1990 1/20ozt Australian Kangaroo UNC US $70.00 (0 Bid) End Date: Tuesday Mar-16-2010 8:00:23 PDT Add to watch list

(1) Australian Kangaroo 1/10 oz Gold Coin No Res RARE! US $103.33 (3 Bids) End Date: Tuesday Mar-16-2010 13:59:52 PDT Add to watch list

2009 1/10 Ounce Gold From Australia-999 Fine US $98.77 (3 Bids) End Date: Tuesday Mar-16-2010 20:32:41 PDT Add to watch list

2010 1/4 Gold Australian Kangaroo 25 AUD coin US $389.00 End Date: Tuesday Mar-16-2010 21:02:23 PDT Add to watch list

2000 AUSTRALIA NUGGET 1 OZ GOLD PCGS UNC WTC RECOVER US $1,505.00 End Date: Tuesday Mar-16-2010 21:25:46 PDT Add to watch list

2009 Australian Gold Kangaroo 1/20 ounce. Original. US $0.99 (0 Bid) End Date: Wednesday Mar-17-2010 18:00:55 PDT Add to watch list

2000 $15 Australian Gold Nugget / Kangaroo 1/10 OZ Gold US $15.50 (2 Bids) End Date: Wednesday Mar-17-2010 19:26:41 PDT Add to watch list

2000 AUSTRALIAN $100 SYDNEY OLYMPIC TORCH GOLD COIN US $124.50 (3 Bids) End Date: Wednesday Mar-17-2010 20:00:12 PDT Add to watch list

SYDNEY AUSTRALIA 2000 OLYMPIC GOLD COIN COLLECTION US $1,581.00 (3 Bids) End Date: Wednesday Mar-17-2010 20:31:36 PDT Add to watch list

~ Pure .9999 24K GOLD Australia 2002 KANGAROO 1/20 Coin US $66.00 (10 Bids) End Date: Thursday Mar-18-2010 1:44:58 PDT Add to watch list

2010 Combo Australia 1oz Tiger Silver & 1/10 Tiger Gold US $169.95 (5 Bids) End Date: Thursday Mar-18-2010 14:29:52 PDT Add to watch list

2010 1/10 oz. Australia Kangaroo Gold Coin US $122.50 (3 Bids) End Date: Thursday Mar-18-2010 14:38:16 PDT Add to watch list

2010 AUSTRALIA $15 -1/10oz..9999 -YEAR OF THE TIGER-BU US $149.95 (0 Bid) End Date: Thursday Mar-18-2010 20:09:13 PDT Add to watch list

~ Rare .9999 GOLD 1/20 oz Australia 2007 KANGAROO Coin US $76.00 (10 Bids) End Date: Thursday Mar-18-2010 23:26:17 PDT Add to watch list

10 PIECE AUSTRALIAN KANGAROO 1/20 OUNCE .999 GOLD SET US $635.00 (0 Bid) End Date: Friday Mar-19-2010 13:44:07 PDT Add to watch list

~ Pure .9999 24K GOLD Australian 2006 Dog 1/20 oz Coin US $22.50 (4 Bids) End Date: Friday Mar-19-2010 22:56:20 PDT Add to watch list

2009 1/10 Ounce Gold From Australia-999 Fine US $71.00 (3 Bids) End Date: Saturday Mar-20-2010 12:04:48 PDT Add to watch list

1999 AUSTRALIAN $15 GOLD KANGAROO 1/10 OZ. - NGC MS 69 US $155.00 End Date: Saturday Mar-20-2010 13:35:13 PDT Add to watch list

1994 AUSTRALIAN $15 GOLD KANGAROO 1/10 OZ. - NGC MS 68 US $155.00 End Date: Saturday Mar-20-2010 13:36:25 PDT Add to watch list

2001 AUSTRALIAN $15 GOLD KANGAROO 1/10 OZ. - NGC MS 69 US $155.00 End Date: Saturday Mar-20-2010 13:51:15 PDT Add to watch list

