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Bullion coins are government-minted, legal tender coins made of precious metals, such as gold, palladium, platinum, rhodium, and silver. They are kept as a store of value or an investment rather than used in day-to-day commerce. [1]
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The $100,000 bill, a gold certificate from Series 1934, is the largest denomination banknote ever produced in the United States; it was printed to facilitate transactions between Federal Reserve Banks, and was never issued for usage by the public.
The gold was later found by Juaristas who used it to finance their fight against Emperor Maximilian I of Mexico. A series of western adventure novels written by Paul Wheelahan (using the pseudonym E. Jefferson Clay) featured two brawling Civil War veterans searching for stolen Confederate gold.
The vault is used to store a large portion of the United States' gold reserves as well as other precious items belonging to or in custody of the federal government. It currently holds 147.3 million ounces of gold bullion, a little over half the total gold presently held by the federal government. [2]
Bars generally carry lower price premiums than gold bullion coins. However larger bars carry an increased risk of forgery due to their less stringent parameters for appearance. While bullion coins can be easily weighed and measured against known values to confirm their veracity, most bars cannot, and gold buyers often have bars re-assayed.
World's gold from 1845 to 2013, in tonnes (metric tons in the U.S.) World's gold holdings per capita, in grams Gold holdings are the quantities of gold held by individuals, private corporations, or public entities as a store of value, an investment vehicle, or perceived as protection against hyperinflation and against financial and/or political upheavals.
The older Libertad coins show a front-facing view of the angel. The new Libertad series shows a three-quarter side profile of the angel. The gold used the older angel from 1981 through 1999. The silver used the older angel from 1982 through 1995. [4]