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Any 1 oz. Silver bullion coin of the high quality produced by the Perth Mint makes a wise investment, but the 2016 Australia 1 oz. Silver Koala BU is also ideal for collectors. Why? The answer lies in two main factors: the quantity produced and the unique design. The Silver Koala is presented by GMRgold in Brilliant Uncirculated condition, making it the right quality for collectors to hold. What's unique about the Silver Koala, however, is its design. Since it was introduced in 2007, the...

A random year order for an Australia 1 oz. Gold Kangaroo BU offers surprises that other random year coins can?t match. You not only get to open the box and find out what year you?ve received; you also get to check out which of the kangaroo designs has been used for that year. The Australia Gold 1 oz. Kangaroo coin evolved from the Gold Nugget series that was first released in 1986 as part of a proof set containing various fractional coins along with the 1 oz. coin. This coin, of course, had...

When Edward Hargraves discovered the first bit of gold near Bathurst, Australia, it is extremely unlikely that he thought about how Australian gold would one day be struck into .9999 Fine Silver Australia Gold Kangaroo coins. In fact, he was probably just thinking of how much he could sell it for, if truth be told. The establishment of the Perth Mint was still decades in the future at that time. Even when the Mint was started in 1899, its first coins bore no resemblance to the present-day 1...

The Swiss Gold 20 Francs Helvetia was first minted in 1897 at the Swiss National Mint. Times were relatively prosperous in Switzerland, and the coin symbolized the country?s national identity. Also known as the ?Swiss Miss,? the Swiss Gold 20 Francs Helvetia obverse image is to Switzerland what Lady Liberty is to the U.S. Yet, during the Great Depression, this fractional gold sovereign was no longer minted. Two restrike years brought back the coin in 1947 and 1949. The obverse design of the...

In 1850, following the previous year's California gold rush, the U.S. Mint struck the first $20 Liberty Gold Double Eagle. The coin was produced from then until 1907, when President Theodore Roosevelt ordered a redesign of the coin, which resulted in the Saint-Gaudens design. However, this first Double Eagle also had a beautiful design, created by James B. Longacre. Also called the Liberty Head or Liberty Coronet Double Eagle, the Longacre design is far less common than the Saint-Gaudens...