cook island gold coin story

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jdimmick
jdimmick Posts: 9,992 ✭✭✭✭✭
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So I had a guy come in yesterday, had bought 250 1/10th oz cook island .24 gold coins, thinking they were a great purchase, only to find out they are not 1/10th, but 1/10th .24 . I told him he took it (you fill in the blank) It was an older gentleman , who was trying to get in on the gold rise. I basically told him we have to buy them like buying 5k scrap gold, cause thats basically what it was. tremendous loss , I told him if gold gets to 17k I might could get him out

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  • Wingsrule
    Wingsrule Posts: 3,312 ✭✭✭✭
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    Ouch

  • toadstrangler
    toadstrangler Posts: 10,034 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    so I assume he thought the .24 meant 24k (.999)?? Ooooff

    COPPER is gutter !

  • 1630Boston
    1630Boston Posts: 14,157 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Somewhat misleading advertising for the general public....too bad.

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  • DisneyFan
    DisneyFan Posts: 2,965 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    @1630Boston said:
    Somewhat misleading advertising for the general public....too bad.

    What is the name of the company that posted this ad?

  • 1630Boston
    1630Boston Posts: 14,157 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    https://ttbullion.com/product/558452-cook-islands-110-of-24-gold-5-coins

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  • taxmad
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    @1630Boston said:
    https://ttbullion.com/product/558452-cook-islands-110-of-24-gold-5-coins

    People really need to read and understand what they are buying - this line below the price should have scared any buyer off...

    "As low as $1,379.22 per oz above spot"

  • DisneyFan
    DisneyFan Posts: 2,965 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Am I calculating this correctly?

    GOLD $5,000 X 10% = $500 X .24 = $120? If so,

    GOLD $2,000 X 10% = $200 X .24 = $48

    Depending on when they were bought, possibly there is a profit???

  • jdimmick
    jdimmick Posts: 9,992 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Dfan,
    your calc is correct, but he paid a lot more, not only that, many places wont take it as BULLION coin due to low gold content, would have to be sold like selling scrap 5k jewelry.

  • 1630Boston
    1630Boston Posts: 14,157 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    current selling price

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  • blitzdude
    blitzdude Posts: 7,723 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited February 12, 2026 12:16PM
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    I watch guys like ole diamond hands buy these all day long on the bay for $300-$400 a pop. Crazy World. RGDS!

    P.S.: Actual Gold Weight (AGW): These 1/10 oz coins contain only .0239 oz to .024 oz of actual gold. $4983 x .024 = $$118.63. Why even bother? Just stick with the real deal. THKS!

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  • DisneyFan
    DisneyFan Posts: 2,965 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    People think if it's gold, it must be valuable, Buying a gold coin for $160 can appear to be a reasonable amount of money to spend. Unfortunately many people don't understand that knowing the percentage of gold in an object is critical. Think of all of the gold filled Cross pens that were sold over the years.

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