Monday, 27 January 2014

riddle - I make billions (#3)



I make billions (#3)


My products are quite edgy,
But most have been a bust,
I'm only one of many,
Lord knows who we can trust,


I'm not a politician,
Yet I work with presidents,

And like a mathematician,
I seek proofs of excellence,


I resemble a detective,
Who fills in all the blanks,
And if gold is your objective,
I've more than all the banks,


Who / what am I?



Hint for line 3:




Lines 3 and 4 are two sides of the same coin.



Previous riddles:
I make billions #1
I make billions #2



Answer



It’s



The US Mint(s)




My products are quite edgy,



Coins have edges



But most have been a bust,



They have busts of politicians



I'm only one of many,




In the US the coins say “E Pluribus Unum”, meaning “Out of Many, One”. Thanks to @postmortes!



Lord knows who we can trust,



In the US the coins say “In God We Trust”



I'm not a politician,



Mints aren’t politicians




Yet I work with presidents,



Presidents have their likenesses on coins



And like a mathematician,
I seek proofs of excellence,



Per @JonMark Perry, a proof is a non-legal tender coin made pre-release in order to check the die for flaws



I resemble a detective,

Who fills in all the blanks,



A blank is a coin that hasn’t yet been stamped



And if gold is your objective,
I've more than all the banks,



The US Federal Reserve stores its gold bullion reserve in 4 Mint locations around the US including at Fort Knox, a US Mint with nearly 5000 tonnes of gold. Goldfinger famously went after Fort Knox rather than any bank when he was looking to steal gold from the US.



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