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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Double Eagle Coins Used To Pay A Wal-Mart Bill]]></title><link>http://www.luxist.com/2009/03/30/double-eagle-coins-used-to-pay-a-wal-mart-bill/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.luxist.com/2009/03/30/double-eagle-coins-used-to-pay-a-wal-mart-bill/</guid><description><![CDATA[Now that's just silly! Even a toddler would know that the raw gold value would be worth more than a lousy $20. I don't understand why Zions bank would want, or legally have to give the coins back to the old lady - she traded it for its face value fair and square. Everybody knows that if you trade something, even for far less than its worth, you can't undo. Even kids understand the phrase 'no take-backs'.<br><br>If I was the bank teller, I'd buy back the coins - its not illegal to take advantage of someone's lack of intelligence right?]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[William]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 30th 2009 5:07PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Double Eagle Coins Used To Pay A Wal-Mart Bill]]></title><link>http://www.luxist.com/2009/03/30/double-eagle-coins-used-to-pay-a-wal-mart-bill/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.luxist.com/2009/03/30/double-eagle-coins-used-to-pay-a-wal-mart-bill/</guid><description><![CDATA[This is sad.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[just me]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 30th 2009 5:35PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Double Eagle Coins Used To Pay A Wal-Mart Bill]]></title><link>http://www.luxist.com/2009/03/30/double-eagle-coins-used-to-pay-a-wal-mart-bill/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.luxist.com/2009/03/30/double-eagle-coins-used-to-pay-a-wal-mart-bill/</guid><description><![CDATA[So let me get this straight: there's a bank teller so dumb he doesn't know to question a gold coin.  Jeeze.  This whole bank mess is 'way worse than I thought.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[shieldsbrown]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 30th 2009 7:04PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Double Eagle Coins Used To Pay A Wal-Mart Bill]]></title><link>http://www.luxist.com/2009/03/30/double-eagle-coins-used-to-pay-a-wal-mart-bill/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.luxist.com/2009/03/30/double-eagle-coins-used-to-pay-a-wal-mart-bill/</guid><description><![CDATA[they fired the teller for buying them form her]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[danny]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 30th 2009 7:57PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Double Eagle Coins Used To Pay A Wal-Mart Bill]]></title><link>http://www.luxist.com/2009/03/30/double-eagle-coins-used-to-pay-a-wal-mart-bill/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.luxist.com/2009/03/30/double-eagle-coins-used-to-pay-a-wal-mart-bill/</guid><description><![CDATA[Why would they fire the teller? Aren't they legal tender? I'm betting she stole the coins. No one can be that stupid with their own property.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[chad.dawkins]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 31st 2009 12:09AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Double Eagle Coins Used To Pay A Wal-Mart Bill]]></title><link>http://www.luxist.com/2009/03/30/double-eagle-coins-used-to-pay-a-wal-mart-bill/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.luxist.com/2009/03/30/double-eagle-coins-used-to-pay-a-wal-mart-bill/</guid><description><![CDATA[Stupid bank teller.<br><br>A $20 dollar gold coin...<br><br>whatever its age...<br><br>is Worth ($) its Weight...<br><br>in gold...<br><br><br>]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[inny]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 31st 2009 5:40AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Double Eagle Coins Used To Pay A Wal-Mart Bill]]></title><link>http://www.luxist.com/2009/03/30/double-eagle-coins-used-to-pay-a-wal-mart-bill/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.luxist.com/2009/03/30/double-eagle-coins-used-to-pay-a-wal-mart-bill/</guid><description><![CDATA[They are legally required to return them because there was a mutual mistake as to their value.  The teller should have been fired because he/she was incompetent.  ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sigh]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 31st 2009 9:24AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Double Eagle Coins Used To Pay A Wal-Mart Bill]]></title><link>http://www.luxist.com/2009/03/30/double-eagle-coins-used-to-pay-a-wal-mart-bill/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.luxist.com/2009/03/30/double-eagle-coins-used-to-pay-a-wal-mart-bill/</guid><description><![CDATA[Legal tender gold coins have several values depending on whether you look at the nominal, intrinsic or numismatic value.  From a legal stand point however the coin can be used at the face value and noone is forced to value it at a higher rate than that.  Furthermore being legal tender it is illegal to refuse the coins as payment. So first of all Walmart broke the law, secondly, the bank was from a legal point of view not doing anything wrong changing the coins. It is however nice to see that they are trying to correct a mistake make by the lady handing in the coins. This just shows how ignorant people are about money and particularly history of money and what honest money is (i.e. as opposed to counterfeit fiat)]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[micki]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 31st 2009 10:37PM</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
