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<p>[QUOTE="Scuba4fun777, post: 4970857, member: 75199"]IMO, it’s outfits like this that detract from image of numismatics as a whole. </p><p>Individuals see “24 KARAT GOLD” and unknowingly think that the few milligrams of gold plating there will be worth a whole lot more than the $20 + shipping that they paid for 4 gold-plated $1 USD coins. Then they’re disappointed when their LCS “only” offers face value for the coin, even years later. </p><p>These trinkets ought to come with a warning box on them similar to a pack of cigarettes. However, on the the other hand, I’m glad that we (in the US, anyway) don’t live under a government that would mandate such a thing.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Scuba4fun777, post: 4970857, member: 75199"]IMO, it’s outfits like this that detract from image of numismatics as a whole. Individuals see “24 KARAT GOLD” and unknowingly think that the few milligrams of gold plating there will be worth a whole lot more than the $20 + shipping that they paid for 4 gold-plated $1 USD coins. Then they’re disappointed when their LCS “only” offers face value for the coin, even years later. These trinkets ought to come with a warning box on them similar to a pack of cigarettes. However, on the the other hand, I’m glad that we (in the US, anyway) don’t live under a government that would mandate such a thing.[/QUOTE]
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