World Gold
Australian Gold Bullion Coins
Australia’s Gold Bullion Coins fall into two different categories 22 karat gold and 24 karat gold. The 22 carat gold coins are the one and half gold Sovereigns. The sovereigns had been regularly circulated coins. In 1913 with the onset of War World I gold prices rose dramatically making gold impractical to be used for … Continue reading
Australian Gold Coins
Australia’s Gold Sovereigns were the first coins authorized by the British Royal Mint to be minted in Australia. Gold was first discovered around Bathurst in New South Wales by James McBrien in 1823. Later gold was also discovered in Victoria at Clunes and Ballarat. This brought in free immigrants to Australia and in the late … Continue reading
Peru: Gold Coins
Some of the readably available Peru’s gold coins are of various denominations of the 90% fine gold Sol which were minted from 1950 through 1970. There are also the Libra (Pound) which were first minted in 1898. Peru’s gold Libra coins were one of the few gold coins anywhere in the world that continued to … Continue reading
German Gold Mark
The German Gold Mark (Deutsche Mark) was first minted in 1871 with Kaiser Wilhelm I’s likeness on it and continued to be minted until 1915 with Wilhelm II’s portrait. Wilhelm I was able to consolidate German into a cohesive Empire in 1870. The Mark was declared to be the only legal tender beginning January 1, … Continue reading
Modern Swiss Gold Francs
Two of the widely sold Modern Swiss Gold Francs are the “Helvectica” and the “Vreneli” 20 franc gold coins. The “Helvecticas” Gold 20 Franc coin was first minted by Switzerland in 1883. These gold coins were then struck regularly from 1886 to 1896. They are 21 millimeter diameter gold coins made with 90.0% fine gold. … Continue reading
Austrian Gold Ducats
Austria began minting Gold Ducats in the early 1500′s and Hungry was already minting their own gold ducats at this time. Both gold ducats and florins were being used as trade coins through out most of Europe by this time. The gold ducat outlived the florin as a trade coin because it maintained its 23.75 … Continue reading
Early Gold Ducats: Italian States
The Venetian Gold Ducat started to be minted in Venice during 1284. They were regularly struck and virtually unchanged until 1797 when Napoleon’s Army invaded and conquered Venice. Having been minted for over 500 years the Venetian gold ducat is longest running coin design in world history. The name “Ducat” comes from the Venetian “Doge” … Continue reading
One Twentieth Gold Maple Leaf
Coin Weight (g) Composition Gold Melt Value Full Melt Value $1 Gold Maple Leaf (1993-) 1.581 Gold 99.99% (Article continued below Listings…) One Twentieth Ounce 99.99% Gold Philharmonic Close to Spot Price
One Tenth Ounce Gold Maple Leaf
Coin Weight (g) Composition Gold Melt Value Full Melt Value $50 Gold Maple Leaf (1979-1982) 31.15 Gold 99.9% $50 Gold Maple Leaf (1982-) 31.15 Gold 99.99% $20 Gold Maple Leaf (1986-) 15.584 Gold 99.99% $10 Gold Maple Leaf (1982-) 7.797 Gold 99.99% $5 Gold Maple Leaf (1982-) 3.131 Gold 99.99% $1 Gold Maple Leaf (1993-) … Continue reading
Quarter Ounce Gold Maple Leaf
Coin Weight (g) Composition Gold Melt Value Full Melt Value $50 Gold Maple Leaf (1979-1982) 31.15 Gold 99.9% $50 Gold Maple Leaf (1982-) 31.15 Gold 99.99% $20 Gold Maple Leaf (1986-) 15.584 Gold 99.99% $10 Gold Maple Leaf (1982-) 7.797 Gold 99.99% $5 Gold Maple Leaf (1982-) 3.131 Gold 99.99% $1 Gold Maple Leaf (1993-) … Continue reading
