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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;medoraman, post: 1488758, member: 26302&quot;]I think it was easier to swap a gold coin for a trial and other things, as well as buy errors. THese simply weren&#039;t a big deal. However, they have always had tight security on bullion, and the leaders had to post bonds with Congress to ensure no bullion was stolen. </p><p><br /></p><p>So, basically, a century or more ago you possibly could swap a silver coin for a silver trial piece, or swap out some cents for some error cents, but I don&#039;t see it very likely gold or silver bullion left the mint. They simply concentrated on what was likely, and stealing PM has always been a fear, collector coins are something relatively new.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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