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> Bullion advocates argue that exchanging dollars for physical gold is a currency exchange rather than a consumption purchase.

One can argue that until they're blue, but it'd still be wrong. Gold is a commodity, and if you're buying it shell-packed at Costco you probably should be paying sales tax on it.





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