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That Forgotten Gold Series Hidden in Plain Sight

The idea of gold bullion coins that come in neat weights of one ounce, or of fractions of an ounce, is one that is now well over three decades old. There are a host of different bullion coins out there, some issued from the mints of big nations, others issued from lands so hard to find that we’d need a magnifying glass to locate them on a world map. The U.S. gold Eagles have certainly become a major player in this arena, even though they are not the oldest series of gold bullion pieces. Plenty of

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