by "Harold and Susan Vordos" <vordos@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
Oct 6, 2008 at 08:42 AM
"javawizard" <javawizard@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
news:960e9bd1-7a01-426a-9de1-60b8786d0e8d@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Gold is known for its flexibility. You can bend it or hammer it almost
> endlessly. An ounce of gold is about the size of a quarter. You can
> take that ounce and carefully stretch it into a tiny wire 35 miles
> long. - from www.odd-info.com
If you're familiar with Pre '32 gold coins, an old $20 gold piece
contains
almost an ounce of gold, and rivals a 50 cent silver (or laminated
copper/nickel) coin.
Gold coinage was struck with gold @[EMAIL PROTECTED]
$20.67/ounce. Ten percent of the
gold
piece is copper.
Harold
