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Gold Portraits

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Gold Portraits
Riddle me this.?

In Shakespere's Merchant of Venice, Portia has 3 caskets: one gold, one silver, and one lead. INside on of these is her portrait. If a suitor is able to choose the one containing her portrait, he may claim portia as his bride.

One day the suitors see this inscription on the caskets. At MOST ONE inscription is true. Where is the portrait?

Gold-It is in here
Silver-It is not in here
Lead- It is not in the gold casket

Another day the following appeared. At LEAST ONE inscription is true and at LEAST ONE is false this time. Where is the portrait now?

Gold: It is not in the silver casket.
Silver: It is not in here.
Lead: It is in here.

Explain the solution in words.

First day: It has to be in silver. At most, one statement is true. If it were in gold, the Gold statement and the Silver statement would be true. If it were in the Lead casket, the Silver and the Lead statement would be true. Therefore it is in silver.

Second day: It can't be in lead because that would make all statements true, where one has to be false. If it's in the silver casket that would make all statements false, where one has to be true. Therefore it has to be in gold.

2000 Private Stock Gold Portraits Nomar Garciaparra 99
2000 Private Stock Gold Portraits Nomar Garciaparra 99
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2000 Private Stock Gold Portraits 21 Troy OLeary 99
2000 Private Stock Gold Portraits 21 Troy OLeary 99
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2010 UPPER DECK SERIES 1 GOLD PORTRAITS PARALLEL CARD 32 JOSH JOHNSON D 46 99
2010 UPPER DECK SERIES 1 GOLD PORTRAITS PARALLEL CARD 32 JOSH JOHNSON D 46 99
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2010 UPPER DECK SERIES 1 GOLD PORTRAITS PARALLEL CARD 78 FELIX HERNANDEZ  62 99
2010 UPPER DECK SERIES 1 GOLD PORTRAITS PARALLEL CARD 78 FELIX HERNANDEZ 62 99
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2010 UPPER DECK SERIES 1 GOLD PORTRAITS PARALLEL CARD 31 CHRIS COUGHLAN D 82 99
2010 UPPER DECK SERIES 1 GOLD PORTRAITS PARALLEL CARD 31 CHRIS COUGHLAN D 82 99
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2010 UPPER DECK SERIES 1 GOLD PORTRAITS PARALLEL CARD 8 KOJI UEHARA D 46 99
2010 UPPER DECK SERIES 1 GOLD PORTRAITS PARALLEL CARD 8 KOJI UEHARA D 46 99
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2010 UPPER DECK SERIES 1 GOLD PORTRAITS PARALLEL CARD 7 BRIAN ROBERTS D 17 99
2010 UPPER DECK SERIES 1 GOLD PORTRAITS PARALLEL CARD 7 BRIAN ROBERTS D 17 99
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2010 UPPER DECK SERIES 1 GOLD PORTRAITS PARALLEL CARD 1 JUSTIN UPTON D 88 99
2010 UPPER DECK SERIES 1 GOLD PORTRAITS PARALLEL CARD 1 JUSTIN UPTON D 88 99
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2010 UPPER DECK SERIES 1 GOLD PORTRAITS PARALLEL CARD 12 JASON VARITEK D 34 99
2010 UPPER DECK SERIES 1 GOLD PORTRAITS PARALLEL CARD 12 JASON VARITEK D 34 99
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Kosuke Fukudome 2010 Upper Deck Portraits Gold 91 99 SP
Kosuke Fukudome 2010 Upper Deck Portraits Gold 91 99 SP
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2010 UD Portraits Gold SE58 Derek Jeter 13 99
2010 UD Portraits Gold SE58 Derek Jeter 13 99
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2001 Private Stock Gold Portrait 79 Derek Jeter 74 75
2001 Private Stock Gold Portrait 79 Derek Jeter 74 75
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2010 Upper Deck Portraits Gold JACK CUST 68 99 62
2010 Upper Deck Portraits Gold JACK CUST 68 99 62
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2005 UD PORTRAITS MARK TEIXEIRA GOLD JERSEY 15
2005 UD PORTRAITS MARK TEIXEIRA GOLD JERSEY 15
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2010 Upper Deck Portraits Gold Alcides Escobar SP 99 47
2010 Upper Deck Portraits Gold Alcides Escobar SP 99 47
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2010 Upper Deck Portraits Gold Torii Hunter SP 99 40
2010 Upper Deck Portraits Gold Torii Hunter SP 99 40
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2010 Upper Deck Portraits Gold Kendry Morales SP 99 SE41
2010 Upper Deck Portraits Gold Kendry Morales SP 99 SE41
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Jorge Posada 2001 Private Stock GOLD PORTRAITS 75 YANKEES
Jorge Posada 2001 Private Stock GOLD PORTRAITS 75 YANKEES
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