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Just Three Dollars, But in Gold

t’s a fair bet to say that in the broader collecting community, the people who have the means to collect gold coins gravitate towards the double eagles or the eagles. These are definitely coins that have some heft to them, and certain ones that have an incredible value. Those among us who like gold but lack the ability to buy big may opt for the many $5 half eagles that our Mint has pounded out for well over a century. Of course they have less of the precious metal in them than their

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