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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Troodon, post: 209007, member: 4626&quot;]Er, Australia&#039;s?&nbsp; Don&#039;t you mean South Africa&#039;s Kruggerands?&nbsp; Or possibly Australia&#039;s Kookaburras?</p><p><br /></p><p>You are right about one thing though, a lot of countries&#039; gold coins that are less than .9999 fineness make up for that by simply making the coin heavier so you&#039;re still getting the equivalent of 1 ounce of gold.&nbsp; For example, the one ounce American Gold Eagle is only 91.67% gold (5.3% copper to harden the coin to make it easier to mint, 3% silver to give the coin brighter luster), but you&#039;re still getting an ounce of gold in the coin because the coin weighs about 34 grams, slightly more than an ounce.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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