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Enjoying Berlin in Winter! Here's a summary of this week's newsletter: I. Coin Show Special #1 - 2011 Koala Privy Mark 
Does this little guy look surprised? You bet he's surprised! Because right
above him on this new Koala coin is a bear! Not a Koala bear, a big,
ferocious, rampaging heraldic bear (the emblem of Berlin), in the form of a privy mark! You heard us
right, a Koala with a Privy Mark! The poor fella looks like he's just
been branded!  The FIRST EVER PRIVY MARKED KOALA is sure to be the hottest thing since sliced bread (did we mention that the mintage limit is 50,000 - only 10% of the 2011 Kookaburra 1 Ounce Silver?). Certain to be the key to the entire Koala series!Get your 2011 Koala 1 Oz Silver with Privy now: - 2011 Koala with Berlin Bear Privy Mark - 2011 Koala Privy in Rolls of 20 II. Coin Show Special #2 - 2011 Koala + Kookaburra Set This colorful set features two great 1 Ounce Pure Silver Coins in a full-color display card holder to celebrate the 2011 Berlin World Money Fair - at a price that's hard to beat! Even better is the mintage limit - only 2,000 total! III. Koala 1/10 Ounce in Card Another new silver Koala makes its way to us, this time in an affordable 1/10 ounce size! This first ever Koala Dime is a great introduction piece for new coin collectors - as well as a tremendously thoughtful gift of precious metal! Also available in discount 10-packs! - 2011 Koala 1/10 Ounce Pure Silver in Card - Discount 10-Pack of 2011 Koala 1/10 Ounce   IV. Bush Babies #4 - Baby Bilby- Fourth in this extremely popular new series! - Sold Out at the Mint in mere hours! - Previous Bush Babies issues still available! - Display Box for the whole set also available! - Cute, cute, cute! (What's a bilby, you ask? Check out our web site for the full scoop!)  V. Royal Australian Navy 100th Anniversary Coin & Badge Set This incredibly handsome nautical coin and replica badge set is a must for any military or navy aficianado - and it features not one, but two different warships!! Also includes a full-color enamel badge! Don't forget these related military issues: - Royal Military College of Duntroon 100th Anniversary Coin + Badge Set - HMAS Sydney World War II Cruiser $1 Silver Proof - 2010 ANZAC Memorial Day - HMAS Parramatta World War I Destroyer $1 - 2009 ANZAC Day "Lest We Forget" Memorial $1 VI. Gold Nugget 25th Anniversary Gold $100 One Ounce Pure Gold Proof Mintage only 1,500. Not sold by Perth Mint directly to North America, not available on our web site. |
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World Money Fair Coin Show Special #1 - First Ever Koala with Privy Mark!
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2011 Koala with Berlin Bear Coat of Arms Privy Mark
 This is no ordinary Silver Koala - this is the FIRST EVER privy marked koala!
The privy mark takes the form of the city of Berlin Coat of Arms, a
heraldic bear rampant on a shield, forming a "Bear on Bear" design!
(It's no secret that privy marked
issues are highly collectible!) In addition, this unique coin was issued as a coin show special at the World Money Fair (WMF) in Berlin, meaning that the vast majority were sold into the European market, and won't be coming out any time soon!  Adding to the investment appeal of
this unique release is the extremely low mintage limit of only 50,000. This is only 10% of the mintage limit of the 2011 Kookaburra
1 Ounce Silver coin (and that coin will sell out at that level). We
readily recommend this special Koala as a bankable buy-and-hold.The Berlin Coat of Arms The
special World Money Fair edition Koala features a privy mark above the
two koalas on the coin. This mark shows the coat of arms of the German
city of Berlin, including a rampant heraldic bear on a shield. Get
this first-ever Koala privy mark at our sale price - or stock up
and save with original mint rolls of 20 coins at a significant
discount! All coins are fully encapsulated, even in the rolls!
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World Money Fair Coin Show Special #2 - 2-Coin Silver Set - Kooka + Koala
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 Kookaburra + Koala 2-Coin SetThe World Money Fair in Berlin is one of the world's largest coin shows, and to celebrate, the Perth Mint and Talisman Coins are proud to offer this unique and truly scarce precious metals set, with a total mintage of only 2,000! This is far lower than the 5,000 of last year's WMF Special Edition Set - and that set sold out extremely quickly! Each set contains one each of the 2011 Kookaburra and 2011 Koala 1 Ounce Pure Silver Coins, two animal motifs and among the most highly collectible series of precious silver beauties! The sets are individually serial numbered and feature the high quality packaging one expects from Australia's precious metal experts. Each oversize, full-color presentation pack encapsulates the two coins and depicts a Kookaburra and a Koala, two of Australia's most recognizable animals, as well as the stark beauty of their natural habitat. And they are inexpensive! At our special sale price, these two, one-year-only type coins of limited mintage are a tremendous value! Only 2,000 sets available worldwide! |
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2011 Koala 1/10 Ounce in Card
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 Special New 1/10 Ounce KoalaThe Perth Mint has just announced this special new 1/10 ounce size Koala Pure Silver coin! With a face value of 10 Cents, this is the first ever dime in the Koala series! This inexpensive pure silver gem makes the perfect gift, or a superb way to introduce kids (or adults) to the fascinating world of coin collecting. It's also perfect for wedding and party favors, giveaways or door prizes! The koala comes in a handsome full-color display card, and is available singly, or in packs of 10 at a very attractive discounted price!   Special 10-Pack: Get
the new 2011 Koala 1/10 Ounce Silver Dime in display card at a special
discounted price when you buy them in packs of 10! With a price this low, you can't go wrong! |
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Australia 2011 Bush Babies - Baby Bilby Color Silver Proof
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Perth's Hottest Series of the Year!
