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It Took Only 16 Minutes for Thieves to Swipe a Million-Dollar Gold Coin

In 2007 the Royal Canadian Mint had a wild idea—create the world’s first million-dollar coin.

Benedikt Kammel, Karin Matussek

(Bloomberg Businessweek) -- In 2007 the Royal Canadian Mint had a wild idea—create the world’s first million-dollar coin. It would be 99.999% pure gold, 220 pounds, and as tall as a car tire. Five so-called Big Maple Leaf coins were purchased by investors. —Illustration by Eleanor Davis

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