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					Originally Posted by  Locke
					 
				 
				1. Why did they make this thing? 
 
2. Whats it doing in Germany? 
			
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The Canadian Mint made 5 of these coins to commemorate their starting to produce gold coins that were 99.999% pure gold.  The previous standard being 99.99%
One of the coins was on loan to the museum in Berlin.