Get
this adorable baby Bilby (an original work of art!), the fourth in
the wildly popular new Bush Babies series of pure silver proofs! Celebrating five
adorable baby animals, the stunning new Bush Babies Program is selling out even faster than the Sea Life - The Reef Series that preceded it. Sold out at the Mint in hours!  The
bilby is a unique animal, looking like a cross between a rabbit, a
jerboa, and a bandicoot. There are (or, more correctly, were) only two
species of bilby - one of which, sadly, is now extinct. Like three of
the other four mammals of the Bush Babies Program, the bilby is a
marsupial.Bilbies are nocturnal omnivores that do not need to drink water, as they get all the moisture they need from their food, which includes insects and larvae, seeds, spiders, bulbs, fruit, fungi, and very small animals.  Most food is found by digging or scratching in the soil, and using their very long tongues. Your Own Personal Art Gallery! Another clever innovation (and a neat little bonus!) is the colorfully illustrated outer box shipper. Each features a different, original commission by the designer of the coins, artist Elise Martinson (please see our website for a short biography of the artist). When lined-up in release order, the outer boxes will form a gallery of original artworks of the five baby critters by this well-known, Australian animal artist. A special, five coin display box (shown at right) is available at a nominal additional charge. This is a superb way to protect and present all five coins in their full color, illustrated cases. |
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2011 Royal Australian Navy Silver Dollar & Badge Set
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Centenary of the Royal Australian Navy!
Commemorate the centennial of the historic Royal Australian Navy. The design includes a triptych - three separate seafaring scenes. To the upper left, sailors and officers of the Navy's earliest days pose for a formal photograph in their dress uniforms. To the upper right is the destroyer HMAS Yarra or HMAS Parramatta (we can't tell which, since they were nearly-identical River-class sister ships and the pennant number is not painted on the hull). Below, the modern, oceangoing frigate HMAS Anzac (the third ship to bear this historic and significant name), armed to the hilt with guns, missiles and torpedoes, operates its Seahawk helicopter. This full proof silver dollar with a very limited mintage has fields that are deeply mirrored, with the design struck in frosty white cameo relief, further enhancing the coin's already handsome design. This set also includes a replica of the official Royal Australian Navy badge, struck in copper and plated in 24-karat gold, with red, blue and green enamel! It depicts an anchor and the St. Edwards (Queen's) Crown. The Royal Australian Navy  This year the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) celebrates a
century of defending the island continent in war and representing its
national interests around the globe in peace. Originally intended for
local defense, the navy was granted the title "Royal Australian Navy"
in 1911, and became increasingly responsible for defense of the region.
Today, the RAN is one of the largest and most sophisticated naval
forces in the Pacific region, with a significant presence in the Indian
Ocean and worldwide operations in support of military campaigns and
peacekeeping missions. 
A Centenary of Officer Training!Commemorate
the centennial of Duntroon, the Royal Military College of Australia
responsible for training cadets for service as officers in the
Australian Army. This design depicts an army officer in dress uniform
and holding a saber (in silhouette) facing three roles: an officer in
the field, a commander and a father and family man. It also features a beautiful gold-plated replica of the RMC badge!
2008 Australia HMAS Sydney:Long-Lost World War II Cruiser! This one ounce, pure silver proof from the Perth Mint commemorates the discovery of His Majesty's Australian Ship Sydney. Known in Australia as Sydney II, as it was the second cruiser to bear the name, she is one of the most storied warships in Australian history and the center of a decades-old mystery that was finally resolved in 2008. This is a beautiful proof with deeply mirrored fields, and frosty white cameo relief - you really have to see it to appreciate it fully! Read more about the fabled cruiser HMAS Sydney and its plight on our web site! 
2010 ANZAC Day $1 features Royal Australian Navy Destroyer
To honor veterans everywhere, both those living and their fallen comrades, the Perth Mint of Australia has released this significant military coin celebrating ANZAC Day. This is the Australian and New Zealand equivalent of our Memorial, Veterans, and Remembrance Days. The design is interesting, particularly to sailors, those who have served in the navy, and those fascinated by warships. The HMAS Parramatta, a River-class torpedo boat destroyer built just before the outbreak of World War I, is portrayed below the bust portrait of a leading seaman of the same era. It is his sacrifice, and those of his brothers in arms who have preceded him in death (as represented by the bugler playing Taps in the background) who have secured the future liberty and happiness for the freedom loving nations of the world. 
2009 ANZAC Day Still Available
The 2009 ANZAC Veterans Memorial $1 sold out at the Mint, but we still have a few available!The 2009 design is both interesting and symbolic. A young child (symbolizing the future) sits on the lap of an aged former serviceman (representing all who have served in the military in the cause of freedom). You can read more about the origin and significance of ANZAC Day (Australian Veteran's Day) on our web site. This poignant 2009 design is only available while supplies remain! |
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2011 Gold Nugget 25th Anniversary $100 1 Ounce Pure Gold Proof
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 Gold Nugget 25th AnniversaryThe largest gold nugget ever found, the Welcome Stranger, was found in 1869 in Victoria, Australia. Its gross weight was 3523.5 troy ounces, so it was more like a gold stone than a gold nugget! This amazing treasure from the Outback is pictured on this new pure gold coin commemorating the 25th Anniversary of the first Gold Nugget from the Perth Mint, the famous yearly issues of gold bullion coins in sizes up to 1 Kilogram! This special 1 Ounce Pure Gold Proof has a limited mintage of only 1,500 coins worldwide! We regret that the Perth Mint is not making this coin available directly to the United States. Therefore, we are unable to make this coin available on our web site. We thank you for your understanding. |
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