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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;fatima, post: 1413361, member: 22143&quot;]I believe they certainly can be called coins.&nbsp; When the first gold discoveries were made in the USA, Charlotte, NC &amp; Dalton, GA, the mined gold could not be easily transported to Philly to be coined by the government.&nbsp; And the government was often very slow to establish local mints.&nbsp; (The Charlotte Mint was opened 30+ years after gold was discovered there).&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>So the issue was dealt with by private mints.&nbsp;&nbsp; One of the earliest and one of the most successful was the Bechtler Mint, in NC which produced over a million gold coins.&nbsp; Today those coins are very rare and are never referred to as tokens, rounds, etc.&nbsp; They are considered coins.&nbsp;&nbsp; The precident was set then in the USA.&nbsp;&nbsp; Thus I would certainly call Mr. Carr&#039;s products, coins.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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