On 11 Feb 2001, at 12:35, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > So Bob says Feb 2002 ! Which date? When's Valentine's day? The growth rate in "metal in circulation" is 14.5% per month since mid 1999. Assuming that rate is maintained, $100 millions or roughly 3,215,000 grams will be reached in June 2002 or 16 months. We would then have a the equvalent of a small mine in the e-gold system. The major threshold is 1 million ounces (31 millionsgrams)...At the same rate, it will happen in January 2003. --- You are currently subscribed to e-gold-list as: archive@jab.org To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]