1978 Panama One Hundred Balboa .900 Gold Proof Coin/First Day Cover/ COA US $410.00 (1 Bid) End Date: Sunday Feb-05-2012 6:23:06 PST Add to watch list

1/2 ounce Gold Lunar Pig Australian US $1,150.00 End Date: Sunday Feb-05-2012 7:24:03 PST Add to watch list

1915 Austria Gold 4 Ducat 0.443 Troy Ounce Pure Gold - AU Condition US $945.25 End Date: Sunday Feb-05-2012 7:47:31 PST Add to watch list

1985 1/20oz Gold China 5 Yuan Panda Coin US $90.00 (0 Bid) End Date: Sunday Feb-05-2012 8:57:06 PST Add to watch list

Australia 2012 Year of the Dragon 1/10 oz Gold BU Coin US $260.00 (0 Bid) End Date: Sunday Feb-05-2012 9:00:11 PST Add to watch list

22k Solid Gold - 1 Pahlavi Iranian Gold Coin 1345 =1966!! NO RESERVE!!! US $435.56 (17 Bids) End Date: Sunday Feb-05-2012 11:16:29 PST Add to watch list

Authentic 22k Solid Gold 1 Pahlavi Iranian Gold Coin 1354 =1975!! NO RESERVE!!! US $455.00 (10 Bids) End Date: Sunday Feb-05-2012 11:22:10 PST Add to watch list

2011 China Gold Panda (1/10 oz) 50 Yn - PCGS MS70 US $365.00 End Date: Sunday Feb-05-2012 11:24:59 PST Add to watch list

Authentic 22k solid gold Iranian Gold Coin 1 Azadi SH 1364 = 1985!! NO RESERVE! US $410.56 (10 Bids) End Date: Sunday Feb-05-2012 11:40:11 PST Add to watch list

1913 FULL GEORGIVS V SOVEREIGN GOLD COIN US $421.00 (18 Bids) End Date: Sunday Feb-05-2012 12:00:01 PST Add to watch list

2004 - ATHENS OLYMPICS - GOLD & SILVER SET W/BOXES/COAS - SCARCE COMPLETE SET!!! US $5,495.00 End Date: Sunday Feb-05-2012 12:03:36 PST Add to watch list

1903 FULL GEORGIVS V SOVEREIGN GOLD COIN US $405.00 (6 Bids) End Date: Sunday Feb-05-2012 12:18:43 PST Add to watch list

1999 U. S. American Eagle 1/10 oz Five Dollar Gold Coin US $202.53 (23 Bids) End Date: Sunday Feb-05-2012 12:40:35 PST Add to watch list

2008 BEIJING OLYMPICS 2000Y SERIES 2 5 OZ. GOLD COIN ~ NGC PF 69 ULTRA CAMEO US $8,988.00 (12 Bids) End Date: Sunday Feb-05-2012 12:47:58 PST Add to watch list

Collection of 6 French 20 franc gold coins 1855 through 1860 US $2,222.00 End Date: Sunday Feb-05-2012 12:51:25 PST Add to watch list

2011 China Panda 1 ounce fine gold .999 / PCGS MS70 US $2,649.00 (0 Bid) End Date: Sunday Feb-05-2012 13:08:56 PST Add to watch list

1987-S 1/20 TROY oz CHINA PANDA GOLD COIN - SEALED - 5 YUAN US $167.50 End Date: Sunday Feb-05-2012 13:37:52 PST Add to watch list

1987-S 1/4 TROY oz CHINA PANDA GOLD COIN - SEALED - 25 YUAN US $555.00 End Date: Sunday Feb-05-2012 13:48:33 PST Add to watch list

Gold Bullion.900 fine 2 1/2 Peso from Mexico dated 1945 - Uncirculated Condition US $139.99 (0 Bid) End Date: Sunday Feb-05-2012 14:01:26 PST Add to watch list

RARE 1909 DENMARK GOLD 10 KRONER 4.5 GRAMS BEAUTIFUL COIN. US $299.99 End Date: Sunday Feb-05-2012 14:28:33 PST Add to watch list

1915 Austro-Hungarian Empire Ducat Gold Coin US $225.00 (0 Bid) End Date: Sunday Feb-05-2012 14:32:13 PST Add to watch list

2007 1/10 oz 999 Gold Discover Australia Playtapus US $399.99 End Date: Sunday Feb-05-2012 14:44:06 PST Add to watch list

1915 Austro-Hungarian Empire Ducat Gold Coin US $225.00 (0 Bid) End Date: Sunday Feb-05-2012 15:01:31 PST Add to watch list

1 New FAKE WORLD GOLD DETECTOR CIad PIated .999 K Fine Coins Bars Scrap Jewelry US $14.99 (0 Bid) End Date: Sunday Feb-05-2012 15:06:31 PST Add to watch list

1900 GOLD Soverign .2354 Troy OZ of Pure GOLD, 8 Grams .917 Pure GOLD US $380.00 (10 Bids) End Date: Sunday Feb-05-2012 15:14:16 PST Add to watch list

