Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/5/84; site cadovax.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!seismo!lll-crg!dual!qantel!hplabs!sdcrdcf!trwrb!trwrba!cadovax!bob From: bob@cadovax.UUCP (Bob "Kat" Kaplan) Newsgroups: net.politics Subject: American Krugeraands? Message-ID: <774@cadovax.UUCP> Date: Thu, 8-Aug-85 18:37:06 EDT Article-I.D.: cadovax.774 Posted: Thu Aug 8 18:37:06 1985 Date-Received: Tue, 13-Aug-85 02:32:19 EDT Reply-To: bob@cadovax.UUCP (Bob "Kat" Kaplan) Organization: CONTEL CADO Systems, Torrance, CA Lines: 20 I heard on the radio the other day that the United States is going to start producing gold coins so investors in gold won't have to feel guilty about supporting the institutionalized racism of South Africa by buying Krugeraands. Unfortunately, the radio station failed to mention where the gold for these coins is coming from. I was under the impression that something like 90% of the world's gold is mined in South Africa. With that in mind, it seems fairly likely that those who buy the coins will be supporting racism just as much as if they had bought Krugeraands. I'm quitting my job tomorrow and will be leaving the net, so I won't be around to read any ensuing discussion about this, but if anyone is thinking about buying American gold coins, you might want to find out where the gold is coming from. -- Bob Kaplan "No gift is too great for my people."