Coming Soon, New 15,000 Riel Notes

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Re: Coming Soon, New 15,000 Riel Notes

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Finally got one of the 15000 notes. They're polymer, which is hopefully a sign of things to come. But jeebus are they big enough???
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Haven't had a 15k note since early 2020, have they stopped circulating them?
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All in all, my wife just likes gold, as paper money is just that - paper, so she immediately exchanges any spare cash for gold.

Can't blame her
Can you share where / how does she obtain gold, and is it in a jewellery form or bullion? All I was able to find was overpriced jewellery that costs 3x its weight in gold, and bullion that could be "pre-ordered" at 1.5x the market price. If I wanted to sell, I would be able only then get scrap price of less than half of what was paid.

In the UK I found it easy to buy/sell bullion at close to spot price - ebay, ads, sellers and buyers were plenty.
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Mr.November wrote: Thu Jul 15, 2021 1:47 pm
All in all, my wife just likes gold, as paper money is just that - paper, so she immediately exchanges any spare cash for gold.

Can't blame her
Can you share where / how does she obtain gold, and is it in a jewellery form or bullion? All I was able to find was overpriced jewellery that costs 3x its weight in gold, and bullion that could be "pre-ordered" at 1.5x the market price. If I wanted to sell, I would be able only then get scrap price of less than half of what was paid.

In the UK I found it easy to buy/sell bullion at close to spot price - ebay, ads, sellers and buyers were plenty.
Most of the jewelry here is of shit quality, last I checked those little gold bracelets the girls wear are 50-70 a pop.

I'd trust buying a used vehicle without looking at it first before buying gold here.
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BillDoe wrote: Thu Jul 15, 2021 7:46 pm
Most of the jewelry here is of shit quality, last I checked those little gold bracelets the girls wear are 50-70 a pop.
What "gold bracelets the girls wear"? You really have no clue what you are talking about. Gold is a big commodity here, and they are quite aware of how to test the purity.

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John Bingham wrote: Fri Jul 16, 2021 12:09 am
BillDoe wrote: Thu Jul 15, 2021 7:46 pm
Most of the jewelry here is of shit quality, last I checked those little gold bracelets the girls wear are 50-70 a pop.
What "gold bracelets the girls wear"? You really have no clue what you are talking about. Gold is a big commodity here, and they are quite aware of how to test the purity.

https://www.apmex.com/product/71982/3-7 ... t-cambodia
Do you even live in Cambodia? Or will you call the capital Siem Reap?

Gold jewelry is commonly worn here bub, doesn't mean it's "high quality"
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It’s often not gold as we’d know it but “platin”. I think it’s a mixture of gold and copper?

Anyway. Those bracelets are tough a fuck so no way are gold gold. (Yes I said it twice. It’s like when you say you’re going “out” and someone says “What out out or just out?”)
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What bracelets? There is more than one design and price out there.
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John Bingham wrote: Fri Jul 16, 2021 11:34 am What bracelets? There is more than one design and price out there.
The only ones I’ve seen are the thin jobs and they’ve always got a certain number. Like I says it’s too strong for proper gold.
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Okay. Did you know a motorbike is $1000 and a house is $125,000? Anyone know how much for a bottle of drink?
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