ton of sense for an organism with an RNA genome because you'd need a way to separate your genomic RNA from your RNA transcripts so they could be regulated separately -- You wouldn't want to splice up or run a ribosome over your RNA genome, that would be a disaster.
3: Having a nucleus would make it easier to evolve DNA. Whatever enzyme is deoxygenating the RNA backbone wouldn't run into the problem of accidentally deoxygenating the RNA transcripts. Since the transcripts are outside the nucleus.
4: The nucleus could be an early form of cell specialization for a multicellular life form. If we think of the nucleus as a separate cell from the cytoplasmic space, I think the picture of early RNA life becomes clearer. Some cells/compartments evolve to specialize in replication and transcription -- these become the nucleus -- wheras other cells/compartments become specialized for translation of proteins --these became the cytoplasmic space, which ultimately engulfed the nucleus. In this primitive RNA organism, there would have been little distinction between replication and transcription. The cells of various sizes would have shared proteins, allowing the smaller cells specialized for replication/transcription to still benefit from the gene products being produced in the larger cells specialized for translation. The smaller cells would do a more faithful job of replicating the genome and not have to risk damaging their genes in the messy process of gene expression.
5: Based on the multiple chromosomes in the nucleus, the first Eukaryote was a likely a synthesis of multiple organisms. Multiple organisms implies multicellular. If we look inside the nucleus, we see multiple, weird, x-shaped chromosomes, with a bunch of dumb hacks (centrosomes, telomerase, etc) to keep them from falling apart as they replicate. The bacterial system makes so much more sense for modern organisms -- just having a single circular chromosome: simple, elegant, effective. Again, the eukaryotic system seems like a molecular fossil from an earlier era where these features were actually necessary. I'd argue that the eukaryotic system supports multiple chromosomes because the original chromosomes were the RNA genomes of different interdependent organisms that lived in a multicellular community. Their RNA migrated into a single nucleus for better regulated and better synchronized replication of the community genes.
6: The homologies between Porifera and Amoebozoa make no sense if Animals came from Choanoflagellates. It is widely assumed that multicellular eukaryotes evolved from single-celled eukaryotes, and this seems to be the case in land plants, at least, since they're so similar to algae which obviously came before land plants--but are we sure that it isn't the other way around for animals? Conventional wisdom is that animals evolved from choanoflagellates, and we see very similar cells to choanoflagellates in Porifera called choanocytes. BUT: Porifera (sponges) also have amoebocytes, which look and function a lot like amoebas. Amoebas are believed to be relatively closely related to animals, although not as closely related as choanoflagellates. Yet animals cannot have evolved from both amoebas and choanoflagellates, and choanoflagellates look nothing like amoebas. Isn't it an odd coincidence that amoebocyte cells in sponges are so much like amoebas? If animals came from choanoflagellates, then the similarity of amoebas and amoebocytes would have to be a coincidence. An alternative direction of evolution makes a lot more sense to me: Animals came first, and amoebas and choanoflagellates are separate lineages of reduced animals that have evolved down to only being a single cell. Other eukaryotes (such as fungi, algae and plants) could be evolved from these single-celled descendants of animals.
7: Gene homologies between microsporidia and prokaryotes. Since microsporidia are very obviously reduced fungi, this makes no sense in the current prokaryote-first paradigm, so these gene homologies are handwaved away as being the result of horizontal gene transfer. But what if it isn't horizontal gene transfer? Microsporidia is a parasitic clade of fungi which has lost most of its genes, seemingly lost its mitochondria (are we absolutely sure they ever had mitochondria?) and shrunk to about the size of a bacterium. Its shrunk so much and lost so many genes that it actually is able to withstand mutations to very basic molecular machinery such as its ribosomes, which are very different from the ribosomes of other eukaryotes and seem more similar to the smaller ribosomes of prokaryotes. Perhaps prokaryotes are just even-further-reduced microsporidia that have lost their nucleus, circularized their DNA (which can also happen in cancer cells, google "eccDNA") and further streamlined their molecular machinery.
8: We can learn a lot about the order of the clades from the type of ecological niches they currently occupy. For example: there do exist extremophile bacteria, so there's nothing inherent in bacterial microbiology that prevents them from evolving into extremophiles. So why do we see mostly extremophile archaea, but bacteria occupy almost all of the generalist, high productivity microbial niches? I'd argue: Probably, archaea had a head start in evolving specialized adaptations for extremophile environments. Probably, archaea came first. Imagine an archaeon existing before there were any bacteria, and it evolved to occupy all microbe ecological niches. Then bacteria came along in a new adaptive radiation with superior molecular biology. They were able to supplant archaea from most generalist niches but haven't been able to challenge archaea for extremophile niches for which archaea have specialized genes and specialized adaptations. And neither bacteria nor archaea seriously challenge eukaryotes for the larger ecological niches which require even more specialized adaptations. This to me implies that Eukaryotes came first, archaea came second, and bacteria are the most recent domain.
9: Animals almost exclusively occupy the large, complex, predator niche. I'd argue that the large predator niche, of all ecological niches, is the one where the greatest advantage is given to the organism who evolves to fill the niche first. Because selection pressure changes a lot once the predator appears: Things that can't run away from the predator are forced to make themselves as unappetizing as possible. So they can't have complex proteins, since complex proteins = tastier. So how can any clade evolve into a predator if there already exists a predator clade that could eat it? The fossil record seems to think: It can’t. Throughout the entire fossil record for which we have good records (since the Cambrian), the predator is always an animal. Never does a slime mold or a fungus something evolve muscles and teeth and start competing with animals for the predator niche. But this isn’t 100% true -- you have Venus fly traps, I suppose? So that’s one exception, the only one I can think of. Animal predators today have billions of years of evolutionary head start evolving such things as muscles, a nervous system, circulatory system, etc. If anything else other than an animal starts evolving complex structures or energy storage, it's only going to make itself tastier to an animal. The predator is also the niche that cares the least about the efficiency of basic molecular processes -- it doesn't need to be efficient when the world is its buffet. For this reason, I'd argue that the predator clade must have established itself very early. Probably the kingdom that occupies the apex predator niche at any given time is the absolute oldest lineage of multicellular life. Because long, long after all the original autotrophs have gone extinct, replaced with things that don't waste so much energy and have more efficient and streamlined molecular biology, the apex predator clade would remain on its throne, since nothing, I'd argue, would be able to compete with its evolutionary head start evolving so many complex adaptations for multicellularity. Are we to believe there was ever a time when the apex predator niche was something other than an animal? It's difficult to imagine. If that apex predator was a prokaryote, what is it about animal molecular biology that allowed it to overcome such extreme odds and supplant that prokaryote as the apex predator?
10: The fossil record of animals before the Cambrian is probably very incomplete. The first complex animals in the fossil record (the cambrian explosion) seem very, very advanced already -- I think this is a representation that our fossil record is incomplete and animals are a much older clade than they seem. Since predators are rarer in an ecosystem, and may have been even rarer when energy was scarcer due to less oxygen in the atmosphere (early heterotrophic life likely breathed sulfur compounds), we may simply not have any good fossils of animals from before the cambrian.
11: It's also possible that early animals simply weren't made out of the right material to fossilize. Maybe Archean-eon animals had no bones or anything like that and so they didn't fossilize, so we don't have examples of them. We can't assume that just because you don't find fossilized animals from ~3 billion years ago doesn't mean they weren't around then. And even if we did find fossilized animals from that long ago, they were probably so radically different from modern animals that we might misidentify them. For example, we have many fossils of strange creatures from billions of years ago, nobody knows what they are. Maybe they are animals? Example: Google “Grypania”. Currently there is a debate on whether these are algae or bacteria. But they are quite large, and they look sortof wormlike, so, in my view, there’s no reason they couldn’t be primitive animals.
12: Animals are slow reproducing but have the most sophisticated adaptations for multicellularity. The slower something reproduces, the slower it evolves, since there’s less opportunities for mutations. So how did animals have time to acquire so many complex adaptations for multicellularity? They must be an especially ancient lineage, something that has been multicellular much longer than anything else – otherwise they wouldn’t have had time to acquire so many complex adaptations for multicellularity.
13: Phylogenetic trees based on bioinformatics suffer from "long branch attraction" artefacts -- where fast reproducing, simple, and numerous organisms group together at the base of the tree. This is a well-known problem for making phylogenetic trees. Since prokaryotes are so much more numerous and reproduce so much faster than eukaryotes, it’s natural that they would have the most genetic diversity, even if they evolved later. The appearance of prokaryotes at the base of the tree of life derived from bioinformatics algorithms may be a product of long branch attraction.
14: Counterpoints on mitochondrias. I’ll admit that mitochondrias do look a lot like bacterial symbiotes, but that doesn't necessarily mean the original eukaryotes had mitochondrias. Once alphaproteobacteria evolved, it might have infected many lineages of eukaryotes simultaneously, since nothing had resistance to its infections yet. Maybe it impersonated the mitosome and supplanted its function, and did such a good job as a mitosome that the only surviving eukaryotic lineages are ones with alphaproteobacterial infections. Also, if we assume that bacteria are reduced eukaryotes, then many of the gene homologies for mitochondria associated genes could have been present in the eukaryotic LUCA, and perhaps they were used for regulating the mitosome which preceded mitochondrias. I think that the mitochondria is an interesting piece of the puzzle, but it doesn't conclusively demonstrate that prokaryotes came first.
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I make ASCII phylogenetic tree for fun:

