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I'm not loaning any money. They simply needed help finding out how to import large amounts of bullion into the U.S. I found out no "license" is actually required - you simply fill out a form for anything over $10K in value (because the IRS wants it's piece of the pie, if you ever exchange it for profit, in dollars). We'd take down to the local gold/silver shop for a metallurgical assay - at which point we would determine its purity, weight, and price. I'm not really seeing a huge downside risk here.