SnowDog wrote:
> How is this company, which offers a replica of the 1933 Gold Eagle, and > the 1889 >Carson City Morgan Silver Dollar, NOT counterfeiting? Good Question, As already clearly pointed out. The company offering the replica's could have the word replica some where on the issue. Or the replicas are not; the exact same size: 27 mm fineness, .900 gold / .100 copper weight AGW .48375oz or grams 16.718 $10 Gold Eagle 1933 Mintage 312,500 the exact same size: 34 mm fineness, .900 gold / .100 copper weight AGW .96750oz or grams 33.436 $20 Double Gold Eagle 1933 Mintage 445,500 Even though the company may say exact replicas, and they do appear close to the design by Augustus Saint-Gaudens, technically they are not. The person who has issues with the United States Federal Gummmerment is an artist whom you are familiar with Mr. J.S.Boggs. He draws life like US Fed Res. currency and of late an issue of plastic coins. He will offer his art work in barter for goods and or services. He has been raided by the FBI at least twice. Alexander Hamilton, was Secretary of the Treasury of the United States. On January 21, 1791 he reported his views on monetary matters, and urged the use of both gold and silver in the US standard money. By George Washington's third annual address the first US Mint was established by April 2, 1792. Properties were defined as Grains Pure would be 247 - 4/8 and Standard 270. Purity was defined as unalloyed metal and standard meant 11/12 Fine or 11 parts pure metal to one part alloy. The law also provided for free coinage of gold and silver coins at the fixed ratio of 15 to 1. No charge was to be made for converting gold or silver bullion into coins weight to weight. At the depositors option however he could demand an immediate exchange of coins for his bullion for which privilege a deduction of one half of one percent was to be imposed. In by 1799 because of the European ratio of 15 3/4 - 1 President Jefferson in 1800 suspended Silver Dollars and and Gold Eagles . Complete revision of mint and coinage laws was passed 1-18-1837, gold and silver to be now 9000 thousandths fine, and they resumed minting. As an aside, The first coin struck were 1,500 half dismeS George Washington supplied some of his own silver to the value of about $100 At the very least there are stubble design modifications that are unlike the original dies used to strike the coins, which have been defaced or housed in museums, or worn out and no longer exist, and would be a Federal Offense to own both the back and the front front of a United States coinage die from a denomination. The replica usually are promoted / sells with a premium that make it a poor investment for resale, and should be avoided. Rgds MSO http://two-cents-worth.com/?107245&EG --- You are currently subscribed to e-gold-list as: archive@jab.org To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Use e-gold's Secure Randomized Keyboard (SRK) when accessing your e-gold account(s) via the web and shopping cart interfaces to help thwart keystroke loggers and common viruses.
