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<section article="gtg" article_name="Tax - General" number="11-214.1" title_number="11" title_name="Sales and Use Tax" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Exemptions">
  <level label="a">
    <text>In this section:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>“precious metal bullion or coins” means:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>any precious metal that has gone through a refining process and is in a state or condition such that its value depends on its precious metal content and not on its form; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, monetized bullion, coins, or other forms of money that:</text>
        <level label="1">
          <text>are manufactured from precious metals; and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>are or have in the past been used as a medium of exchange under the laws of the State, the United States, or a foreign nation; and</text>
        </level>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>“precious metal bullion or coins” does not include jewelry or a work of art made of precious metal bullion or coins.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>The sales and use tax does not apply to a sale of precious metal bullion or coins if the sale price is greater than $1,000.</text>
  </level>
</section>
