One Bloody Big Dubloon!

[Hester]

The Canadian Mint has issued a $1-million coin, made of 99.999% pure gold, and weighing 100 kilograms (over 200 pounds):

http://www.citynews.ca/news/news_10630.aspx

Plunder that, me hearties! (If you can find a treasure chest large enough to store it in!)

[Jacky Tar]

Plunder it! How does one even pick it up? (200 lbs....)

Wait... It says it's the size o' extra large pizza, mayhaps there'll deliver!

[William Brand]

It rolls.

[Ol Man From the Sea]

Wait... It says it's the size o' extra large pizza, mayhaps there'll deliver!

But how much would you need to tip the driver?

as to it rolllin' even with one of those life has its ups (grunt, grunt, pant pant) and downs (bye bye, cry cry)

[Morgan Dreadlocke]

If they be holdin' a "if ye can carry it, ye can keep it " contest ya'll come get me, ya hear.

[Capn_Enigma]

The Mint boasts that it's the largest, purest and most expensive coin in the history of the world.

Plus, it's one of the ugliest.

But I guess, you can always melt it down.

[Morgan Dreadlocke]

Somethin' be amiss wi' the numbers here. Current price per kilo in USD be $22084.00. Times a hunerd equals 2.2+ mil in gold fer a 1 mil coin.

[Jacky Tar]

If they be holdin' a "if ye can carry it, ye can keep it " contest ya'll come get me, ya hear.

I want Morgan in me crew, when we plunder a ship laden wit' gold!

[Janette Morgan]

Whew! That's a honkin' feller. What do they plan on doing with that bit o' shine?

[Hester]

Somethin' be amiss wi' the numbers here. Current price per kilo in USD be $22084.00. Times a hunerd equals 2.2+ mil in gold fer a 1 mil coin. 

Yup. Face value doesn't equal the actual worth of the metal used. True of most coins -- althought the ones used as currency are generally worth less as metal than their face value.

Besides, this one's not intended as "currency" so much as an art object or curio. The mint won't be selling it at face value (alas)!

Even the lowly American penny has sometimes been 'worth' more than 1 cent, depending on fluctuating market prices for copper:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cent_(United_States_coin)

And, of course, the days when a British pound sterling actually consisted of a pound weight of silver are long gone:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pound_sterling

Cheers, Hester

[Morgan Dreadlocke]

The mint won't be selling it at face value (alas)!

(cancels his order of three.)

[Rumba Rue]

Hmmmm, helicopter, strong line and hook with heavy-duty net......

I like the new gold colored dollars....if you haven't had a chance to get some, do, they make for good buying in a 'persona' costume garb.

I had a guy give me 7 of the gold dollars at the Escondido faire. They are really nifty!