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<p>[QUOTE="Stork, post: 17956040, member: 71642"]Well that was fun trip back in time. Apparently I joined 30July2014, but didn't make a post until 4May2016 (May the Fourth be with you!). </p><p><br /></p><p>In this thread. <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/100-000-yen.278182/#post-2412731" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/100-000-yen.278182/#post-2412731">https://www.cointalk.com/threads/100-000-yen.278182/#post-2412731</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Someone was asking about the old Japanese 100K gold commem. There had been concerns raised about 'too many' on the secondary market and the government suspected counterfeits (there is a NYTimes article linked but it now resides behind a paywall). Some British dealer was accused. But given the price of gold, the face value, and likely redemptions there were many on the market. Ultimately the story poofed away with signs of a non-disclosure settlement (including the British dealer remaining quite active and having been reimbursed for some coin seizures). My speculation is the Japanese government had to to reimburse him and everything locked behind walls of non-disclosure to save face. </p><p><br /></p><p>My first ever post was on 25Jul2016 a cross posting here, NGC, and PCGS boards asking about the old INA patterns. So two years for an actual topic and information was gained in minutes. Kind of funny to look at this. <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/spinks-retro-patina-collection-information-requested.281696/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/spinks-retro-patina-collection-information-requested.281696/">https://www.cointalk.com/threads/spinks-retro-patina-collection-information-requested.281696/</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Stork, post: 17956040, member: 71642"]Well that was fun trip back in time. Apparently I joined 30July2014, but didn't make a post until 4May2016 (May the Fourth be with you!). In this thread. [URL]https://www.cointalk.com/threads/100-000-yen.278182/#post-2412731[/URL] Someone was asking about the old Japanese 100K gold commem. There had been concerns raised about 'too many' on the secondary market and the government suspected counterfeits (there is a NYTimes article linked but it now resides behind a paywall). Some British dealer was accused. But given the price of gold, the face value, and likely redemptions there were many on the market. Ultimately the story poofed away with signs of a non-disclosure settlement (including the British dealer remaining quite active and having been reimbursed for some coin seizures). My speculation is the Japanese government had to to reimburse him and everything locked behind walls of non-disclosure to save face. My first ever post was on 25Jul2016 a cross posting here, NGC, and PCGS boards asking about the old INA patterns. So two years for an actual topic and information was gained in minutes. Kind of funny to look at this. [URL]https://www.cointalk.com/threads/spinks-retro-patina-collection-information-requested.281696/[/URL][/QUOTE]
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