Gold Coin from Fiji

The New Zealand Mint has added the 1 ounce 999.9 gold coin to the Taku, or turtle coins it produces for the Fiji Islands.  The obverse shows the Fijian coat of arms, and the denomination is $200.

This is a bullion coin,

Gold Kangaroo Coins

The Perth Mint has just released the 2014 gold kangaroo bullion coins.  The coins were made available in 1/10, 1/4, 1/2, and 1 ounce sizes.

These coins are minted with a 99.99% fineness.

Perth Mint Bullion

The Perth Mint is Australia produces a wide range o bullion coins, with several coins and sizes of both silver and gold from which to choose, and the platinum platypus in a multitude of sizes..  The silver coins include the lunar series, the koala, and the kookaburra.  The gold coins include both the popular kangaroo and the lunar coins.  The lunar coins celebrate the year of the horse for 2014.

If you prefer proof or gilded coins, in the past they existed, and there is no reason we would expect a change.  Go to our home page and click a banner to the Perth Mint's site to see what they have released in the past and to watch in case something new comes out.

Black Spaniel Gallery Coins

Crescent City Coin Club Show

Black Spaniel Gallery is pleased to announce the Crescent City Coin Club upcoming show which will be held November 23 and 24.  This show will be held at the Doublletree Hotel in Kenner, Louisiana.
Admission is free, and you could win a door prize, given away hourly.

The show advertises U> S> and FOREIGN COINS and PAPER MONEY, GOLD, SILVER BULLION, MEDALS, etc.  Usually the etc. included ancient coins!

Come out and meet some very friendly folks, and look for that missing coin to complete your collection.

Perth Mint Gold Bullion

The Perth Mint produces gold bullion coins in a multitude of sizes.  And, the line between numismatic coins and bullion coins is fading, giving numismatic support when gold drops.

The Perth Mint is now accredited by the London Bullion Market Association.

Chinese Pandas

One popular bullion coins are the gold and the silver Chinese pandas. While china has lax counterfeit laws, they do not allow counterfeiting Chinese currency. Look for the yuan symbol, which resembles the pi symbol. This gives some confidence.

Perth Mint Bars and Ingots

The limited edition Argyle Pink Diamond Ingot

American Arts Commemorative Series of Gold Medallions

Before the United States Mint started minting gold American Eagle coins, the United States government authorized a set of gold medallions, each containing 1 ounce or ½ ounce of gold, to be struck and sold. What is unusual is a 1 ounce and ½ ounce medallion were struck each year, and each featured a different artist.

 The minting occurred from 1980 through 1984, and was done at the West Point Mint. The subjects of these medallions were famous artists, and ten different medallions were struck.

 These were not very popular. Numismatists perhaps would have embraced them more if they had been coins, but they had no legal tender status. They were intended to be bullion, not coins. At the time they were first minted the Krugerrand had a stigma, yet it was the most frequently mentioned gold bullion coin. The medallions were to be a reasonable alternative to the Krugerrand.

 1980 — Marian Anderson

 1980 — Grant Wood

 1981 — Mark Twain

 1981 — Willa Cathe

 1982 — Louis Armstrong

 1982 — Frank Lloyd Wright

 1983 — Robert Frost

 1983 — Alexander Calder

 1984 — Helen Hayes

 1984 — Helen Steinbeck

Gold Maple Leaf Coins

The Canadian Maple Leaf is a beautiful coin. Some mints change the image on their gold bullion annually, but the Royal Canadian Mint does a nice, simple image that is repeated year after year. The Royal Canadian Mint was the first to mint gold coins with a purity of 0.9999, and that extra nine, while representing an insignificant amount of gold, does psychologically appeal to investors. While the 1 ounce coin is the most familiar coin to most people, smaller gold Maple Leaf coins do exist. Gold Maple Leaf Coins Troy Ounces Denomination 1/25 50 cents 1/20 $1 1/15 $2 1/10 $5 1/4 $10 1/2 $20 1 $50 32.146 $2,500 3,214.6 $1,000,000

What Is Available in Small Gold and Platinum Coins?

First, we highly recommend buying gold in coin form. They are easily liquidated, and the government that issued them is standing behind the weight and purity, which means you probably will need an assay to sell. Remember, the smaller the coin, the larger percentage of its cost is in the minting process. The process requires use of machinery, and labor, so there is a small cost in stamping out a coin. However, it should be about as easy to mint a large coin as a small one, so percentage of price drops with larger coins. The smallest coins out are about 0.5 grams, or less than 1/60 Troy ounce. These are not generally bullion coins, but are instead intended for collectors. However, with mints vying for business, most current bullion coins are being prized for being collectible, which could provide a favorable move in the value of the coin in the future. The small size coins designed for small bullion purchases often come in 1/25, 1/20, 1/10, and ¼ Troy ounce sizes. There are fewer mints making fewer sizes of platinum coins, but usually there are a few available. Please consider these, which are currently available on eBay. And, how aren't the platinum coins beautiful?

Gold Kangaroo Bars

Gold coins are of known purity and weight, so they are usually preferred to bars, but they take up more space than bars.  Now, the Perth Mint is producing gold bars, with the integrity of the Perth Mint backing the purity and weight.  This appears to be a solution to the storage problem, while maintaining important features of gold coins.

Australian Bullion Coins for 2013

In 2013 the Perth Mint is producing bullion in all three precious metals.

Gold:  The Snake and the Kangaroo in multiple sizes

Silver:  The Kookaburra, Snake, and Koala in multiple sizes

Platinum:  The Platypus in one size

10-kg Gold Coin Video from he Royal Canadian Mint

We have a link to the video, and several others, at our Kumbuya site.

Coin Images, pages, and videos

Affordable GOLD (Small Gold Coins)

Affordable GOLD (Small Gold Coins)

Many world class mints make small gold coins, some as small as a twentieth of an ounce.  These small coins are often bullion coins and sell for a low mark-up over the price of gold.  Coins are easier to sell later, since no assay is likely to be needed.

Affordable GOLD (Small Gold Coins)

Gold coins have gone up in value, but many large mints, including the United States Mint, the Perth Mint, and the Royal Canadian Mint have found the solution in producing small gold bullion coins. http://www.squidoo.com/affordable-gold

IF YOU ARE BUYING GOLD OR SILVER, CONSIDER COINS!!! Why?

· Coins are guaranteed for purity and content by a government.

· Coins can be sold without an assay.

Coins can appreciate in value due to the numismatic market as well as the precious metals market.

The decision to invest in metals is up to you, but if you do decide to buy metals consider coins, especially uncirculated coins obtained right from the mint.  The link found here takes you to the online store for the Perth Mint, the most prestigious mint in Australia, where many interesting gold and silver coins can be found.  They ship fast and the shipping cost is low if several coins are ordered.  The best way to handle shipping is to order several items and spread the cost, lowering the cost per item.

This article is being made available from Black Spaniel Gallery at http://blackspanielgallery.comby the author.  Links to major English speaking mints are available at Black Spaniel Gallery.