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Old October 20th 03, 04:15 PM
Chris Hackett
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I have always known the Krugerrand to be 22ct gold. It contains 1 troy oz
(31.1035 grams) of pure gold. The total weight of a Krugerrand is 33.9303
grams or 1.0909 Troy oz. the balance being copper. It is the same ct content
of the British sovereign (22ct) so whether the sovereign had an influence on
the ct content of the Krugerrand I don't know. The Krugerrand is a
relatively new coin; it was introduced in 1967 to help the South Africans to
market their huge stores of bullion.

Chris


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