Canada's going to five nines.

[tongodeon]

With the whole "collapse of the world economy" thing I've been reading up on gold as a "might want to keep a little around unless the shit hits the fan" measure. Several countries mint their own gold coins according to their own standards. The United States and South Africa mint the Eagle and Kugerrand at 22 karat - 91% purity - with a little

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[catbear]

We toured the mint in Ottawa in '06. There's a glass-walled catwalk that shows all the machinery and processes they use to actually make these things. It was fascinating, and like most such tours I would have loved to stay for about a day, just staring and watching. No photography allowed, sadly.