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<p>[QUOTE="Cazkaboom, post: 4220515, member: 33215"]2019 Cook Islands 1964 Morgan Dollar Tribute $5 gold. .024oz AGW</p><p><br /></p><p>I walked into my favorite coin shop after my doctor's appointment to browse and chat. He had a few of these little gold pieces and I asked to look at them. I was mainly interested in the retro slab, but also liked the fact it was shiny. The owner told me how he got them. A customer walked in and sold them to him expecting to get melt for them. Sadly, when he bought them, he paid melt for a 1/10 oz coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>The wording on them is intentionally tricky stating "1/10 OZ .24 PURE GOLD" clearly identifying it, but not too clearly. One reading it would read it as 1/10 OZ 24k pure gold if they miss that decimal point. Sadly the customer did that. I personally think it is a slimy scheme for the mint to put this out, but I had to get it for the story. I only paid melt for it, so I am happy.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1080585[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1080587[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>I also picked up this barber quarter.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1080588[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Cazkaboom, post: 4220515, member: 33215"]2019 Cook Islands 1964 Morgan Dollar Tribute $5 gold. .024oz AGW I walked into my favorite coin shop after my doctor's appointment to browse and chat. He had a few of these little gold pieces and I asked to look at them. I was mainly interested in the retro slab, but also liked the fact it was shiny. The owner told me how he got them. A customer walked in and sold them to him expecting to get melt for them. Sadly, when he bought them, he paid melt for a 1/10 oz coin. The wording on them is intentionally tricky stating "1/10 OZ .24 PURE GOLD" clearly identifying it, but not too clearly. One reading it would read it as 1/10 OZ 24k pure gold if they miss that decimal point. Sadly the customer did that. I personally think it is a slimy scheme for the mint to put this out, but I had to get it for the story. I only paid melt for it, so I am happy. [ATTACH=full]1080585[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1080587[/ATTACH] I also picked up this barber quarter. [ATTACH=full]1080588[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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