A dime(10 Cents) 1894 S was bought for $1.9 million...here's the story
John Feigenbaum didn't sleep at all during his redeye flight across the country. He's not a nervous flier -- he was carrying a dime worth $1.9 million.
Feigenbaum, 38, of Virginia Beach, Virginia, is a rare coin dealer, and the dime he was carrying from San Jose to New York is a 1894-S dime, one of only nine known to exist.
He picked up the dime on Monday from the seller's vault in Oakland. He delivered it to the buyer's vault the following day, in midtown Manhattan.
Feigenbaum said he and the seller's agent will split a 6 percent commission on the deal.
Feigenbaum said he put the dime, which is encased in a 3-inch-square block of plastic, in his jeans pocket. Accompanied by a security guard, he drove to the airport.
Shortly after boarding the plane, Feigenbaum transferred the dime from his pants pocket to his briefcase.
"I was worried that the dime might fall out of my pocket while I was sitting down," he said.
All across the country, Feigenbaum kept reaching into his briefcase to feel for the dime, one of only 24 minted in 1894 in San Francisco, as far as collectors know.
People..treasure your dimes...who knows after 103 years the dime that u treasured could fetch your great great grandchildren few millions...!
Saturday, July 28, 2007
Tuesday, July 24, 2007
Sell it the Apple Way!
You know whats the best strategy to sell something...prefix/suffix apple to the product that you sell and put it up for sale on ebay/amazon...then just sit back and see the wonders...
to understand what i was saying...look at this...
this 6 foot neon rainbow apple Computer logo is on sale on ebay for $4500, this is sold by a apple dealer who's trying to relocate to some other place..and the bid starts from $4450...happy bidding folks!!
to understand what i was saying...look at this...
this 6 foot neon rainbow apple Computer logo is on sale on ebay for $4500, this is sold by a apple dealer who's trying to relocate to some other place..and the bid starts from $4450...happy bidding folks!!
Saturday, July 7, 2007
Silly Monkey!!
We all know the fact that monkeys are naughty/cranky most of the times..and this ape proves that they are silly even...he he he ;-)
Friday, July 6, 2007
A loo costs just about $19 Million .. in Space
In space, a loo costs a lot.
NASA has agreed to pay $19 million for a Russian-built toilet system for the international space station. The figure may sound astronomical for a toilet in space, but NASA officials said it was cheaper than building their own.
"It's akin to building a municipal treatment center on Earth," NASA spokeswoman Lynnette Madison said Thursday, explaining the cost of the new toilet system.
Also, astronauts are familiar with how it works since it's similar to one already in use at the space station. The new system will be able to transfer urine to a device that can produce drinking water.
The new system is scheduled to be delivered to the U.S. side of the space station in 2008. It will offer more privacy than the old toilet system, which will definitely be needed: The space station crew is expected to grow from three to six people by 2009.
The system will be installed on the American side, and the current toilet system on the Russian side will remain in place.
The space station toilet physically resembles those used on Earth, except it has leg restraints and thigh bars to keep astronauts and cosmonauts in place. Fans suck waste into the commode. Crew members also have individual urine funnels which are attached to hoses, and the urine is deposited into a wastewater tank.
Crew members using the current toilet system on the Russian side must transfer tanks of their urine to a cargo ship, which burns up in Earth's atmosphere once undocked from the station.
The $19 million toilet system was part of a larger contract valued at $46 million that NASA signed this week with RSC Energia, a Russian aerospace company. The extra equipment includes software updates for the station's inventory management system, a spare air pump and engineering support for a mechanism which allows space shuttles to dock with the space station.
NASA has agreed to pay $19 million for a Russian-built toilet system for the international space station. The figure may sound astronomical for a toilet in space, but NASA officials said it was cheaper than building their own.
"It's akin to building a municipal treatment center on Earth," NASA spokeswoman Lynnette Madison said Thursday, explaining the cost of the new toilet system.
Also, astronauts are familiar with how it works since it's similar to one already in use at the space station. The new system will be able to transfer urine to a device that can produce drinking water.
The new system is scheduled to be delivered to the U.S. side of the space station in 2008. It will offer more privacy than the old toilet system, which will definitely be needed: The space station crew is expected to grow from three to six people by 2009.
The system will be installed on the American side, and the current toilet system on the Russian side will remain in place.
The space station toilet physically resembles those used on Earth, except it has leg restraints and thigh bars to keep astronauts and cosmonauts in place. Fans suck waste into the commode. Crew members also have individual urine funnels which are attached to hoses, and the urine is deposited into a wastewater tank.
Crew members using the current toilet system on the Russian side must transfer tanks of their urine to a cargo ship, which burns up in Earth's atmosphere once undocked from the station.
The $19 million toilet system was part of a larger contract valued at $46 million that NASA signed this week with RSC Energia, a Russian aerospace company. The extra equipment includes software updates for the station's inventory management system, a spare air pump and engineering support for a mechanism which allows space shuttles to dock with the space station.
Top 10 time wasting activities!
So what are employees doing to waste time on the company dime? Check out the survey's top 10 time-wasting activities:
See who's topped the list...[Internet :-)]
1. Surfing the Internet -- 44.7 percent
2. Socializing with co-workers -- 23.4 percent
3. Conducting personal business -- 6.8 percent
4. Spacing out -- 3.9 percent
5. Running errands off-premise -- 3.1 percent
6. Making personal phone calls -- 2.3 percent
7. Applying for other jobs -- 1.3 percent
8. Planning personal events -- 1.0 percent
9. Arriving late/leaving early -- 1.0 percent
10. Other -- 12.5 percent
See who's topped the list...[Internet :-)]
1. Surfing the Internet -- 44.7 percent
2. Socializing with co-workers -- 23.4 percent
3. Conducting personal business -- 6.8 percent
4. Spacing out -- 3.9 percent
5. Running errands off-premise -- 3.1 percent
6. Making personal phone calls -- 2.3 percent
7. Applying for other jobs -- 1.3 percent
8. Planning personal events -- 1.0 percent
9. Arriving late/leaving early -- 1.0 percent
10. Other -- 12.5 percent
Sunday, July 1, 2007
A traffice ticket could cost you $3000!!!
Virginia is for lovers, or so the state slogan has declared since 1969. Starting today, Virginia also will be the home of the $3,000 traffic ticket. In an effort to raise money for road projects, the state will start hitting residents who commit serious traffic offenses with huge civil penalties
Beginning Sunday, Virginia is adding new civil charges to traffic fines. They range from $750 to $3,000 and will be added to existing fines and court costs. The civil penalty for going 20 mph over the speed limit will be $1,050, plus $61 in court costs and a fine that is typically about $200.
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