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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;fatima, post: 919668, member: 22143&quot;]It&#039;s not filler.&nbsp; It&#039;s 21 carat gold alloy.&nbsp;&nbsp; Remember these coins were meant to circulate and thus they alloyed it with another metal to harden up the coin.&nbsp; Pure gold is too soft.&nbsp; This is also the reason you almost never see pure gold jewelry.&nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>American gold coins originally used crown gold.&nbsp; This was an alloy of 90% gold and 10% silver and copper.&nbsp;&nbsp; Some time before the start of the 19th century, they removed the silver and the coins were gold and copper.&nbsp; I 1 ounce gold coin still had 1 ounce of gold, but it weighs more than 1 ounce.&nbsp; The current American Gold Eagle uses this same composition.&nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>The gold alloy was pretty much the standard for all gold coins until the Canadians came out with the 24 carat gold maple.&nbsp;&nbsp; Since then, most mints have come out with competing coins.&nbsp; The US Mint&#039;s pure gold coin is the Buffalo.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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