2010 China GOLD Panda 1/10-OZ UNC - Nice! US $159.00 (0 Bid) End Date: Saturday Sep-04-2010 14:39:42 PDT Add to watch list

2010 China GOLD Panda 1/4-OZ UNC - Nice! US $369.00 (0 Bid) End Date: Saturday Sep-04-2010 14:39:45 PDT Add to watch list

5- 1947 Mexican 50 Pesos Gold Coins 1.2 troy ounces US $7,670.00 (1 Bid) End Date: Saturday Sep-04-2010 15:36:07 PDT Add to watch list

1990 Chinese Panda gold coin 1/4 ounce US $309.99 (3 Bids) End Date: Saturday Sep-04-2010 15:47:37 PDT Add to watch list

1999 Canada $5 GOLD Maple Leaf 1/10 oz Scratch-Free PL US $140.38 (2 Bids) End Date: Saturday Sep-04-2010 16:00:01 PDT Add to watch list

2001 Lunar Snake 1/10 Oz. 9999 Gold Coin US $152.59 (12 Bids) End Date: Saturday Sep-04-2010 16:45:12 PDT Add to watch list

1913 - BRITISH SOVEREIGN COIN - 0.235421 OUNCES GOLD US $304.92 (2 Bids) End Date: Saturday Sep-04-2010 17:02:27 PDT Add to watch list

2010 Year of the Tiger 1/10 Oz. 9999 Gold Coin*C* US $157.59 (13 Bids) End Date: Saturday Sep-04-2010 17:02:59 PDT Add to watch list

WONDERFUL AU 1915 CUBAN GOLD 10 PESOS - MUST SEE - NR! US $610.00 (8 Bids) End Date: Saturday Sep-04-2010 17:07:09 PDT Add to watch list

China LUNAR MONKEY- 2004 200 Yuan 1/2oz gold RARE US $2,595.00 End Date: Saturday Sep-04-2010 17:09:24 PDT Add to watch list

1999 Gold PHILHARMONIKER 1/10 Ounce .9999 Fine Gold US $140.07 (6 Bids) End Date: Saturday Sep-04-2010 17:21:50 PDT Add to watch list

1982 South Africa Krugerrand 1/4 oz Fine Gold - No Res US $354.00 (8 Bids) End Date: Saturday Sep-04-2010 17:45:24 PDT Add to watch list

UNC 1916 CUBAN GOLD 10 PESOS - MUST SEE - NO RESERVE! US $610.00 (13 Bids) End Date: Saturday Sep-04-2010 18:04:17 PDT Add to watch list

Peso Mexican Mexico 1945 2 1/2 Gold Coin Coinhut1825 US $115.00 (0 Bid) End Date: Saturday Sep-04-2010 18:05:58 PDT Add to watch list

2 1/2 Peso Mexican 1945 Mexico Gold Coin Coinhut1828 US $115.00 (0 Bid) End Date: Saturday Sep-04-2010 18:23:26 PDT Add to watch list

GOLD KRUGERRAND 1/10 oz FINE GOLD- BEAUTIFUL COIN-LOOK! US $147.85 (6 Bids) End Date: Saturday Sep-04-2010 18:30:53 PDT Add to watch list

KRUGERRAND GOLD BULLION COIN 1/4 OZ 1980 US $325.01 (4 Bids) End Date: Saturday Sep-04-2010 18:42:12 PDT Add to watch list

** 1933 Netherlands Gold 10 Guilder Coin - Beautiful ** US $182.50 (16 Bids) End Date: Saturday Sep-04-2010 19:00:01 PDT Add to watch list

** 1915 Gold Austrian Ducat ** US $116.64 (10 Bids) End Date: Saturday Sep-04-2010 19:00:01 PDT Add to watch list

1975 KRUGERRAND 1 0Z GOLD COIN US $1,341.00 (5 Bids) End Date: Saturday Sep-04-2010 19:00:06 PDT Add to watch list

1919 S - BRITISH SOVEREIGN COIN - 0.235421 OUNCE GOLD US $318.00 (3 Bids) End Date: Saturday Sep-04-2010 19:07:02 PDT Add to watch list

1999 1/10 Ounce Gold PHILHARMONIKER .9999 !!Rare!! US $165.00 End Date: Saturday Sep-04-2010 19:09:22 PDT Add to watch list

2004 ~YEAR of MONKEY~ 1/4 OZ GOLD COIN~COLORIZED~ $9.99 US $334.00 (12 Bids) End Date: Saturday Sep-04-2010 19:10:01 PDT Add to watch list

1987 BRITISH UK 3 Coin GOLD Proof Set 27.95 Grams .9 Oz US $999.99 (1 Bid) End Date: Saturday Sep-04-2010 19:13:27 PDT Add to watch list

1917 20 pesos Gold coin US $587.00 (3 Bids) End Date: Saturday Sep-04-2010 19:14:00 PDT Add to watch list

MEXICO 2005 Uncirculated 1/20 Oz. Libertad Gold Coin US $79.99 (0 Bid) End Date: Saturday Sep-04-2010 19:22:52 PDT Add to watch list

1977 SOUTH AFRICA FULL KRUGERRAND GOLD PROOF 1oz COIN US $1,250.00 (3 Bids) End Date: Saturday Sep-04-2010 19:23:33 PDT Add to watch list

1987 Canada 1988 Olympics $100 Proof GOLD Coin 1/4 oz US $299.99 (1 Bid) End Date: Saturday Sep-04-2010 19:26:35 PDT Add to watch list

AUSTRIA PHILHARMONIC~1/4~OUNCE PURE GOLD COIN ~ $399.99 US $399.99 (0 Bid) End Date: Saturday Sep-04-2010 19:27:03 PDT Add to watch list