 _______________________________________________Placazoa 1____LUCA_____________________________________________5_____Ctenophora _______Cnidaria ___Bilateria ______________________________________________Porifera _____________Choanoflagellatea _________Dinoflagellata _______Algae ____Viridiplantae __2___________________________________Amoebozoa _________________________________Fungi _3_______Microsporidia __4____Archaea ^ ______Bacteria (endosymbiosis into various eukaryotic clades) _____Mitochondria ^ (horizontal gene transfer from now-extinct RNA life forms to bacteria and archaea) ______________________primitive RNA life forms (extinct) 1: A community of highly interdependent organisms evolves into multicellular eukaryotic progenator with a DNA genome inside a nucleus. This hypothetical LUCA is a relatively large and complex heterotroph which fed on primitive RNA life forms. 2: First truely unicellular (non-colonial) organisms (independent living isn't easy!) 3: Extreme miniaturization 4: Loss of eukaryotic nucleus 5: Complex adaptations for apex predator niches (neurons, etc) 

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Hi there! This not only is my first time going to ST, this is my first festival ever. I’m going alone because I don’t have any friends that could go with me. I’ve never been to Columbus either. I’m going for Sat/Sun and I have a 4-day stadium pass. I’m staying at Hilton Garden by the airport so I’ll have to Uber to the stadium. I’ve been planning for everything, looking at the map, getting the App ect. But I have some specific questions I’m hoping someone can answer.
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History is usually not too kind way-too-early mock drafts. Spencer Rattler, Eli Ricks and many more have opened the draft cycle as highly-touted prospects who failed to live up to expectations. Many more have seen their "stock fall" in large part because their tape is put under the microscope, revealing that they never should have been that highly regarded in the first place.
And so, it is time for one of my favorite exercises. I am taking my way-too-early mock draft for 2024 and comparing it to what happened at the draft in Detroit. It is a great way to see how much has changed in a year. Several prospects lived up to the hype, many more fell off and others still came from way off the radar to be high draft picks.
1. Way-too-early pick: Arizona Cardinals - Caleb Williams, QB, USC Actual draft pick: Chicago Bears via Carolina Panthers - Caleb Williams, QB, USC
This one should come as no surprise. Williams was seen as the top quarterback in this draft from the very beginning, and while some will argue Drake Maye was worthy of the top pick, there was never really any doubt that Williams would be the first selection. Turns out the Cardinals were a bit better than we all expected and the first year of the Bryce Young experience was a bitter disappointment.
2. Way-too-early pick: Arizona Cardinals via Houston Texans - Marvin Harrison Jr., WR, Ohio State Actual draft pick: Washington Commanders - Jayden Daniels, QB, LSU
Remember when we all thought the Cardinals could have the top two picks in the draft? Don't blame me, blame the sportsbooks. Turns out the Texans were way better in C.J. Stroud's and DeMeco Ryans’ debut campaign. Still, the Cardinals did wind up taking Harrison, just at No. 4, not No. 2. As for Daniels, he was a player I was really excited about heading into the 2024 draft cycle, but I did not have him in the first round of this mock. He took a huge step as a passer and leader in his second season at LSU, propelling him into this spot.
3. Way-too-early pick: Indianapolis Colts - Olu Fashanu, OT, Penn State Actual draft pick: New England Patriots - Drake Maye, QB, UNC
Fashanu entered the 2024 in a fierce competition for Joe Alt for the top tackle spot. Alt took some major strides in 2023. Fashanu had the same issues pop up regarding his play strength and overall power. In the end, Fashanu still wound up going in the top half of the first round. For the Colts, expectations were low after drafting Anthony Richardson. Even when the No. 4 pick in the 2023 draft went down, Shane Steichen got this team to compete and really turned the outlook for Indianapolis around heading into 2024. We will talk more about Maye in just a moment.
4. Way-too-early pick: Tampa Bay Buccaneers - Drake Maye, QB, UNC Actual draft pick: Arizona Cardinals - Marvin Harrison Jr., WR, Ohio State
I will admit, I did not see Baker Mayfield leading the Buccaneers to the playoffs and landing a big extension in the offseason. Let's remember that he opened training camp in a quarterback battle with Kyle Trask! That was put to bed quickly, Tampa wound up winning the division and knocking out Philly in the wildcard round before falling short against the Lions. Maye came into the cycle with a top of hype, but ultimately had an uneven year with a worse supporting cast. I believe in his upside, but he is a bit of a project as he heads to New England. Harrison was my top player on the board heading all the way back in May of 2023. That never changed and he was the first non-quarterback off the board.
5. Way-too-early pick: Tennessee Titans - Brock Bowers, TE, Georgia Actual draft pick: Los Angeles Chargers - Joe Alt, OT, Notre Dame
Bowers was a known quantity heading into this draft cycle. Injuries and a lengthy debate about his positional value pushed him down the board. He might be the best tight end prospect we have had in nearly two decades, but given the lackluster impact of Kyle Pitts so far (more of a coaching issue than a talent issue it seems), teams backed off taking Bowers so early. Alt, who I mentioned before when talking about Fashanu, was seen as a top-10 candidate given his size, length and experience. He made some small improvements as a pass blocker in 2023, which I think gave him the edge over the rest of the tackles in the draft class.
6. Way-too-early pick: Washington Commanders - Quinn Ewers, QB, Texas Actual draft pick: New York Giants - Malik Nabers, WR, LSU We have found our first major outlier from the way-too-early mock. Ewers had an up-and-down season, ultimately deciding to return to Austin for his senior year. I clearly learned nothing from this exercise, because I projected Ewers at No. 6 in my 2025 way-too-early mock, coincidentally to the Giants. Meanwhile, Nabers put together another impressive season, leading to months of debate as to who WR1 in this class truly was. I stuck with Harrison, but Nabers was one of the highest graded players I scouted in this draft cycle. He has superstar potential in New York.
7. Way-too-early pick: Atlanta Falcons - Jared Verse, EDGE, Florida State Actual draft pick: Tennessee Titans - J.C. Latham, OT, Alabama
I promise, I am not trying to draw anymore attention to the fact that we all expected the Falcons to draft an edge rusher in the top 10. We all know by now what Atlanta opted to do instead, so let's focus on Verse. He had top-15 buzz in the 2023 draft, but returned to school for one more season. I don't know that it hurt him in any way, because there is a chance a deeper dive into his film and the pre-draft process could have seen him slip down the board a bit. He had another impressive year at Florida State and wound up going inside the top-20 to the Rams. As for Latham, this was the first real reach of the draft for me. I think he is a bit raw and I have questions about his ability to thrive at tackle in the NFL in general, much less making the switch to playing left tackle. He goes to a great situation with Bill Calahan to lead his development, but this is a risky proposition to say the least.
8. Way-too-early pick: Chicago Bears via Carolina Panthers - Joe Alt, OT, Notre Dame Actual draft pick: Atlanta Falcons - Michael Penix Jr., QB, Washington
This was the biggest stunner of the draft. We have picked apart why that is ad nauseam by this point. Let's talk more about Penix. He was iffy to be a first-round pick, much less a top-10 selection last summer. He was still only a year removed from an injury-plagued career at Indiana at that point. This is an interesting position for him to land in, but I am a big fan of the player.
9. Way-too-early pick: Los Angeles Rams - Bo Nix, QB, Oregon Actual draft pick: Chicago Bears - Rome Odunze, WR, Washington
I was a bit too high on Nix heading into the 2023 season, but this wound up being only three spots earlier than he was actually selected. I thought he would have been a good candidate to eventually replace Matthew Stafford, who has struggled with injuries in recent seasons. Los Angeles still has not identified an heir apparent, but the Rams also had a much better season than this projection expected. The Bears ended up in this slot, taking one of the most entertaining players in college football in Odunze, who I had mocked just a little later on. He will form a terrifying trio with Keenan Allen and D.J. Moore in Chicago.
