Narthoniel said:They dnt mention the first lady $10 half ounce gold coins. I guess they are still going strong
airborne1092 said:So lemme get this straight -
I can either use money minted by a private company contracted by our govenment but that isn't worth crap - essintally buying into a loan or IOU from the govt
OR
I can buy a REAL coin, based on and minted with a stable commodity but pay an inflated price for it BECAUSE it's minted by a private company contracted by our Govt?
Wow - whatever happened to getting face value for a coin no matter how small or insignificant, based on said same commodity?
I just never have liked the idea of paying more for a coin than it's worth in real material, whether it's 2.3 cents to mint a penny and I'm paying for it as a taxpayer, or paying taxes to pay the contracted BUSINESS to print/mint something that should only cost face value!
Does any of this make sense, or am I just rambling...?