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These meticulously rendered gold
coins from the Perth Mint are always a popular choice in pure .9999 gold bullion products.
Introduced in 1986 as a .9999 fine bullion
coin. Each year the design is changed, since 1989 with various portraits of kangaroos.
The current year Kangaroos that we sell here are in their original protective round
plastic cases, as issued by the Mint.
Australia's gold Kangaroo Nugget series
of bullion coins was launched in 1987 by Gold Corporation, which is wholly owned by
the government of Western Australia. From its beginning, this issue of coins had two
unique features: a 'two-tone' frosted design effect, and individual hard plastic encapsulation
of each coin. For a standard-price bullion coin, these features were unheard of, and
served to position the Nugget as a product offering a lot of value for a standard bullion
price. At first, these coins pictured on the reverse side a famous Australian gold
nugget.
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Well, maybe pictures of gold nuggets
are recognizable in Australia, like pictures of baseball players here in America. But
to most of us, the gold Nuggets from 1986-1988 pictured lumps that looked like meteorites,
or maybe just clods of dirt.
Thankfully, in 1989, this design was
changed to feature different Kangaroos, a more world-recognized symbol of Australia.
Another aspect of the bullion coin market
touched on by Australia was the introduction of 2-, 10-, and 32.15-ounce (kilogram)
bullion gold coins. These larger sizes have been imported into the U.S. from time to
time since their initial production. The large sizes are also produced in silver and
platinum versions. The Australia Kangaroos are meticulously-made, individually packaged
99.99% pure coins with a lot of 'eye-appeal' for the bullion buyer.
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