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An appraiser talks with AFP during an interview at a gold dealership in Buenos Aires on June 6, 2024. Hundreds of Argentines are selling their jewelry at gold dealerships in the midst of a severe economic recession, plummeting consumption, thousands of layoffs and rate hikes in essential services, as a last resort to face the crisis. (Photo by JUAN MABROMATA / AFP) (Photo by JUAN MABROMATA/AFP via Getty Images)