Anything to Hunt for in One-Yaun Coin?

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Anything to Hunt for in One-Yuan Coin?

Was this guy a CRH'er just doing a dump?
Should the dealership have searched?

Man Loses Patience After Trying To Buy Car With Coins

A man in China tried to buy a car with coins, but didn't have the patience to wait around while they were counted. The car buyer arrived at the dealership with five tons of coins in the back of his car, according to the Today Show. He had the entire cost of the car, 100,000 yuan or $16,000, in one-yuan coins, but he only handed over 50,000 yuan, saying he'd put the rest on his bank card and use the leftover coins at another car dealership, ECNS.cn reported.

Every employee at the dealership was called in to help count the coins. The customer took a nap and watched movies before he became impatient and paid for the rest of the car on his card. The dealership is now depositing the money, 2,000 yuan at a time.

That's right, 5 TONS of 1 Yuan coin.
That's right, 100k coins.

 

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[ArkieBassMan]

A 1 Yuan must be a BIG coin. 10 of them to a pound. 1.6 ounces each. Thats bigger than 2 Ikes combined.

 

[mr.landpirate]

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[mr.landpirate]

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[Dozer D]

Maybe the guy was able to physically hold the five tons of coins, but I don't think that he could MOVE that much weight unless it was a Hummer-1. 10,000 lbs cargo in a full size car, I don't think so!!!!!!

 

[sagittarius98]

A 1 Yuan must be a BIG coin. 10 of them to a pound. 1.6 ounces each. Thats bigger than 2 Ikes combined.

1 Yuan - China - People's Republic - Numista

About quarter sized, they fit into my quarter size 2x2s.

 

[LooseChange]

1 Yuan - China - People's Republic - Numista

About quarter sized, they fit into my quarter size 2x2s.

Thanks Sag98. It looks like Arkie did the math right, but the story had something wrong. They claimed 100,000 coins weighed 10,000 pounds. That means 10 coins per lb (16oz) or 1.6oz per coin. Clearly they got some facts wrong in the story. Either there were 750,000 coins weighing 5 ton, or the 100,000 coins weighed 1325lb (0.66 ton).