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Old 8 December 2008, 02:29 PM   #1
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$1,000,000 Gold Coin

So I just found out today, that Canada has a gold coin, made of 99.9999% Solid 24k gold that's legal currency valued at $1,000,000. Its weighs a whopping 100 Kilograms, or about 225-ish pounds. You can order one of this massive coins for somewhere between 2.5 and 3 million dollars.

I can just imagine some guy being like

"I would like to purchase your house. here is a massive coin"

or maybe going into a corner store and asking for change

There are only currently 5 of these in existence. This is a perfect example why it remains very important that I am NEVER rich...I would buy one of these in an instant
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Old 8 December 2008, 03:39 PM   #2
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Old 8 December 2008, 03:58 PM   #3
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I've actually seen one. It's so big, it really looks fake.
Put one of those in your pocket
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Old 8 December 2008, 04:00 PM   #4
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Old 8 December 2008, 04:01 PM   #5
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Old 8 December 2008, 09:52 PM   #7
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mmm... interesting, so you'd spend $2.5 to $3 mill to buy gold worth about $1 mill?
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Old 8 December 2008, 10:58 PM   #8
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mmm... interesting, so you'd spend $2.5 to $3 mill to buy gold worth about $1 mill?
Its a better deal then spending 20 grand on a gold Rolex that only actually has about $2500 worth a gold in it

but who's really going to spend that thing as actual currency?
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Old 8 December 2008, 11:02 PM   #9
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Old 9 December 2008, 12:17 AM   #10
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Melt it to make more gold Rolexes!!!
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Old 9 December 2008, 12:19 AM   #11
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Call it - heads or tails?
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Old 9 December 2008, 02:45 AM   #12
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That photo looks like the beginning of at least 10 good jokes.
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Old 9 December 2008, 02:37 PM   #13
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Old 9 December 2008, 03:35 PM   #14
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She's got an impressive moustache, though.
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Old 9 December 2008, 03:44 PM   #15
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Old 9 December 2008, 03:44 PM   #16
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Old 9 December 2008, 04:16 PM   #17
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Old 9 December 2008, 06:26 PM   #18
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Old 9 December 2008, 07:16 PM   #19
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She's got an impressive moustache, though.
Think he meant the other one
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wouldnt it be amazing if there was chocolate inside???
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Old 10 December 2008, 11:48 AM   #21
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Thats one big coin!
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Old 11 December 2008, 10:40 AM   #22
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mmm... interesting, so you'd spend $2.5 to $3 mill to buy gold worth about $1 mill?

That's what I was thinking.
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Old 11 December 2008, 11:04 AM   #23
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That's what I was thinking.
Hey!!! That's how I make my money!!!

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Old 11 December 2008, 12:16 PM   #24
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Old 12 December 2008, 04:27 AM   #25
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Imagine a couple of those jingling about in your pocket as loose change, they could really do some damage.

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Old 12 December 2008, 04:47 AM   #26
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Try stuffing one of those in the Salvation Army kettle...
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Old 12 December 2008, 12:05 PM   #27
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Here is the Real Multi Million Dollar Gold Coin

1933 St. Gaudens. Photographed at the Money Show in Denver.
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