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Default One Tonne Gold Coin

On Sat, 3 Dec 2011 11:36:28 -0800 (PST), whit3rd
wrote:

On Saturday, December 3, 2011 7:15:15 AM UTC-8, (unknown) wrote:
With the recent ton vs tonne debate, here it is: the ultimate gold
coin. 1000Kg of 99.99% pure gold.


Yeah, OK, but (obligatory metalworking content) it's just a disk
unless it was shaped by die pressure (coined). So, it's not
really a coin, unless one of those stamp-out-tank-turret
bits of heavy machinery was employed to shape it, against
a carefully sculpted reverse-carved die.


Good point it's a casting, so that would make it bullion, correct? A
coin needs to be "coined" in a press.

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