[blam]

"Thank you. I was unaware that the coin weighed more than 1 troy oz."

The South African Krugerrand is 1.1 ounces, 1.0 ounces is gold and the other .1 ounce is copper. Pure gold is to soft to make into coins without an alloy. The copper gives the Kruggerrand it's distinctive 'red' hue. I bought many of these in the early 90's for $382.00 each.

I wish I had kept more of them than I did.

[dennisw]

I lost mine when my dumb neighbor stood up and my bass boat tipped over.

[Roccus]

Pure gold is to soft to make into coins without an alloy.

My Philharmonics say 99.99% or am I missing something?

[yorkiemom]

The South African Krugerrand is 1.1 ounces, 1.0 ounces is gold and the other .1 ounce is copper. Pure gold is to soft to make into coins without an alloy. The copper gives the Kruggerrand it's distinctive 'red' hue. I bought many of these in the early 90's for $382.00 each.

Thanks for the info. I had been wondering how gold coins manage to not get damaged through the years, since pure gold is soft. I didn't expect that every collector was ultra-careful.

[Travis McGee]

Mine fell out of my canoe with my guns.