10. Way-too-early pick: New England Patriots - Emeka Egbuka, WR, Ohio State Actual draft pick: Minnesota Vikings via New York Jets - J.J. McCarthy, QB, Michigan
There is a lot to unpack here. For starters, Egbuka had an injury-riddled year and wound up returning to school. He figures to be in the conversation to go in the first round in 2025. The Patriots had a much worse season than this, thanks in part to Mac Jones flaming out. Then there is McCarthy. He was not talked about a ton as a legitimate candidate to be drafted. He had shown flashes as a true sophomore, but keep in mind that he wasn't the designated starter to open the 2022 season. That was Cade McNamara. He saw a massive jump in his completion percentage and made big plays in key moments as Michigan won a national championship. He is going to need some seasoning and it will be interesting to see what happens when he is asked to be more than a game manager. The talent is there and this is a great landing spot for him under Kevin O'Connell.
11. Way-too-early pick: Pittsburgh Steelers - Kool-Aid McKinstry, CB, Alabama Actual draft pick: New York Jets via Minnesota Vikings - Olu Fashanu, OT, Penn State
McKinstry was the top corner on my radar heading into the 2023 season. He had his moments of brilliance, but struggled at points too, specifically against Adonai Mitchell. Additionally, his medical exam at the NFL combine revealed a Jones fracture in his foot, which likely pushed him down boards slightly. He landed in the second round with the Saints on draft day and has every chance to earn a starting spot.
12. Way-too-early pick: Las Vegas Raiders - Kalen King, CB, Penn State Actual draft pick: Denver Broncos - Bo Nix, QB, Oregon
This projection did not work out well. King had a rocky 2023 campaign, highlighted by a really rough showing against Marvin Harrison Jr. A poor pre-draft process, including subpar measurables and testing numbers saw King slide all the way to the seventh round. Perhaps he will bounce back and recapture some of his 2022 form in Green Bay, but his draft stock tanked throughout the season. For the Raiders, corner was and still is a need for them, but they opted to offense early before taking Decamerion Richardson in the fourth round.
13. Way-too-early pick: Chicago Bears - Laiatu Latu, EDGE, UCLA Actual draft pick: Las Vegas Raiders - Brock Bowers, TE, Georgia
Latu was one of my favorite prospects throughout the draft process. He was my highest rated defender heading into the draft and ended up being the first defender selected just a couple picks after this spot. He is about as technical a pass rusher we have ever seen coming out of college. Chicago chose to go offense instead with its two first round picks, but Latu would have been an excellent fit across from Montez Sweat.
14. Way-too-early pick: Green Bay Packers - J.C. Latham, OT, Alabama Actual draft pick: New Orleans Saints - Tailese Fuaga, OT, Oregon State
Turns out, Jordan Love was a lot better than we anticipated and the Packers were picking nowhere near this point. Latham actually came off the board before this point, so the Saints turned to Fuaga instead. He was a major riser this season, hat tip to Trevor Sikkema for championing him earlier than anyone else I can remember. His fluid movement skills for a player his size makes him an intriguing option to eventually flip to left tackle in the NFL.
15. Way-too-early pick: New York Giants - Rome Odunze, WR, Washington Actual draft pick: Indianapolis Colts - Laiatu Latu, EDGE, UCLA
It was no secret the Giants needed wide receiver help. We knew that way back in May of 2023. New York's season ended up going much worse than this, with Daniel Jones struggling early before suffering a season-ending injury. The Giants were actually heavily linked to Odunze throughout the draft process and he would have been a great fit.
16. Way-too-early pick: Seattle Seahawks - Jer'Zhan Newton, DL, Illinois Actual draft pick: Seattle Seahawks - Byron Murphy, DL, Texas
Clearly, the sportsbooks nailed this one. I will give myself some partial credit here as well. Seattle needed defensive line help in a big way. They traded for Leonard Williams at the deadline and still wound up selecting Murphy on draft day. Newton wound up sliding into the second round, which surprised a lot of analysts. He had a great season for Illinois and looked like a first-round pick, even if not quite this high. Meanwhile, Murphy lands in a perfect situation to thrive at the NFL level.
17. Way-too-early pick: Minnesota Vikings - Dallas Turner, EDGE, Alabama Actual draft pick: Minnesota Vikings via Jacksonville Jaguars - Dallas Turner, EDGE, Alabama
It's better to be lucky than good. I would love to take credit here for projecting a first draft pick nearly a year ahead of time, but I think this is an excellent illustration of how difficult it is to predict what will happen in the NFL draft. I had Turner as the third edge rusher off the board in my way-too-early mock, behind Verse and Latu. When the draft actually rolled around, I expected Turner to be the first edge rusher selected, likely in the top 10. A historic run on offensive players pushed him down the board to this point. He had a really strong 2023 season and has elite athleticism. His ceiling is incredibly high at the next level.
18. Way-too-early pick: Denver Broncos - Maason Smith, DL, LSU Actual draft pick: Cincinnati Bengals - Amarius Mims, OT, Georgia
Smith was such a projection pick this early in the process. Then again, I guess every pick was. Anyway, Smith is such a rare athletic talent, but he was coming off a torn ACL this past season. He had a fine season, but nothing that warranted a first-round selection. He landed in the second round with the Jaguars. Perhaps, Smith will look even better two years removed from his injury. On the other hand, we have Mims, who is still a relative unknown. He has ideal traits and size to be a high-level starter in the NFL. However, due to injuries and talent ahead of him at Georgia, he only has eight collegiate starts. He will essentially get a redshirt year in Cincinnati, assuming Trent Brown can stay healthy, before likely taking over at right tackle in 2025.
19. Way-too-early pick: New Orleans Saints - J.T. Tuimoloau, EDGE, Ohio State Actual draft pick: Los Angeles Rams - Jared Verse, EDGE, Florida State
Ohio State messed with a lot of the depth in this draft class, bringing back a ton of draft eligible talent for another run. Tuimoloau is a strong player, but he hasn't really shown much development as a pass rusher. He has 12 career sacks in three seasons, and it is not for a lack of opportunity or playing time. For what it is worth, I did not include him in my way-too-early mock for 2025. I think he projects more as a Day 2 rotational player than a potentially impact starter.
20. Way-too-early pick: Houston Texans via Cleveland Browns - Jeremiah Trotter Jr., LB, Clemson Actual draft pick: Pittsburgh Steelers - Troy Fautanu, OT, Washington
It turns out, we might have overrated the Clemson defense a little bit. Trotter is a fun player, flying around and getting to the ball, but he is undersized and lacks the ideal agility required to start at the NFL level. I will say, I do love that he landed with the Eagles, where his dad spent the majority of his career. While Trotter's stock slipped throughout the season, Fautanu's skyrocketed. Thought by most to be a guard, he put those questions to rest at the combine, measuring in with longer arms than Joe Alt. He is a brawler with great play strength. He fits Pittsburgh so well and has the potential to be the team's long-term starter at left tackle.
21. Way-too-early pick: Los Angeles Chargers - Ja'Tavion Sanders, TE, Texas Actual draft pick: Miami Dolphins - Chop Robinson, EDGE, Penn State
When you look at where the Chargers were expected to be picking and then compare it to where they actually picked, you get a pretty clear picture as to why Brandon Staley was fired. Los Angeles is still in need of a tight end, with Will Dissley and Hayden Hurst the top two options at the position, but that will wait until next year, maybe until when Jim Harbaugh can draft Colston Loveland. Sanders wound up sliding all the way to the fourth round, which felt a bit harsh for a player as dynamic in space at the position. That being said, first round was too rich a projection as well. He lacks physicality and struggles as a blocker. As for Robinson, I did not have him in my way-too-early mock. I watched him against Ohio State in 2022 and did not see a first-round talent. I was low on Robinson throughout the process and thought this was a little earlier than he should have gone. He is a great athlete, but he is unrefined and had little production at Penn State.
22. Way-too-early pick: Miami Dolphins - Raheim Sanders, RB, Arkansas Actual draft pick: Philadelphia Eagles - Quinyon Mitchell, CB, Toledo
