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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;NorthKorea, post: 1725742, member: 29643&quot;]I just had this VERY conversation with my friend two weeks ago. She said she would never knowingly buy Nazi gold. In fact, when I said that I would buy it, as long as it was sold for a price under spot value, she was appalled. She then said &quot;(Friend&#039;s name omitted) would NEVER do that!&quot; So, I called him up and the three of us went to dinner. As soon as I saw him I asked, &quot;Hey, (Friend&#039;s name omitted), would you buy Nazi gold?&quot; He said &quot;That depends. Is it selling below spot?&quot; I said &quot;Well, according to the original scenario, I think the proposition was at 50% of spot value.&quot; Original friend was smiling, thinking that I would be gonged, then my friend says: &quot;Of course I would. Who wouldn&#039;t?&quot; Original friend got huffy, so I pointed out to her: &quot;Gold is gold. You melt it, and it can become something else. The gold isn&#039;t forever marked by the blood of those in the gas chambers and concentration camps. It&#039;s just gold.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>So, THEN, she says &quot;I bet you would even buy blood diamonds!&quot; To that I said, &quot;Probably not.&quot; She smiled and said &quot;Good.&quot; I then explained &quot;The reason for not buying blood diamonds is perceived versus actual value. There are enough diamonds in vaults to last over a century of jewelry production, and they&#039;re still mining them. Conflict diamonds will eventually reach the market, either as conflict diamonds or not. Regardless of whether that stigma is disclosed, the diamonds have already been extracted and reached the market. If someone were willing to give me a significant discount below mine-source pricing on the sheer basis of the diamonds being conflict diamonds, yes, I&#039;d buy them. However, if they&#039;re the same price as regular diamonds, what&#039;s the point?&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>Before I forget: Dutchie! This isn&#039;t about US Coins. (Someone said I only bug Tim about posting in the wrong section, so I figured I&#039;d say it here.) That said, I&#039;d probably buy one if I saw it at a show or something. We always need something to remind us of the past. Heck, I bought agent orange from a coin shop...[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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