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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;fatima, post: 1401204, member: 22143&quot;]There is a subtle distinction here that should be understood.&nbsp; When there is a statement that gold is .999 pure, this doesn&#039;t mean it&#039;s absolutely .999 pure.&nbsp; It only means that it has been tested or manufactured to be <u>at least</u> this pure.&nbsp;&nbsp; It could be .999999 pure or possibly even 100% pure.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; They reason is they don&#039;t test beyond .999 is because the cost of doing measurements for such minuscule amounts of material isn&#039;t worth it for the vast majority of cases.</p><p><br /></p><p>The Canadian mint sells the .99999 pure gold maple in a special issue assay card.&nbsp; The only reason they do this is to demonstrate their technical abilities as refiners.&nbsp;&nbsp; In other words, it&#039;s bragging rights but beyond that, there is no practical purpose of such items.&nbsp; I don&#039;t even think these coins even hold up that well on resale.&nbsp; Gold is gold and you don&#039;t get any extra for that kind of purity.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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