This one did not pan out so well for me. I loved Sanders coming into the process. He had over 1,700 yards from scrimmage and 12 touchdowns for Arkansas in 2022. He followed that up 284 yards from scrimmage and two touchdowns in just six games due to injury. His yards per attempt also plummeted from 6.5 to 3.4. He wound up transferring to South Carolina. We will see if he can bounce back and get himself back into top 100 consideration for 2025. Meanwhile, Mitchell went the other direction. He was a small school star with some consideration, but he proved he could contend at the Senior Bowl and wound up being the first corner selected. He could be a Day 1 starter in Philly.
23. Way-too-early pick: Jacksonville Jaguars - Cooper DeJean, CB, Iowa Actual draft pick: Jacksonville Jaguars via Minnesota Vikings & Houston Texans - Brian Thomas Jr., WR, LSU
The Jaguars ended up picking here after a trade down with the Vikings. DeJean inexplicably slid out of the first round, but he was definitely a first-round talent. Even after suffering a season-ending injury at Iowa, he returned for a great pre-draft workout and his tape is first-round caliber. He landed with the Eagles in the second round. Thomas benefitted from Jayden Daniels' Heisman season and a clear spot in the starting lineup. He entered the 2023 season with 770 yards and seven touchdowns through his first two years combined. He posted 1,177 yards and an FBS-leading 17 touchdowns in a monster breakout season. He will be a great field-stretching option in Jacksonville.
24. Way-too-early pick: Detroit Lions - Jack Sawyer, EDGE, Ohio State Actual draft pick: Detroit Lions via Dallas Cowboys - Terrion Arnold, CB, Alabama
The offseason hype around the Lions turned out to be warranted. Detroit had to trade up to pick at No. 24. They took Arnold, which fills a huge void on their defense. He is a hard-nosed tackler with good ball skills. He started the year in Kool-Aid McKinstry's proverbial draft shadow, but ended up surpassing his teammate by the time the draft rolled around. Meanwhile, Sawyer, like J.T. Tuimoloau, returned to school for another year. He is similar in that he has great strength, but lacks the production to go with it. He has a future as an edge setting defender, but he does not generate enough pressure to warrant first-round consideration heading into the 2024 season.
25. Way-too-early pick: Baltimore Ravens - Michael Hall Jr., DL, Ohio State Actual draft pick: Green Bay Packers - Jordan Morgan, OT, Arizona
It is funny now to look back and think the Ravens had a pressing need at defensive tackle. Justin Madubuike had a breakout year with 13 sacks that resulted in All-Pro honors, a Pro Bowl spot and a massive contract extension. Hall wouldn't have been the pick anyway. He is a great interior pass rusher, but is undersized and struggles to win consistently at the point of attack. He landed with Cleveland in the second round. Regarding the pick that did happen, Morgan looked much sharper in his second year removed from a torn ACL suffered in 2021. There are some concerns about his length when it comes to his ability to play tackle in the NFL, but the Packers have never shied away from moving college tackles into interior offensive line spots.
26. Way-too-early pick: Dallas Cowboys - TreVeyon Henderson, RB, Ohio State Actual draft pick: Tampa Bay Buccaneers - Graham Barton, OL, Duke
Projecting an Ohio State running back to the Cowboys isn't the worst thing I could have done. Dallas still desperately needs running back help after passing on the position entirely. Henderson returned to Columbus for another year after an inconsistent season and will compete for touches in a backfield that now features Ole Miss transfer Quinshon Judkins. Barton is another college offensive tackle whose future lies on the interior of the offensive line at the NFL level. He was on the radar, but had a great pre-draft process to push him into the first round.
27. Way-too-early pick: Green Bay Packers via New York Jets - Andrew Mukuba, S, Clemson Actual draft pick: Arizona Cardinals - Darius Robinson, DL, Missouri
Mukuba had a lot of traction heading into the season, but injuries led him to returning to school and transferring to his hometown team in Austin. The Packers had a clear need at safety as well, signing Xavier McKinney to a big deal this offseason. As a Jets fan, just a quick moment to savor when the Jets were thought to be Super Bowl contenders with Aaron Rodgers, which is why this pick was projected to belong to the Packers. For Robinson, this was a surprising rise for a player with very little production or fanfare heading into the season. He broke out with 8.5 sacks and then had a phenomenal week at the Senior Bowl. This was still a bit early for my liking, but he has the versatility and power to hang around the league for a long time.
28. Way-too-early pick: Cincinnati Bengals - Calen Bullock, S, USC Actual draft pick: Kansas City Chiefs via Buffalo Bills - Xavier Worthy, WR, Texas
Bullock is a ball-hawking safety with excellent ball production from his time at USC. However, one of the biggest issues for him, and most of the USC defense, was his inability to tackle. A big part of that is that at 188 pounds, he is in the second percentile for weight at the safety position. He wound up landing with Houston in the third round as a result. Meanwhile, the Chiefs traded up with the Bills again to land a speedster at wide receiver. More on Worthy in just a second.
29. Way-too-early pick: Buffalo Bills - Xavier Worthy, WR, Texas Actual draft pick: Dallas Cowboys via Detroit Lions - Tyler Guyton, OT, Oklahoma
Oh how close this was to actually happening. Worthy was on the board for the Bills at 28 and they needed a receiver in a bad way. Instead, Buffalo traded down and Worthy is now the newest weapon for Patrick Mahomes. The Texas star has a very slight frame, but broke the 40-yard dash record at the combine this year. He will change how teams have to defend Kansas City. His draft stock clearly did not shift a whole lot from where he was initially projected to where he landed. The same cannot be said for Guyton. He was not really in the conversation heading into the 2023 season, but he has exciting intangibles despite his lack of experience. In a couple years, he could look like a steal at this spot.
30. Way-too-early pick: San Francisco 49ers - Akheem Mesidor, DL, Miami Actual draft pick: Baltimore Ravens - Nate Wiggins, CB, Clemson
Mesidor remains a prospect I will be watching closely for the 2025 draft. He had a great first season with Miami in 2022 after transferring from West Virginia. Unfortunately, he suffered a season-ending injury just three games into the 2023 season. I did not have Wiggins in my way-too-early mock, and in retrospect, I probably should have. He was the Clemson defender I overlooked. He has great speed, impressive effort and top-tier ball skills. He lasted to the end of the round because of his slight frame and questionable tackling in space. I have no doubt Baltimore will find a way to get the most out of him.
31. Way-too-early pick: Philadelphia Eagles - Kingsley Suamataia, OT, BYU Actual draft pick: San Francisco 49ers - Ricky Pearsall, WR, Florida
Philly picked much earlier than this on draft day as their Super Bowl hangover finally hit in the second half of the season. I was high on Suamataia heading into the season, but he still has a bit of a ways to go from a development standpoint to make it to be a starter. He landed with the Chiefs in the second round. The 49ers got back to the Super Bowl, but fell short and John Lynch decided he wanted more firepower on offense. Whether this means Brandon Aiyuk or Deebo Samuel is on the way out or not, Pearsall should have a role in this offense early. He is a reliable playmaker with inside-outside versatility.
32. Way-too-early pick: Kansas City Chiefs - Troy Franklin, WR, Oregon Actual draft pick: Carolina Panthers via Buffalo Bills & Kansas City Chiefs - Xavier Legette, WR, South Carolina
The Chiefs did wind up selecting a wide receiver in the first round, just not Franklin. It was a bit of a shock to see Franklin slide as far as he did. He was not a first-round talent as I had initially thought, but I figured he would go mid-to-late second round, not in the early fourth. He was very productive at Oregon, but a slight frame and small hands likely pushed him down draft boards. That being said, I like his landing spot with his college quarterback in Denver. On the other hand, Leggette was on no one's radar heading into the season. In his first four seasons at South Carolina, he was largely a special teamer with 423 career receiving yards. He exploded with 1,255 receiving yards and seven touchdowns. He is a hometown kid with a chance to play a major role in his first season. He should be one of Bryce Young's top targets this year.

