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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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I found this on ebay: Canada 1967 Centennial Coin Set with $20 Gold Coin Unopened. 291613018541I love this stuff, I could buy it, keep it for another 40 years and not open the box. Is the gold coin in there or not? Kind of like the cat. It's pretty cool. Schrödinger's cat on ebay!Liverpool |
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Moderator
 United States
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No way I would not open that box. I would have to know what was inside.  |
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
5828 Posts |
 I would be WAYYYYYYYYYYYYYY to curios! |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
5324 Posts |
There is no upside except for the story, they go for around 800.00 or so.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Sorry, I don't know much about this subject - what is the mystery here, if I may ask?
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United States
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Pillar of the Community
 Canada
576 Posts |
From Wiki: "Schrödinger's cat: a cat, a flask of poison, and a radioactive source are placed in a sealed box. If an internal monitor detects radioactivity (i.e., a single atom decaying), the flask is shattered, releasing the poison that kills the cat. The Copenhagen interpretation of quantum mechanics implies that after a while, the cat is simultaneously alive and dead. Yet, when one looks in the box, one sees the cat either alive or dead, not both alive and dead. This poses the question of when exactly quantum superposition ends and reality collapses into one possibility or the other"
Until the box is opened there is no way I can know the gold coin is there, or if the cat is alive or dead.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Okay, okay, I know you guys are just using me as a punching bag. I'm an old guy, and that's fine.
But what the heck is so special about this sealed 1967 set?
Just clue me in, and I'll leave you insiders alone.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I understand Schrodinger's cat but I still don't understand the mystery either. Unlike the cat if you open the box and the gold coin is not in there You are covered by the ebay Money Back Guarantee if you received an item that is not as described in the listing. |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Why bother you can buy this set for around 800 to 900.00 , why take a chance at 1100.00 start price.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
94367 Posts |
Will some gentle soul PLEASE explain the situation with this set without the wink-wink replies. How about it, Child of the Wheat.  Edited by Coinfrog
11/16/2015 6:54 pm
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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In 1967 there was two types of sets produced, one with a 20.00 gold piece and the other without, but even if this unopened 40 year old box contains the gold set it's still overpriced.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Thank you indeed, sir. Most appreciated. Why would anyone not just submit such an item to a test by a modern metal detector?  Edited by Coinfrog
11/16/2015 7:06 pm
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Cool story to start bidding war and earn extra 300.00 or more?
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
94367 Posts |
Correct.
This can be analyzed in a heartbeat.
Edited by Coinfrog
11/16/2015 8:28 pm
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Posted 11/16/2015 6:01 pm