Proof Electrum (White Gold) Coin US $1,095.00 (0 Bid) End Date: Sunday Feb-05-2012 15:32:38 PST Add to watch list

GOLD COIN FRENCH ANGEL 20 FRANCS 1876 BU - NO RESERVE. US $350.00 (14 Bids) End Date: Sunday Feb-05-2012 15:42:30 PST Add to watch list

Austrian Gold - 1915 One Ducat - Uncirculated Gold Coin US $328.00 End Date: Sunday Feb-05-2012 15:51:19 PST Add to watch list

Austrian Gold 1915 - Four Ducats Bullion - Proof-like Finish US $1,235.00 End Date: Sunday Feb-05-2012 15:52:27 PST Add to watch list

2001 Australia $15 Snake .9999 Gold 1/10 Troy Ounce US $265.99 End Date: Sunday Feb-05-2012 16:10:52 PST Add to watch list

1981 Proof Sovereign Gold **8gr of .9167 pure gold** US $500.00 End Date: Sunday Feb-05-2012 16:12:03 PST Add to watch list

1945 Mexican GOLD Dos Pesos .0602 Troy OZ .900 GOLD 1.666 Grams Bullion US $90.09 (5 Bids) End Date: Sunday Feb-05-2012 17:00:26 PST Add to watch list

$50 CANADA Gold Maple Leaf ONE OUNCE Bullion Coin : RANDOM YEAR : BU Condition US $1,859.00 End Date: Sunday Feb-05-2012 17:05:43 PST Add to watch list

1 New FAKE WORLD GOLD DETECTOR CIad PIated .999 K Fine Coins Bars Scrap Jewelry US $14.99 (0 Bid) End Date: Sunday Feb-05-2012 17:06:10 PST Add to watch list

1945 Genuine Dos Pesos Gold Coin Fancy 14k Ring 11.3gr US $695.00 End Date: Sunday Feb-05-2012 17:09:02 PST Add to watch list

1945 Mexican GOLD Dos Pesos .0602 Troy OZ .900 GOLD 1.666 Grams Bullion US $90.00 (11 Bids) End Date: Sunday Feb-05-2012 17:09:54 PST Add to watch list

2012 Year of the Dragon Australia 1-Ounce GOLD NGC PF 70 Ultra Cameo Flag Label US $3,799.00 End Date: Sunday Feb-05-2012 17:22:53 PST Add to watch list

2012 $15. = One Tenth Oz .9999 Pure Gold YEAR of the DRAGON Gem BU GOLD COIN US $249.00 End Date: Sunday Feb-05-2012 17:51:52 PST Add to watch list

1945 Genuine Dos Pesos Gold Coin Fancy 18k Ring 7.1gr US $525.00 End Date: Sunday Feb-05-2012 18:04:45 PST Add to watch list

1945 2 1/2 PESOS MEXICO/ 900 GOLD .0602 AGW US $114.99 (0 Bid) End Date: Sunday Feb-05-2012 18:15:39 PST Add to watch list

1959 20 PESOS MEXICO/ 900 GOLD .4823 AGW US $919.00 (0 Bid) End Date: Sunday Feb-05-2012 18:18:40 PST Add to watch list

1989 GOLD PANDA 5Y NGC MS69 US $150.00 (0 Bid) End Date: Sunday Feb-05-2012 18:29:47 PST Add to watch list

1988 CHINA GOLD DRAGON COIN 100 YUAN NGC PROOF UC 68 US $3,999.99 End Date: Sunday Feb-05-2012 18:33:49 PST Add to watch list

Set of 4 British Sovereign Gold Coins US $1,795.00 (0 Bid) End Date: Sunday Feb-05-2012 18:52:33 PST Add to watch list

5 - 1oz. South African Gold Krugerrand Bullion Coins US $9,000.00 (1 Bid) End Date: Sunday Feb-05-2012 19:00:40 PST Add to watch list

1915 Austrian One Ducat Gold Coin Brilliant Uncirculated US $250.99 End Date: Sunday Feb-05-2012 19:00:58 PST Add to watch list

1986-P Australia Gold $50 Proof - PCGS PR68 Deep Cameo US $925.00 (1 Bid) End Date: Sunday Feb-05-2012 19:31:22 PST Add to watch list

1 New FAKE WORLD GOLD DETECTOR CIad PIated .999 K Fine Coins Bars Scrap Jewelry US $14.99 (0 Bid) End Date: Sunday Feb-05-2012 19:33:01 PST Add to watch list

1925 Great Britain Gold Sovereign - PCGS MS65+ 'Secure' US $420.00 (8 Bids) End Date: Sunday Feb-05-2012 19:49:13 PST Add to watch list

1968 Thailand Gold 150 Baht - PCGS MS67 US $222.50 (23 Bids) End Date: Sunday Feb-05-2012 19:55:31 PST 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.