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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;samjimmy, post: 68986, member: 3813&quot;]I aware of what you posted (and agree with it) though I find it to be a bit silly in some regards.&nbsp; Why is this (technically speaking)?</p><p><br /></p><p>Maybe so many are produced that their value as a coin is diminished (I don&#039;t know if more or less of these are produced than traditional coins).&nbsp; What is a coin, and why are these not considered coins?</p><p><br /></p><p>With most coins, their actual value (the value of the metals) is less than face value (correct me if I&#039;m wrong).&nbsp; A quarter&#039;s metal isn&#039;t worth $0.25 (again, correct me if I&#039;m wrong).&nbsp; They are dated and only so many produced per year.</p><p><br /></p><p>Weigh this against American Eagle coins, which are dated (though as I said I don&#039;t know how many are produced compared to coins), but the main difference seems to be that the Eagle denominations are completely inaccurate and don&#039;t seem to make much sense (unless gold hits $50/oz.).&nbsp; The metal is worth far more than the denomination.&nbsp; A $50 Gold Eagle can&#039;t be aquired at a bank for $50 (nor can you get them at most banks at any price), nor would you pay for a $50 item with this coin.&nbsp; Like coins though, they can be graded in terms of their condition.</p><p><br /></p><p>I think they are a bit of both, but the denomination issue and the metal worth make them less coin-like and more bullion-like.&nbsp; Is there a definitive answer to this?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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