Happy Australia Day! Today we mark Australia Day – an important day in Australian history, but also a day for other nations to celebrate this beautiful country. And I can’t think of anything more worthy of celebrating than Australia’s exquisite numismatic history and one of the world’s most renowned coins – The Gold Nugget ! The Perth Mint’s...
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A WORLD RECORD BREAKING TREASURE ! The story of the SS City of Cairo is an incredible story of tragedy, treachery, courage, and endurance . On a cold November night in the South Atlantic during the Second World War, a wartime passenger ship carrying over 300 passengers and a top-secret cargo was torpedoed and sunk by a German U-Boat. As the ship...
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The famous gold Krugerrand: the pinnacle of technical excellence One of the most prestigious gold coins in the world, the South African Krugerrand is nothing short of a masterpiece . This magnificent coin paved the way for world gold coinage, with the Canadian Maple Leaf and Australian Nugget, amongst many others, taking inspiration from the...
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