Reborn in America, I am a legendary short seller on Wall Street.

Chapter 171 The Evil Dragon Coiled on the Gold Coin

Larry steadied himself, slowly reached out, and took a gold coin from the box.

This is a Double Eagle gold coin with a face value of $20.

The obverse of the gold coin features a profile of the Statue of Liberty surrounded by stars representing the states of the United States; the reverse depicts two soaring eagles, with the inscription "In God We Trust" below.

Whitney explained to Larry that each Double Eagle coin contains 0.9675 ounces of pure gold, which is approximately 33.436 grams of gold, and has a face value of $20. There are a total of 10,000 coins.

In addition, there are 10,000 Eagle Gold Coins, each with a face value of $10 and a gold content of 0.4838 ounces, or approximately 13.71 grams of pure gold.

Because the US currency was pegged to gold at that time, with the official price set at $20.67 per ounce of gold, a $20 gold coin had a fixed 90% gold content, with the remaining 10% being copper.

1万枚双鹰金币面值20万美元，1万枚鹰扬金币面值为10万美元；除此之外，还有2万5千枚杂项金币，有面额为5美元的半鹰金币，和面额为2.5美元四分之一鹰金币。

As Whitney spoke, she patiently opened each box of gold coins and counted them for Larry on the spot.

Larry's heart pounded, his hand still clutching the double eagle coin tightly, his gaze following Whitney's hand as he looked at each coin.

Ultimately, the number of gold coins was accurate and exactly $40 in face value.

Larry tried to lift a chestnut wood box containing 500 Double Eagle gold coins, but it was too heavy, weighing a full 17 kilograms...

Whitney forced a smile, a knowing look in her eyes, and whispered to Larry, "Mr. Livingston, go ahead and do it. Few of the customers here can resist the lure of gold coins..."

Larry paused, then asked, "What are you doing?"

Whitney laughed and said, "Just dump all the gold coins on the floor! Or put them on the table. Few people who come to the private safekeeping room can resist the temptation of gold coins; they usually do that!"

Larry swallowed hard after hearing this and asked, "Really?"

Whitney smiled, pointed to the room, and said, "These coins are all yours, and we can't open them until you come back... Do with them as you please."

“Okay! Come on, lend a hand!!” Larry said in a deep voice.

Whitney helped Larry retrieve a box of gold coins and slowly poured it onto the floor. Despite their extreme caution, the gurgling sound of the coins flowing through the underground vault still echoed continuously.

Once the chestnut wood box was empty, Larry's hands were now completely enveloped in the cool, gleaming texture of gold metal...

"Another case, please..." Larry ordered.

"Clatter, clatter..." Gold coins bounced and filled the gaps in the floor...

"Again!" Larry roared.

"Splash, splash!"

A box of gold coins and half a box of gold coins almost covered the floor. There was simply no place to put the remaining half box of gold coins, so Whitney dumped them onto the small mahogany desk until the desk was completely full.

Larry looked at the various gold coins of different sizes and denominations on the floor and the desk, and felt his throat trembling.

The problem is that only four boxes containing a total of over 2 gold coins have been dumped, and there are still over 4 gold coins remaining in various boxes in the wall storage box...

Larry felt his blood boiling, and without caring that Whitney was there, he plopped down in the pile of gold coins on the floor.

As the gold coins flowed, Larry immediately had a vision: he was like a dragon coiled atop the gold coins.

Mr. Whitney smiled, as if he had seen this scene far too often, and then bowed and said, "I'll leave the room for a moment. Please make yourself at home."

As she spoke, Whitney pulled out the key as if to clarify, patted herself to indicate she had nothing else on her, and then left the vault. Larry was left alone in the room!
Larry sat amidst a pile of gold coins, his hands constantly touching coins of varying sizes, the cold touch bringing him immense comfort.

No, it's still not enough!
Larry's mind was racing with crazy ideas. He stood up and slowly lifted a box of 500 Double Eagle gold coins from the safe on the wall. The largest of these coins weighed 33 grams and was 34 millimeters in diameter...

“Hua La La Hua La La~~~”

Gold coins were poured onto the floor, increasing the thickness of the gold coins on the floor by another level.

Larry sat on the gold coins, and later simply lay down on them, letting the coins cover his entire body.

The feeling of having gold coins is wonderful!

Larry even recalled the Disney cartoon Donald Duck he watched in his past life. Donald Duck's uncle lived in a big house full of gold coins and would jump into the ocean of gold coins to swim whenever he wanted, never wanting to come out...

Larry feels the same way now.

Under the electric light, the gold coin gleamed with a soft and calm luster, its weight and density giving people an overwhelming sense of tangible wealth.

This feeling can't be given by dollars or numbers in an account!
Larry lay amidst the pile of gold coins, constantly thinking:
This is New York! This is New York!

It is currently the place where capital is most concentrated in the United States and even the world. Although my money seems like a lot, it is only $40.

It can be converted into gold coins, which makes people feel so good and so happy.

When I first landed on a pile of gold coins, I couldn't help but want to howl at the sky!

Yes, gold coins, these are all my gold coins! I am the dragon that rules over these gold coins!

Larry's eyes turned crimson.

Then Larry thought of Wall Street and New York:

The people here are extravagant, decadent, lazy, and wasteful, yet they control the fate of most honest and law-abiding people around the world.

They can earn what ordinary people do in a lifetime with just a few clicks. Is that fair?

If I believe this is fair, then rather than letting others stand on the altar looking down upon all living beings, I would rather transform into a dragon...

I will not only be more greedy than them, but also richer than them.

If I feel this is unfair, then I will find a way to defeat them, so that those capitalists who suck the blood of others will also have to cry out and learn to be in awe!

It seems I'm destined to stay on Wall Street!
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Larry left his gold coin storage room half an hour later.

Before leaving, Larry took out two Double Eagle gold coins, five Eagle Soaring gold coins, and 10 gold coins of different denominations and sizes, totaling $150.

In front of Whitney, Larry took a $150 bill from his wallet and threw it on the desk.

“Still $40!” Larry shouted.

But the feeling now is completely different from when I first saw the room full of gold coins.

Whitney nodded, watched Larry put away his gold coins, and said with a smile, "Sir, how does it feel to be a dragon guarding gold coins?"

Larry said seriously, "Yes, I put myself in the shoes of a dragon, and then I realized something: why would a dragon need gold coins that it can't possibly spend? Because there's no better bed than this!"

(End of this chapter)