gold-dropper

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|slang|historical}} A [[con artist]] who [[operate]]s a [[classic]] [[confidence trick]] [[involving]] the [[fraudster]] [[purposely]] dropping a [[supposedly]] [[valuable]] [[gold coin]] (or a [[fake]] [[purse]] of [[money]]) where a [[passerby]] would find it.

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