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Bonmagpop t1_iy8rrg1 wrote

They SELL them as collectibles. They don’t USE them.

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CeasarYouLater OP t1_iy9ej12 wrote

Legal tender is legal tender. Whether an individual chooses to use it is up to them.

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KypDurron t1_iy9ga15 wrote

Your title specifically claims that the coins are used as legal tender, though, not that they simply are legal tender.

There's a difference between being a thing and being used as a thing.

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wene324 t1_iy9sr9k wrote

You're splitting hairs there mate

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CeasarYouLater OP t1_iya2kcq wrote

What about people who are pedantic and also use their brain to be pedantic?

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[deleted] t1_iy8zwbu wrote

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OllieFromCairo t1_iy99ftz wrote

They’re legal tender, which is an important tax workaround. (Tl;dr for tax purposes, they are worth face value, rather than market value; this is not legal advice; consult a certified public accountant or financial attorney.)

There is absolutely no way any of these hit circulation.

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KypDurron t1_iy9fujc wrote

Mister Deleted Comment seems to have had a difficult time distinguishing between the concepts of being a thing, and being used as a thing.

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palparepa t1_iy99gef wrote

But that destroys their value as collectibles! Oh, the humanity!

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Mythoclast t1_iy9aagt wrote

So are my Canadian glow in the dark dinosaur coins. That doesn't mean I'm actually going to use them.

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