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Most of you are likely aware
the European Union's effort to establish a common European market
through the use of a single currency, the Euro. But few likely
know that this is not the first time the countries of Europe
have made an attempt at monetary standardization. In 1865, in
response to the growing influence over trade and commerce of
the Zollverein (the union of the German States), France, Switzerland,
Belgium, Italy, Spain and Finland entered into what became known
as the Latin Monetary Union. The purpose of the union was to
establish a uniform decimal weight system for all coinage, modeled
after the 20 Franc in use at the time in France. All coins, though
not necessarily denominated in francs, were to contain the specific
weight of .1867 oz pure gold per 20 units of currency.
The Latin Monetay Union remained intact until 1922, coming to
an end in the aftermath of World War I. Despite its dissolution,
several countries continued to mint coinage by this specific
weight into the modern era.
As part of our February Buyers' Group, we are pleased to offer
you the opportunity to obtain each of the three founding countries'
20 franc representation in this Union (French 20 Franc Angel,
Belgium 20 Franc Leopold, Switzerland 20 Franc Confederatio and
Helvetia, all in Brilliant Uncirculated
condtion). IN ADDITION, we are very excited to supplement this
collection with the three French 20 Franc coins minted in the
years preceding the formation of this union: VF/XF
French 20 Franc Loius XVIII (Minted: 1814-1824), VF/XF French 20 Franc Louis Philippe (Minted: 1820-1946)
and the XF/BU French 20 Franc Napoleon III (Minted:
1853-1870). We've arranged these coins into various collections
of 10, 25, 50, 75, and 100 coins. You'll be pleased to discover
that these collections are priced suprisingly close to bullion,
especially as you make your way into our discounted volume purchases.
As an additional incentive, we are entering all who purchase
these allotments into a drawing to win an original French Napoleon
I.
These are historically important pre-1933 gold coins with all
the attendant benefits*. This offer should especially appeal
to diversifcation-minded investors wishing to establish a solid
core of pre-1933 gold coins for their portfolios with a nice
spice of variety.
Click the order link below or else call 1-800-869-5115 and speak
to one of our representatives to secure your part in this very
special offer! Personal checks and wire transfers, as always,
will be gladly accepted on all phone orders.
*To learn more on this subject, we invite
you to request two publications: "How You Can Survive a
Potential Gold Confiscation" and "Collecting Historic
European Gold Coins for Fun, Profit & Asset Preservation"
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 Join
the Raffle!
Up for grabs for TWO winners: French
Napoleon I gold 20 Franc coins.
How to play: Every participant in this buyers' group will be
assigned raffle numbers according to their purchase as listed
in the incentives below.
How to win: A drawing for the winners will occur upon conclusion
of this monthly buyers' group. The winning numbers will be announced
at the forum, with the winners notified directly.
Prudent investing with a touch
of excitement!
Buyers' Group Incentives
FREE
SHIPPING on all orders
over $2000
10 coin assortment:
receive one
raffle entry
25 coin assortment: receive three raffle entries
50 coin assortment: receive seven raffle entries
75 coin assortment: receive eleven raffle entries
100 coin assortment: receive fifteen raffle entries!
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