Abu Dhabi seizes five gold coins worth Dh2.5m

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  1. mrbrklyn

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  3. Cazkaboom

    Cazkaboom One for all, all for me.

    Whats Dh2.5 Million in USD?
     
  4. mrbrklyn

    mrbrklyn New Member

    Don't know. I thought they used US Dollars.
     
  5. chrisild

    chrisild Coin Collector

    The UAE (which Abu Dhabi is a part of) have their own currency, one that is pegged to the US dollar though. Currency conversions can be done at many currency converter websites, by the way. ;) Try this one http://www.xe.com for example.

    Christian
     
  6. medoraman

    medoraman Supporter! Supporter

    Top left one is upside down.....
     
  7. Ardatirion

    Ardatirion Où est mon poisson

    That's the fake one. The others combined retail for less than $2000. I'm not sure who's more stupid - the sellers or the authorities.
     
  8. medoraman

    medoraman Supporter! Supporter

    Or the newspaper fact checkers nowadays. I knew it sounded horribly high, but I knew a FEW Islamic coins are tremendous rarities, so didn't want to show my ignorance by questioning the values. :(
     
  9. Conder101

    Conder101 Numismatist

    I show 2.5M Dhinars as equal to $147K US. I don't have enough knowledge of these coins but unless there is an unusually rare date or type in that group I think the value is probably exaggerated.
     
  10. wd40

    wd40 Member

    2,500,000.00 aed = 680,649.76 usd
     
  11. Conder101

    Conder101 Numismatist

    I don't know how I got so far off. wd10's figure is the correct one.
     
  12. mrbrklyn

    mrbrklyn New Member

    I do. I once gave a student a zero on an entire examination because they multiplied something by two digits by two digits and came up with an answer with 6 digits. They complained to the dean. The dean pulled me into his office and asked me to explain my behavior. I told him that a would be pharmacist who multiplies something 2 digits by 2 digits and comes up with 6 digits shouldn't even be allowed to graduate the program ... ever. I'd had given him more points if he desperately looked over his shoulder and copied the answer from his neighbor.


    Needless to say, the zero grade stayed.

    Ruben
     
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