Hello Everybody - Please see the below items for sale, there are some true gems in here. Please add $6 to the sale price for shipping from NY and if you are buying multiple items send me a chat and I will get you a quote for shipping. Please message me with any questions/bundle offers. Media/Jacket
(The) Razz* - Air Time - VG+/VG+ $10 - HEATER Punk 7". All the glam and power necessary.
Tsin Ting = 靜婷* / Kiang Hung = 江宏* - 催命符 / 寒烟翠 - VG+/VG+ $40 - SUPER RARE vocal record out of Hong Kong. Incredibly beautiful stuff, very worth the price of admission.
Jazz Sabbath - Jazz Sabbath - NM/NM $65 - What a record... For those who don't know, this is a record of jazz renditions of Black Sabbath songs. This record bangs incredibly hard. Complete numbered RSD Blue edition with the DVD and all. Out of shrink but perhaps played twice. Number 26/1500.
Earth, Wind & Fire - All 'N All - NM/VG++ $35 - Beautiful pressing of a beautiful album. This is the 2017 limited Golden pressing of this jawn. In the original bag sleeve, however it's not all intact. Can sub a normal outer sleeve if you want. Some of the best music ever composed on this one.
St. Paul A.M.E. Zion Church Young Adult And Junior Choir – Beams of Heaven - VG-/VG $40 - INCREDIBLE local gospel out of Toledo, OH. A tough one to find. Graded conservatively. Can send audio samples of the real heaters on here. This would be great for sampling. SOLD
The Inspirational Choir of Mt. Olivet Baptist Church - Praise be the Lord - VG-/VG $20 - STILL IN SHRINK CRAZY LOCAL GOSPEL out of Columbus, OH. Another one with crazy sample potential. This one's not on discogs, message me for more info. SOLD
Jimmy Hyacinthe - Jimmy Hyacinthe - VG/VG $50 - IVORY COAST funk boogie greatness. Extremely hard to come across and this is the only copy for sale in the states. WELL WORTH the price of admission. Some writing on the cover. SOLD
Szűcs Judit* – Táncolj Még! - VG+/VG+ $12 - Hungarian electro-pop banger. Impossible to come by and super cheap! SOLD
Скальды* – Скальды - VG/VG $10 - Incredible one by Jazz-funk Soviet group SKALDOWIE. You'll never see it again. SOLD
Anthony Braxton – New York, Fall 1974 - VG+/VG $20 - On the freer end of free jazz. Not for the faint of heart. Cool people only apply.
Supertramp - Breakfast In America - NM/NM $75 - AS GOOD AS IT GETS!! MOFI!! SOLD
Nas - Illmatic - VG+/VG+ $25 - 1999 (Or maybe 2006???) European Pressing, technically the 2nd pressing. Truthfully, not an expertly pressed record (All pressings seem to be like this) but everything's here, great 1999 copy. Essential and classic album.
Tanya - Sweet Tee - Winley* / Cymande - Vicious Rap / Bra - VG+/Generic $10 - Wonderful funky hip hop 12" from funk legends Cymande. SOLD
David Cope - Navajo Dedications - VG+/VG+ $40 - One of my favorite records in this sale. Contemporary electronic classical music written based on research of Navajo music traditions. Incredible musical experience
Captain Beefheart And His Magic Band* ‎– Safe As Milk - VG+/NM $25 - 2003 RP of this gem. One of the best albums ever. Someone please scoop this.
Grupo Rarix - Rarix - VG+/VG+ $40 - Perhaps the weirdest and coolest record in this sale. SUPER RARE Mexican Rock Opera Stuff!! Does not pop up often at all. Especially not in this shape. Get in this.
xالمجموعة – سهرة مع موسيقى حميدو - VG+/Generic $100 - GRAIL #1. Insanely rare 1976 egyptian dance music. So esoteric, creepy, and cool. Lowest price by far in the world on this. I am able to send photos and audio samples.
The Witch* - Kuomboka- G+/G+ $100 - GRAIL #2 OF THIS SALE. In good shape for this record, not many survive in playable condition in any capacity. WITCH is a group still touring today and produced some of the most iconic music out of Zambia. The best African disco/boogie on the market.
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Ravi Shankar - India's Master Musician
Ravi Shankar, Ali Akbar Khan - The Exotic Sitar And Sarod
Ruby Mazur - Adam VIII Presents Dynamic Karate
Stevie Wonder - The Woman In Red (Selections From The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Jimi Tunnell - We Put It All Together
Rolling Stones - Miss You (Disco Mix)
Paul Ferrette's Modern Sounds of Steel – Moods Vol. 1 (Great Calypso Record)

