Paris Mint to Resume Sales of Solid-Gold Investment Coins
The Paris Mint announced plans to sell solid-gold coins for investment. Sales will mark the first such offering in a century.
manilatimes.netThe Paris Mint will begin selling solid-gold coins for investment, the first time it has done so since it stopped producing Napoleons and Louis a century ago. The announcement came from the mint itself. No start date or pricing details were provided in the initial statement.
The coins are intended strictly for investment purposes. Production will follow the same standards used for earlier gold issues.
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