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From: tw8023@pyuxii.UUCP (T Wheeler)
Newsgroups: net.politics
Subject: Re: American Krugeraands?
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Date: Tue, 13-Aug-85 14:56:29 EDT
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Posted: Tue Aug 13 14:56:29 1985
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Geez, Kaplan, where ya been.  The US has been minting gold coins for several
years now.  The gold comes from mines in this country and from the reserves
in Kentucky.  You want to buy gold coins?  Send a letter to the Mint and they
will send you a list of gold coins available for purchase.  They can also be
picked up through the larger coin dealers.  Don't you remember the Olympics
when gold coins were hawked through the papers and billboards?  None of the
gold used is from SA.  When you say 90% of the worlds gold comes from SA,
it is not quite so.  Yes, they do produce a lot, but, we also still have
operating mines and so does the Soviets.  Brazil is also a large producer.
You could also buy Maple Leafs from Canada featuring gold from Canada.
Krugerands were popular only because they were first on the market in that
form and they had a good PR department.
T. C. Wheeler