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What is the benefit of realizing the gains for France? They had gold, they still have gold. They don't pay tax on their gold or gains.

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I don't think they cared about realizing the gains. They just wanted to roll to a new position on higher standard ingots. It just so happen that it meant selling/buying, which realizes the gains.

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