1945 Gold 2 peso of Mexico; Ch. BU .900 Fine GOLD US $65.55 (14 Bids) End Date: Saturday Sep-04-2010 19:30:40 PDT Add to watch list

1912 BRITISH GOLD SOVEREIGN ~ BRILIANT UNCIRCULATED US $333.00 (10 Bids) End Date: Saturday Sep-04-2010 20:24:18 PDT Add to watch list

2000 Colorized Gold Coin Chinese Bird 25 Yuan 1/4 Oz US $330.99 (13 Bids) End Date: Saturday Sep-04-2010 20:30:14 PDT Add to watch list

1927 SOUTH AFRICA GOLD SOVEREIGN, BRILIANT UNCIRCULATED US $305.99 (7 Bids) End Date: Saturday Sep-04-2010 20:35:19 PDT Add to watch list

2009 1/10 oz .9999 Pure Gold AUSTRIAN PHILHARMONIC Coin US $137.50 (7 Bids) End Date: Saturday Sep-04-2010 21:10:07 PDT Add to watch list

1915 AUSTRIA 100 CORONA GOLD COIN ~ 1.0891 TROY OZ US $1,290.00 (9 Bids) End Date: Saturday Sep-04-2010 21:19:21 PDT Add to watch list

1980 1 OZ GOLD CANADA MAPLE LEAF ~ 50 DOLLARS ~.9999 US $1,301.99 (26 Bids) End Date: Saturday Sep-04-2010 21:25:14 PDT Add to watch list

1985 1 OZ GOLD CHINA PANDA COIN ~ 100 YUAN ~.999 FINE US $1,320.00 (26 Bids) End Date: Saturday Sep-04-2010 21:41:02 PDT Add to watch list

2000 1/20 oz PROOF Gold Maple Leaf, .9999 RCM FIREWORKS US $124.52 (0 Bid) End Date: Saturday Sep-04-2010 22:04:19 PDT Add to watch list

2006 US $50 1 oz EAGLE FIFTY DOLLAR GOLD COIN NGC MS 69 US $1,579.65 (0 Bid) End Date: Saturday Sep-04-2010 22:14:12 PDT Add to watch list

2010 1/10 Gold Australian Lunar year of Tiger 15 AUD US $170.00 End Date: Saturday Sep-04-2010 22:50:29 PDT Add to watch list

2010 Canada 1/20 Troy oz .9999 Fine GOLD MAPLE $1 Coin! US $99.00 (1 Bid) End Date: Saturday Sep-04-2010 23:28:09 PDT Add to watch list

1922 MEXICO 50 PESOS 1.2 Oz. GOLD COIN NGC MS64 MS-64 ! US $2,075.00 End Date: Sunday Sep-05-2010 1:17:38 PDT Add to watch list

1931 MEXICO 50 PESOS 1.2 Oz. GOLD COIN NGC MS64 MS-64 ! US $2,066.25 End Date: Sunday Sep-05-2010 1:31:33 PDT Add to watch list

1922 MEXICO 50 PESOS 1.2 Oz. GOLD COIN PCGS MS63 MS-63 US $1,875.00 End Date: Sunday Sep-05-2010 1:50:04 PDT Add to watch list

2010 Canada 1/20 Troy oz .9999 Fine GOLD Maple $1 Coin! US $99.00 (0 Bid) End Date: Sunday Sep-05-2010 1:57:49 PDT Add to watch list

1929 MEXICO 50 PESOS 1.2 Oz. GOLD COIN PCGS MS64 MS-64 US $1,999.00 End Date: Sunday Sep-05-2010 1:58:45 PDT Add to watch list

1983 100 Yuan CHINA 1 Oz Panda .999 Fine Gold Coin US $1,749.99 End Date: Sunday Sep-05-2010 2:09:36 PDT Add to watch list

1984 100 Yuan CHINA 1 Oz Panda .999 Fine Gold Coin US $1,750.00 End Date: Sunday Sep-05-2010 2:10:35 PDT Add to watch list

Gold Krugerrand 1 OZ 22ct 1974 US $1,290.00 (17 Bids) End Date: Sunday Sep-05-2010 6:36:44 PDT Add to watch list

1/10 ounce Gold Lunar Snake Australian Mint Rolll of 20 US $3,499.99 End Date: Sunday Sep-05-2010 7:22:58 PDT Add to watch list

All types of precious metals such as gold or silver when taken as bulk are known as bullion. Such bullion metals are usually very rare and as a result, they become more valuable. Such valuable bullion metals are used to mint out precious coins which instead of being used as a method of exchange in day to day commerce, are stored as an investment by coin collectors. A bullion coin is defined by its purity and gold content rather than its actual face value.

There are many nations that have started minting such bullion coins such as America, Australia, France and China along with others. However, the most famous of all the bullion coins is the one that was minted in South African called the Krugerrand. Such bullion coins are not issued as legal tender because the value of the gold used to mint such coins keeps fluctuating day by day and so it tends to be much higher than the face value imprinted on the coin. For instance, although the Gold Maple Leaf bullion coin minted by the Royal Canadian Mint has a face value of $50, it is valued at $737 as bullion. It is not only gold bullion coins that are in demand, but even certain silver bullion coins such as the US Silver Eagles which have been almost impossible to obtain at reasonable rates because of the rising price of silver.

All types of bullion coins are available in gold and silver, the only exceptions being the Krugerrand and the Swiss Vreneli which are only available in gold. The American Eagle and the Canadian Maple Leaf are the only bullion coins that are available in gold, silver and also platinum. While most bullion coins are available in multiples of troy ounces, there are still a few that are produced in limited weights of kilograms.