Not Your Typical Numismatic Story - From Pakistan

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jcmworld Pillar of the Community United States 567 Posts	Posted 01/18/2013 12:21 pm Just ran into this and had to have a laugh. Seems someone started a rumor that old Pakistani 1 Rupee coins had uranium inthem and were being sold over in Iran. Apparently this sparked some sort of "gold rush" looking for old 1 Rupee coins. Read the article, I can't convey the craziness here. FYI 1 Pakistani Rupee = US$0.01 The link: http://www.thenewstribe.com/2012/06...stan-report/ Here is a photo of the coin in question that I pulled from the web. Report this Post to the Staff

SsuperDdave Moderator United States 23522 Posts	Posted 01/18/2013 2:00 pm Quote: "I don't care about rumours. I sold 150 for Rs45,000 and bought myself a new motorbike." He thinks he has earned it for he has been begging for coins all his life. Now that's what you call flipping coins. Report this Post to the Staff
mds308 Pillar of the Community United States 1721 Posts	Posted 01/18/2013 3:21 pm Maybe this explains my recent hair loss. I need to get rid of these. Report this Post to the Staff
Coindog Pillar of the Community United States 917 Posts	Posted 01/18/2013 5:56 pm The best part of that article is at the bottom where in the comments people are buying and selling their rupees. Report this Post to the Staff
SsuperDdave Moderator United States 23522 Posts	Posted 01/18/2013 6:32 pm Quote: The best part of that article is at the bottom where in the comments people are buying and selling their rupees. I know, right? The myth is debunked in the article, and they're still doing it. Report this Post to the Staff
DVCollector Bedrock of the Community United States 10045 Posts	Posted 01/18/2013 9:34 pm Yeah, I'm sorta happy for the guy who got his motorbike, even if the story has me Report this Post to the Staff
jcmworld Pillar of the Community United States 567 Posts	Posted 01/20/2013 11:05 pm Yeah I was happy for the guy who got a new motorbike too. This whole story has me laughing. A bunch of drug adicts and beggars got everyone all crazy about coins. Says something.... Report this Post to the Staff
rickynic Valued Member Canada 314 Posts	Posted 01/21/2013 7:19 pm Thats funny! Report this Post to the Staff
austrokiwi Pillar of the Community 2087 Posts	Posted 01/22/2013 12:54 am The story is highly suspect! This is the second time this has happened in Pakistan..... The first time the story was the metal in the 1 Rupee was worth more than face value and the coin was being sold to scrap merchants. Report this Post to the Staff
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