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Spot is WAY up - I just updated a few of the prices but most are the same. I added the price drop tag because the rest are lower in relation to spot.
Silver
YPS - both #0012 and sealed in plastic - $240

• 5oz Swords
• 3oz Phoenix

4x 2x Vintage bars $62

• Oxford and Montana are available

3x $10 Casino strikes $54
1/10 oz 2018 Libertad $8
15x 2022 1oz Libertad $35
15x 2023 1oz Libertad $34
4x 1oz Beskar bars $85 each or all 4 for $320
3x 2oz less than BU (ie spotting or contact marks - ie queen's cheek) $60 each or all for $175
1x 100g YPS poured bar
1oz BullionStacker poured bar $30
1 pound (16 ozt) Eagle-like round with COA, box
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2015-W Liberty High Relief Gold Coin (w/Box & COA) $2650

• High premium item but well below wholesale - any less and I'll sell it to my wholesaler.

19x 1/10 RCM Polar Bears sealed $249 each
12x loose 1g bars
1/10 gold Maple (not bu) $247
4x 1/10 Prospectors
1990 Bahamas 100 Dollars Discovery of the New World - Christopher Columbus $450

• 6.48g 90%

1/2 oz Argor 1225
2019 gold Sovereign $600

• Appears to be proof?

1916 London gold Sovereign $750

• Only 1.55 million minted

1oz Argor
1oz PCGS AGE
1oz PCGS Buffalo
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.925 necklace with pendant $5
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Shipping to US only. $6 Ground Advantage with tracking - up to 8 total oz to the mainland USA (total package weight = coins, padded envelope, etc). I will ship to HI and AK but need to check rates for GA first. $10 for flat rate priority shipping anywhere in the US. (extras like signature confirmation and registered mail available at cost - make sure you ask if you want them; how it's shipped via USPS is up to you). I pack well so no worries about loose items rattling around and use plenty of tape so the package doesn't fall apart if it gets wet. Once it's in USPS' hands, it's out of my control/responsibility. If something happens I will do everything I can to help but will not provide a replacement or a refund. Any purchase made is subject to these terms.

