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| | RMS Republic - Assay Office and Sub Treasury |
 | | If the New York Assay Office did not have sufficient bars for export, bankers would commit coins (preferably mint condition coins exhibiting minimum wear and, therefore, maximum weight) from the New York Sub-Treasury if the market purchase price was sufficient to cover, with profit, the expense of coins. |
 | | The Assay Office makes two kinds of gold bars for sale: small bars varying in value from $100 to $700, which are bought for use in the arts and sciences; and large bars varying in value from $5,000 to $8,000, which are used for the export of the precious metal. |
 | | The Assay Office is a branch of the United States Mint, and, as its name indicates, it receives and assays deposits of gold and silver and returns same to the depositors in the shape of bars, or the Government will give coin for the value of the gold. |
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