U.S. & World Bullion Coins
There are well over a dozen bullion coins produced by major world mints which are authorized and guaranteed for their precious metal purity by their respective governments. These gold, silver, platinum and palladium coins are manufactured mostly for investment purposes, although coin collectors add them to their collections as well. The following summaries link to information on the major bullion coins that are produced annually.
Each of the bullion American Silver Eagle coins are composed from one ounce of 99.9% pure silver and are considered the official silver bullion coin of the United States. Learn More » |
The one ounce bullion Gold Eagle coins were released for sale by the US Mint to its network of authorized purchasers on January 3, 2011. Learn More » |
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America the Beautiful Silver Bullion Coins The US Mint will produce America the Beautiful Silver Bullion Coins™ until at least 2021. They have a diameter of three inches and are composed of five ounces of .999 fine silver. Learn More » |
The Palladium Eagle was authorized by the United States Congress by the Eagle Palladium Bullion Coin Act of 2010. Learn More » |
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The American Buffalo Gold Bullion Coin was introduced by the US Mint in 2006. It was created in response to calls for a 24-karat American made bullion coin, of which there were none at the time. Learn More » |
Since first introduced in 1983, the Chinese Panda Silver Bullion Coin has undergone many changes. This is owing to many factors including the annually changing reverse designs as well as composition changes. Learn More » |
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The Chinese Panda Gold bullion coin has garnered a loyal following of collectors and investors from around the world who seek the strike for its 99.9% pure gold and annually changing reverse design of the panda. Learn More » |
Canadian Wildlife Silver Coins The Canadian Wildlife Silver Bullion Coins are a Royal Canadian Mint struck series containing reverse imagery dedicated to the abundant wildlife of Canada. This series features a total of six unique coins. Learn More » |
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The Canadian Maple Leaf Gold coin has been offered by the Royal Canadian Mint since 1979. Initially, the strike was available in only the one ounce size, but in the years that followed, additional fractional sizes were added. Learn More » |
The Canadian Maple Leaf Silver was first offered in 1988. Its appearance was brought about through the popularity of the Gold Maple Leaf which appeared several years earlier and proved to be a favorite among collectors and investors. Learn More » |
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The Canadian Maple Leaf Platinum coin made its first appearance from the Royal Canadian Mint in 1988. The coin is struck from 99.95% pure platinum. These coins debuted the same year as the Silver Maple Leaf which also served as an expansion to the popular maple leaf bullion program. Learn More » |
The British Sovereign Gold Bullion Coin has a history that dates back more than 500 years and continues to be one of the most recognizable bullion strikes in the world today. The Sovereign was first struck by the Royal Mint of England in 1489 while Henry VII was on the throne. Learn More » |
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The Australian Kangaroo Gold Coin can trace its start back to 1987 when the Perth Mint of Australia first introduced the “Australian Nugget” series in both a one ounce and one-half ounce 99.99% fine gold coin. Since then, the series has undergone some changes, but it remains one of the most popular gold bullion products of the world. Learn More » |
The Australian Koala Silver is one of the more popular bullion coins in the world since first being offered in 2007. Not only do investors seek the 99.9% pure silver coins to add to their portfolios, but collectors also buy them due to their annually changing reverse designs. Learn More » |
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The Australian Kookaburra Silver Bullion Coin has appeared annually from the Perth Mint of Australia since 1990 and has garnered a loyal following of collectors and investors in that twenty-plus year period. Not only do individuals seek the coins for their 99.9% pure silver content, but also because the Perth Mint changes the reverse design on an annual basis. Learn More » |
The Austrian Vienna Philharmonic Gold made its world-wide debut in 1989 from the Austrian Mint. Since then, it has become one of the most sought after annual bullion strikes, at times even qualifying as the best selling cold coin in the world. A large part of the interest in the coin is based on their quality. Each is composed of 99.99% pure gold. Learn More » |
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The Austrian Vienna Philharmonic Silver coin was introduced in 2008, expanding on the interest seen for the Gold Philharmonic Coin that debuted almost twenty years earlier. Each silver coin is struck from one ounce of 99.9% pure silver with a face value of 1.5 Euros. Learn More » |
The Mexican Libertad Silver Bullion Coin can trace its start back to 1982, but the facility responsible for striking it goes back much further. In fact, the Casa de Moneda de México (Mexican Mint) is the oldest minting facility in America. Learn More » |
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The Mexican Libertad Gold coin was first issued in 1981 and paved the way for its sister series, the Silver Libertad, which debuted the very next year. Each gold coin contains the stated amount of 99.9% pure gold making them one of the purest bullion strikes produced in the world. Learn More » |
The South African Krugerrand Gold Bullion Coin is credited with being the first bullion coin in the world created solely for investment purposes. It first appeared in 1967 as a means of marketing gold mined from massive deposits in South Africa. Learn More » |
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