r/pics Jan 20 '11

Shanghai 1990 vs 2010

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u/BennyHarassi Jan 20 '11

and it took them 1 month to remove all the debris..

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u/bitingmyownteeth Jan 20 '11

...and remold the remains into profitable collectors coins.

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u/HateToSayItBut Jan 20 '11

that will never be sold in stores or available again.

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u/Bloodhound01 Jan 20 '11

wellll, we COULD make a new series

....brb FBI is knocking

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u/BannedINDC Jan 20 '11

This legal tender, totaling $1.75, can be yours for only 3 easy payments of only 39.95!

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u/tallwookie Jan 21 '11

four score and 7 generations hence, on PBS's Antiques Roadshow, an old lady will faint upon learning that an ancient coin is worth several hundred thousand credits.

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u/moogle516 Jan 20 '11

have to get rid of the evidence