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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Cloudsweeper99, post: 605712, member: 3011&quot;]Several years ago, when silver was just above $5, I called ScotiaBank in Canada and inquired about the legal tender status of the $5 maple leafs.&nbsp; If they were really legal tender in Canada, it would be like buying silver bullion with a put option attached.&nbsp; The bank informed me that the legal tender status was merely cosmetic to enable the coins to be shipped more easily to other countries and to avoid certain customs duties and taxes.&nbsp; They said it was up to each bank whether or not to accept the coin at face value.&nbsp; So the legal tender status of bullion might not be identical to that of circulation coins, even though it doesn&#039;t really matter now.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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