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Peru’s Tiny 1/5 Libra

n a time when gold metal trades at $2,100 per troy ounce on the world markets, it might seem like a losing proposition to think there are any bargains out there among gold coins. Our beloved double eagles, for example, will all be costly no matter how common they are. Even our little $1 gold pieces become expensive pieces. This is in part because of their age and in part because collectors of United States classic series tend to have a long-term love affair with anything made of gold. But, believe it or not, there just might be some

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