2010 1/10 Gold Australian Kangaroo 15 AUD coin US $150.00 End Date: Saturday Mar-20-2010 18:01:49 PDT Add to watch list

1997 One (1) OZ Bullion Australian Nugget Gold Coin US $113.61 (3 Bids) End Date: Sunday Mar-21-2010 16:54:38 PDT Add to watch list

2010 1 Oz .9999 $100 24K Gold Australian Kangaroo Coin US $1,319.00 End Date: Sunday Mar-21-2010 19:10:28 PDT Add to watch list

~ Rare .9999 GOLD Australian 2005 ROOSTER 1/20 oz Coin US $40.00 (8 Bids) End Date: Sunday Mar-21-2010 22:32:04 PDT Add to watch list

10x 2010 1/10 Gold Australian Kangaroo 15 AUD coin US $1,409.00 End Date: Monday Mar-22-2010 10:29:36 PDT Add to watch list

GREAT BRITAIN & AUSTRALIA SOVEREIGN TYPE SET 1879-1925 US $0.01 (0 Bid) End Date: Monday Mar-22-2010 20:16:41 PDT Add to watch list

2009 AUSTRALIAN KANGAROO 1/4 OZ .9999 GOLD COIN US $375.00 End Date: Tuesday Mar-23-2010 18:00:09 PDT Add to watch list

1987 Australian Gold $200 PROOF Coin 22 Carat 10 Grams US $899.00 End Date: Friday Mar-26-2010 15:34:21 PDT Add to watch list

2010 AUSTRALIAN YEAR OF TIGER 2 OZ GOLD .9999 FINE US $2,649.00 End Date: Saturday Mar-27-2010 15:52:22 PDT Add to watch list

2002 Australia Horse 1/10 Gold Coin w/capsule US $179.95 End Date: Tuesday Mar-30-2010 2:23:02 PDT Add to watch list

AUSTRALIAN GOLD NUGGET SET OF 1987, 1.85ozs BEAUTIFUL!! US $2,795.00 End Date: Tuesday Mar-30-2010 15:34:56 PDT Add to watch list

The most famous gold bullion coin minted by the Perth Mint in Western Australia is the Australian Gold Nugget. All these coins are made from 24 karat gold and have different denominations of 1/20 oz, 1/10 oz, 1/4 oz, 1/2 oz, 1 oz, 2 oz, 10 oz and 1 kg. The Australian Nuggets have a tender face value in Australia and just like the Australian Lunar Coins, these gold bullion coins also change their design every year. The fact they these coins are produced in limited mintage per year raises their numismatic value just like other gold bullion coins. Each of the coins has a gold composition of 99.99% making it one of the purest gold coins in Australian history.

Gold Corporation, a company owned by the Western Australian government, started manufacturing the gold nuggets in 1986. These gold nuggets had two very distinctive features viz. a frosted design effect and a very hard plastic encapsulation for each individual coin. These two features gave the Australian Nuggets a unique feature that distinguished them for other gold bullion coins produced at the time.

Ian Rank Broadely designed the obverse side of this coin which featured a profile view of the face of Queen Elizabeth II. Her portrait is surrounded by the words “ELIZABETH II”, “AUSTRAILA” and the denomination of the coin printed out in words. The reverse of the Australian Nugget originally depicted golden nuggets with different designs for different sizes. In 1989, this picture on the reverse was changed to that of a kangaroo because the kangaroo was considered to be a more recognizable animal of Australia. It is for this reason that these coins are called Australian “Nuggets” or sometimes even Australian “Kangaroos”.

The Australian Gold Nugget should not be mistaken for the Australian Lunar coin as both are minted by the Perth Mint and have a 0.9999 gold fineness, but the Nugget has a picture of the kangaroo while a Lunar coin uses images of different animals referring to the Chinese calendar.