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They are really beautiful coins, but from a politically ugly era tho.
 

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Yeah. South Africa shore sold a lotta Krugerands, and the people who bought 'em didn't tell anyone!
 

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They were actually the 1st modern gold coins in circulation and that's why everybody bought them.
 

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Oh. So that's why they made the pound outta gold seeing that SA has so much of it.
 

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Spanish didn't do it for the masses tho. Only their kings/clergy had them.