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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;HawkeEye, post: 2691206, member: 86305&quot;]Trying to respond to this has been quite a challenge and this ight show up multiple times, but here goes.</p><p><br /></p><p>In 1979 there was a bit of a financial panic.&nbsp; A customer of Trust Company of Georgia (now SunTrust) approached the bank with the thought of minting gold coins and marketing them through the bank&#039;s branches.</p><p><br /></p><p>The coins were minted in 1, 1/2, 1/4, and 1/8 ounce as I remember.&nbsp; The sales lasted for a short time and the coins were more of a curiosity than investment.&nbsp; Perhaps it was the lack of government backing, but customers seemed a little standoffish about them.</p><p><br /></p><p>I was working at the bank at the time and worked on this project.&nbsp; I still have a 1/8 ounce and would love to put together a set.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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