I was watching the movie Babylon toward the end of 2023 and started to wonder about what movies were popular at that time in America. After looking at the list of best picture winners and nominees back to 1928, I realized I had seen very few of them. After renting a few of the early winners, I decided to keep going and watch the whole list. I watched them in a completely random order, first so I wouldn’t disadvantage the early years, and second because I was dependent upon the library. I paid very little to do this and requested almost all of them through the Columbus Library. It took about 6 months to complete.
These are my rankings. I initially used tiers for categories before I started to individually rank. These are my opinions, and I would not change many of them by more than a few positions. Others would probably come up with very different lists. The 1970s and the 1990s were notably excellent film periods.
Tier 1 - Highly Recommended

1. The Godfather (1972) Best of 1970s
2. Schindler's List (1993) Best of 1990s
3. Forrest Gump (1994)
4. Braveheart (1995)
5. The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
6. Platoon (1986) Best of 1980s
7. Gladiator (2000) Best of 2000s
8. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
9. Oppenheimer (2023) Best of 2020s
10. The Godfather Part II (1974)
11. Casablanca (1943) Best of 1940s
12. Gone with the Wind (1939) Best of 1930s

Tier 2 - Excellent 13. The Sound of Music (1965) Best of 1960s 14. All About Eve (1950) Best of 1950s 15. Parasite (2019) Best of 2010s 16. The Artist (2011) 17. 12 Years a Slave (2013) 18. The Departed (2006) 19. Chariots of Fire (1981) 20. In the Heat of the Night (1967) 21. Titanic (1997) 22. The Deer Hunter (1978) 23. No Country for Old Men (2007) 24. It Happened One Night (1934)
Tier 3 - Great 25. Lawrence of Arabia (1962) 26. The Apartment (1960) 27. West Side Story (1961) 28. The Great Ziegfeld (1936) 29. Gandhi (1982) 30. Dances with Wolves (1990) 31. Million Dollar Baby (2004) 32. Gentleman's Agreement (1947) 33. CODA (2021) 34. The Sting (1973) 35. Kramer vs. Kramer (1979) 36. Marty (1955)
Tier 4 - Good 37. Rocky (1976) 38. Spotlight (2015) 39. Patton (1970) 40. The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) 41. Annie Hall (1977) 42. The Last Emperor (1987) 43. The Hurt Locker (2009) 44. Argo (2012) 45. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) 46. The Lost Weekend (1945) 47. The English Patient (1996) 48. On the Waterfront (1954)
Tier 5 - Pretty Good 49. Amadeus (1984) 50. Ben-Hur (1959) 51. The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) 52. Slumdog Millionaire (2008) 53. Unforgiven (1992) 54. Green Book (2018) 55. Birdman (2014) 56. Midnight Cowboy (1969) 57. A Beautiful Mind (2001) 58. The French Connection (1971) 59. Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022) 60. Oliver! (1968)
Tier 6 - Interesting 61. You Can't Take It with You (1938) 62. Around the World in 80 Days (1956) 63. The King's Speech (2010) 64. Rain Man (1988) 65. Wings (1928) Best of 1920s 66. Mrs. Miniver (1942) 67. Going My Way (1944) 68. The Greatest Show on Earth (1952) 69. My Fair Lady (1964) 70. Moonlight (2016) 71. All the King's Men (1949) 72. Driving Miss Daisy (1989)
Tier 7 - Not as Good 73. A Man for All Seasons (1966) 74. Chicago (2002) 75. American Beauty (1999) 76. Gigi (1958) 77. All Quiet on the Western Front (1930) 78. How Green Was My Valley (1941) 79. Shakespeare in Love (1998) 80. The Life of Emile Zola (1937) 81. Crash (2005) 82. Grand Hotel (1932) 83. The Shape of Water (2017) 84. Out of Africa (1985)
Tier 8 - Not Recommended 85. From Here to Eternity (1953) 86. An American in Paris (1951) 87. Terms of Endearment (1983) 88. Nomadland (2020) 89. Rebecca (1940) 90. Cavalcade (1933) 91. Hamlet (1948) 92. Mutiny on the Bounty (1935) 93. Ordinary People (1980) 94. The Broadway Melody (1929) 95. Cimarron (1931) 96. Tom Jones (1963)
I am considering a few other lists to spin off from this, like less popular hidden gems or movies that should have won. One thing that shocked me was how often subjects that I considered modern issues came up in these older movies. For example: addiction in The Lost Weekend, Antisemitism in Gentlemen’s Agreement, Indigenous discrimination in Cimmaron, and political intimidation riots in All The King’s Men (gave me Jan 6 flashbacks). Somethings were poorly portrayed, and there is obviously rampant racism in some movies, but overall, it gave me a greater respect for American cinema and overall movie history.
Update 1: I appreciate all the comments, good and bad. I didn't expect this much of a response so it was exciting to see. The only things I disagree with are the comments saying never to watch certain things. This is all art, it's meant to be viewed, good or bad.
I tried to fix the weird formatting, the original draft definitely did not look like that, so I was surprised after I submitted.
There are a couple movies I want to go back and watch again; Ordinary People, Amadeus, Forest Gump, and On The Waterfront. Maybe I missed something with these and need to look again. I still think Oppenheimer was a great movie, and Nomadland wasn't. Not budging on these ones.
I have nothing against Moonlight, it was heartbreaking to watch the loneliness that kept following him every step. I just didn't like the ending and was hoping for something more definitive and it seemed anticlimactic to me.

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I really want to start buying loose leaf tea because it's eco-friendly and (can be) cheap. I'm from a small town, so excuse my ignorance, but surely there are several places in Columbus with a good and inexpensive selection, right? Where should I go? I'm even picturing some sort of situation where you bring your own container, scoop the loose leaf in, and pay buy weight. That has to exist, right?

