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To: Ramsey Su who wrote (43999)	12/29/2003 8:29:03 AM
From: Condor	Respond to of 74559

Hi Ramsey, It is my belief that just like any manufactured product price varies. The Canadian mint chooses to sell a smidge cheaper than the US mint. It may be a reflection of production costs and marketability I assume not to mention currency fluctuations and disparity. You see the coins sell at premium eg: bullion is $ 415/oz. and coins are $435. Personally I always thought bars and wafers more logical as an investment/protection unless you're a coin collector. Why pay a premium? It may be argued that the coins are more readily exchangable as currency. Personally, I wouldn't want to accept any form of gold without major verification. It strikes me they are sooooo easy to counterfeit. Cheers C