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To: Richard Mazzarella who wrote (25454)	1/5/1999 1:21:00 PM
From: Paunch	Respond to of 116753

Richard, Thats the best idea I have heard to stop the manipulation of the price of gold, but the chances of that happening with our government is nil. A gold coin of that type would double in price in just a couple of years. Paunch

To: Richard Mazzarella who wrote (25454)	1/5/1999 2:57:00 PM
From: Eashoa' M'sheekha	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 116753

Britain Launches Coin To Commemorate Princess Diana. 9.50 a.m. ET (1451 GMT) January 5, 1999 LONDON (AP) — The Royal Mint introduced a coin today in memory of the late Princess Diana. The coin features a portrait of Diana in profile on one side, and the standard image of Queen Elizabeth II on the other. It has a value of 5 pounds, or about $8. It is the first official memorial organized by the Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Committee. The group — formed after the princess' 1997 death in a Paris car crash — had asked for suggestions on how best to remember the princess, and received more than 10,000 responses, said Chancellor Gordon Brown, the committee chairman. A commemorative coin was one of the most popular ideas. ( Gee Gordie...what were some of the others?Commemorative IMF Gold Bars? HUH HUH HUH?) Buyers can purchase the coin, which is legal tender, in a special commemorative folder for $16. Gold and silver versions of the coins will be available beginning in April. The coins(the cheap ones?) will also be sold at face value by banks and post offices after July 1, which was Diana's birthday. Officials expect more than 10 million to be sold worldwide, mostly as keepsakes. "I am sure that this official commemorative coin will be treasured by the people of Great Britain,'' Brown said. ( Yes Gordie....but MANY will want THE REAL THING!!GOLD!! Proceeds will go toward funding other memorials to the princess. These include creating nursing teams for terminally ill children, dubbed Diana teams, and developing a children's playground near Diana's former Kensington Palace home in London. The Royal Mint has produced other 5-pound coins featuring members of the royal family. They did one for Prince Charles' 50th birthday last year, and one for the queen's 50th wedding anniversary. A coin also was issued marking the marriage of Charles and Diana in 1981. (But THIS GOLD ONE will outsell them them all combined..IMNSHO.) Got Enough Gold Yet Gordie? Rocky