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Gold
NEW 1929 Gold $2.50 Indian PCGS MS-63 Littleton Select $610
14k Jewlery/Charms
NEW Gold Nugget Ring 10kt Size 8 Wt. 3.9 gram $200
14k Gold Claddagh Ring 3g Size 10 $160
Red Sox 1.83g 14k $94 ($14 over melt
Silver Eagles
NEW 2008 Silver Eagle in Capsule $32
~~ 2011-W Burnished Silver Eagle w Box and COA $40 ~~
~~ 2013-W Burnished Silver Eagle w Box and COA $47~~
~~ 2014-W Burnished Silver Eagle w Box and COA $44 ~~
~~ 2015-W Burnished Silver Eagle w Box and COA $44~~
Silver Bullion
NEW Monarch Egyptian Silver 1/4 $9
National Freedom Day Silver 1/2oz Bar in Capsule $16 (2 available
Coca-Cola 5oz Silver Bar in Capsule $145 ($29/oz)
35% Silver War Nickel $1.25ea ($1.54 melt) (15 available
90% Silver Lot $2FV 6 Roosevelt and 14 Mercury $42
Kennedy 90% $11ea (35 remaining $210 for 20
Historic Colorado Medals in Certificate (Red wCert) $41
Historic Colorado Medals in Certificate (Red) $36
Historic Colorado Medals in Certificate (White) $36
Gold 24k Gilded 1.5oz .999 Silver Pirate Round $76 (13 available
Pirate Silver Plain 1.5oz Round $67 (5 Available
(Antiqued) Pirate Silver 1 oz Round w/Certificate $44 (14 available
Pirate Plain Silver 1oz Round $44 (5 remaining
Spanish Treasure 1oz Round $40 each (14 remaining
Luck Fool "Buddha" 5.7oz ($162 melt) $188
Luck Fool "Buddha" 2.4oz ($68 melt) $88 (1 remaining
Disney Steamboat Willie Mickey Ruthenium 1oz Silver w/Box and COA $60
Don’t Tread On Me Boston Tea Party 1/2 oz $18
Monarch Silver 1oz Buck $31
1974 Bill of Rights Right to Bear Arms 1oz Silver $30 (3 available
Mason Mint 1oz Round $30 (2 remaining
1992 Discovery of the Americas Quincentennial 5oz Columbus $157
Reckless Metals 1 oz .999 Shrine of Democracy $44
NEW Bling Bling Gangster Duck 1oz Proof Bar 100 Minted w Cert $64 (2 available
Silver Jewelry
Turquoise Sterling Peace Pendant 21.5g $110
Fire Department Saint Florian Sterling Pin 4.5g $14
Turquoise Sterling Bracelet *Scrap 7.8g $5
World
NEW 2024 Perth Dragon 2oz $74
2007/2010 AUS Perth Tiger Lunar 1oz BU $99
new 2011 Australia Koala 1/2 oz $15.50
new 2014 Australia “Great White Shark” 1/2 oz $19
scarce 2017 Austria Noah’s Arc Silver 1oz $35
2019 S. Africa Krugerrand NGC FDOI MS-70 Springbok Label $93
2011 Canada Lotus Scallop Rabbit 26.3g .925 $52.50
2013 Canada Lotus Scallop Snake 26.3g .925 $47.50
2022 Great Britain Britannia ANACS MS70 First Strike $84
2023 Great Britain Britannia ANACS MS70 First Strike *Hazy $73
WoW 2024 Great Britain Liberty and Britannia NGC MS-70 First Releases $98 (2 remaining!!!
1972 Jamaica Proof 7pc Set 1.23oz ($34.93 melt) $36
1971 Trinidad and Tobago Proof 7pc Set w Silver Flamingo .8833oz $25
1972 Trinidad and Tobago Proof 7pc Set w Silver Flamingo .8833oz $25
1973 Trinidad and Tobago Proof 7pc Set w Silver Flamingo .8833oz $25
1913 Mexico 10 Centavos (XF+) KM-428 $13
1911 Mexico 20 Centavos (VF+) KM-435 $17
1907 Mexico 50 Centavos KM-445 (AU) $30
1920 Mexico 50 Centavos KM-447 (XF) $27
WoW 2017 Mexico Libertad Silver Proof 5pc Set $271
new 2017 Niue Mickey Mouse Steamboat Willie NGC MS-69 Early $58 (4 available
new 2020 Niue Pac-Man 40th Anniversary 1oz in card $45 (2 available
new 2022 Niue Icons of Inspiration 1oz Albert Einstein NGC MS-69 $48
new 2023 Niue Mickey & Donald 1oz in PCGS card $38
US Silver Coins
1941-S Mercury Silver Dime ANACS Large S AU-50 $38
2001-S Vermont Silver Proof Quarter PCGS PR-69 DCAM $11
2001-S Rhode Island Silver Proof Quarter PCGS PR-69 DCAM $11
2003-S Missouri Silver Proof Quarter PCGS PR-69 DCAM $11
2003-S Arkansas Silver Proof Quarter PCGS PR-69 DCAM $11
2003-S Illinois Silver Proof Quarter PCGS PR-69 DCAM $11
2004-S Wisconsin Silver Proof Quarter PCGS PR-69 DCAM $11
2004-S Michigan Silver Proof Quarter PCGS PR-69 DCAM $11
2019-S War in the Pacific Silver Qtr PCGS FS PR-70DCAM Cleveland Signed Indian Label $26
2022-S Maya Angelou Silver Qtr PCGS FS PR-70DCAM Cleveland Signed Eagle Label $28
wow 1825 Bust Half Dollar PCGS XF-45 O-111 Rarity 3 $280
1933-S Walking Liberty Half Dollar NGC AU Details $186
1938-D Walking Liberty Half Dollar (Fine) $44
1951 Franklin Proof Half PCGS PR-64 $294
1955 Franklin NGC MS64 FBL $39
1966 Kennedy Silver PCGS MS-64 *Toned+ $32
1967 Kennedy Silver PCGS MS-63 *Toned+ $46
1970-S Kennedy Half Dollar PCGS PR69 CAM $35 (2 available
2003-S Kennedy Silver Half Dollar PCGS PR69 DCAM $28
MORGAN
Great Price 2021-D Morgan NGC MS-70 Morgan Label $870
2021-S Morgan NGC MS-70 Morgan Label $215
1902 Morgan Dollar (VG) $30
1901-O Morgan Silver Dollar (VG) $30
1901-O Morgan Silver Dollar (Fine) $35
1891-O Morgan Dollar (XF) $36 (2 available
1891-CC Morgan (Fine) $230
1890-CC Morgan (VG) $154
1887-O Morgan (XF) $33
1883-CC GSA w/ Box and Cert $296
1882-O Morgan Silver Dollar +Toning $40
1879-P Morgan Silver Dollar $33
Peace
good deal 1922-P Peace Silver Dollar BU 2 for $60
1923-P Peace PCI MS66 +Toned $225 best offer
Commemorative
2001-D Buffalo Indian Silver Dollar PCGS MS-69 $101
cool 2004-P Thomas Alva Edison Silver Dollar NGC Proof-69 UC (Lightning Holder) $37
US Sets
2013-W Proof Silver Eagle and Reverse Proof Set w/Box and COA $200
price lowered 2021 W and S Reverse Proof Eagle Designer edition 2pc set $180
Eagle Proofs/Silver
1987-P Proof Silver Eagle w/Box and COA $68
1988-P Proof Silver Eagle w/Box and COA $68
1990-S Proof Silver Eagle w/Box and COA $59 (2 available
1992-S Proof Silver Eagle w/Box and COA $59
1994 Proof Silver Eagle w/OGP $100 (2 available
1997-P Proof Silver Eagle PCGS PR-69 $67
1997-P Proof Silver Eagle w/Box and COA $70 (4 available
1998-P Proof Silver Eagle w/Box and COA $59 (4 available
1999-P Proof Silver Eagle w/Box and COA $58
2000-P Proof Silver Eagle w/o Certificate $55
2003-W Proof Silver Eagle w/Box and COA $58
2004-W Proof Silver Eagle w/Box and COA $64
2005-W Proof Silver Eagle wBox and COA $53
2006-W Proof Silver Eagle wBox and COA $58
2006-W Proof Silver Eagle NGC PF-69 $64
2007-W Proof Silver Eagle wBox and COA $60
2008-W Proof Silver Eagle wBox and COA $58 (6 available
2011-W Proof Silver Eagle w/Box and COA $58 (2 available
2013-W Proof Silver Eagle w/Box and COA $59 (3 remaining
2013-W Enhanced Proof Silver Eagle PCGS PR-70 Gold Star West Point Label $120
2020-W Proof Silver Eagle w/Box and COA $70 (2 available
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