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The New Millenium's Gold Medallion A Proud New Issuance from EOMA 
In late
1998, one of our members asked the membership what it thought of the
idea
of minting a new Gold Coin for the Millenium. The response was
overwhelming,
and Bill Roesch, one of our founders, decided to buy the gold and have
a full one ounce gold coin minted that would be a credit to the Eastern
Oregon Mining Association. The gold was purchased locally and
refined
to 999 fine (24 karat), and sent to the Northwest Mint in Seattle,
where
the coin was minted. The dies were cut, and the first of the
coins
reached us in December of that year.
They very much resemble our 1 ounce silver medallions, with of course, the major difference that they are made of 999 fine gold. As you can see, they are beautiful coins, without blemish, and come in a flannel bag. Only 25 of these magnificent pieces were minted with the date "2000" on them, and that's all that ever will be minted. They are truly remarkable coins and will certainly appreciate in value when the public gets to see them. Eastern Oregon Mining Association is the sponsor for these coins, as for the Gold Beaver (please see our adjoining web page). For the investor, serious collector or gift giver, it is difficult to beat this coin. It will become a treasured keepsake, handed down generation to generation, becoming more valuable as years go by. As of the
date
of this publication Eastern Oregon Mining Association holds only 1 of
these wonderful coins, and we intend to continue to hold it for our
archives. Unfortunately, 14 of these magnificent coins were lost
in a fire
and EOMA has none to offer. We know of none that are available
for sale, however, we can try to put interested purchasers in touch
with current owners of the coins. For more information, please
write to:
Ken Anderson You may also send an email directly to me, and following up with payment by mail. Bob Heitmanek |