Weighs 10 kilograms, or just more than 22 pounds • Is struck in 99.99 percent pure gold • Is the largest official Olympic Games coin issued • Includes an official China Mint certificate of authenticity • Includes a display case crafted from African blackwood, finished with intricately carved Chinese ornamentation and crowned by a Chinese dragon carved from Shoushan stone • Is 21 of 29 minted for the whole world and the only coin for the U.S. market
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It’s too soon to tell how much the immigration crackdown is to blame.
