He doesn't lose really, he sells the coins to a collector then goes back and replaces with gold plate. Slick one he is. There is no telling how much his hoard is worth. He quibbles about the price of a boat but will drop a $100,000 in the market and just laugh. He even starts investing more after a loss. I got burned once so I never went back. Just not my game. He is good at it he actually turns a profit.