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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;fatima, post: 874168, member: 22143&quot;]Yeah, I am not so sure the US Mint quite understands the market.&nbsp; IMO, the buffalo was introduced more to address having a 24K coin vs why there is a 24K coin market at all.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; I was basing my comments on the 24 gold coin market vs that of coins made of crown gold, mainly due to how the Canadian mint did position the Maple when it was introduced.&nbsp;&nbsp; They made a big deal out of it being .9999 gold and thus by implication, a better coin than the established common crown gold coins at the time.&nbsp;&nbsp; They even do a .99999 Maple along these same lines.&nbsp; &nbsp; What is really the difference between a .9999 and a .99999 coin?</p><p><br /></p><p>From a practical standpoint, a 24K coin, even a bullion one, is a bit of a contradiction.&nbsp; It costs more to produce and it&#039;s so easy to damage which eliminates the purpose for having the gold in coin form in the first place.&nbsp; Yet people gladly buy them including myself.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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