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Rid Yourself of Gift-Giving Anxiety
 It's
always a concern to find that perfect gift for someone important. Why
not
give them something truly special? With coins featuring everything from
animals to robots to airplanes to space ships to Barbie, we
have something for everyone on your list, as well as some extraordinary sale prices!This year's topics have been specially selected for fun, availability, and appeal! Best of all, giving a numismatic gift if giving the gift of value, too! Everything in our Holiday Gift Guide is in stock and available for immediate shipping, including the latest gold coin from the Perth Mint - the 2009 Proof Gold Sovereign. Struck to the same specifications as a traditional sovereign, it has a tiny mintage limit and is destined to sell out soon. There are many more items packed in our Guide, all ready for your gifting needs! Holiday Shopping Notes If you haven't finishing your holiday shopping and would like to order for the holidays, we're happy to help. We always try to ship orders quickly - at this time of year you want them even faster. No problem! Upgrade to Priority Mail Service - only $9.95 per order (not per item) for U.S. shipments! This is an especially important consideration, as we have received numerous reports that the mail is moving particularly slowly. |
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Australia 2009 Proof Gold Sovereign
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 World's Most Renowned Gold Coin!We lead off our annual Holiday Gift Guide with its most expensive offering, and with good reason! For the first time in decades, the Perth Mint has struck an Australian version of the prestigious and historic Gold Sovereign! With a tiny mintage limit of only 2,500 and the uniquely Australian Commonwealth Coat of Arms on the obverse, we expect strong demand for this best-known of all gold coins. It is not overstepping the bounds of reason to describe the Gold Sovereign as the most famous gold coin in the world. Dating to 1489 and the reign of King Henry VII of England, the sovereign has played an indispensable role in commerce and banking through the centuries of the British Empire. When Ian Fleming's hero, James Bond, needed to get out of sticky situations, one tool at his disposal was the 50 gold sovereigns hidden in a secret compartment in his attaché case. The historic Perth Mint (established in 1899) helped to satisfy the enormous worldwide demand for this keystone of trade, minting more than 100 million (!) sovereigns during the reigns of Queen Victoria, King Edward VII and King George V. We really like this coin as a long term buy-and-hold for several reasons: • It is the first of a new and ongoing series of Proof Gold Sovereigns to be struck by the Perth Mint. The first in a series often turns out to be the most sought-after. • The size is right, allowing for a significant amount of gold at a reasonable and affordable price. • The mintage is very low for a coin of this size - only 2,500! • It reestablishes and continues the Perth Mint's historic association with the gold Sovereign! This Proof Gold Sovereign has excellent prospects. It is presented encapsulated inside a solid wood presentation case lined with black velvet. Most importantly, our SALE price is about 10% below the Mint-issue price! Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, and Joyous Kwanzaa! |
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Australia 2010 Harry Houdini & Centennial of Aviation $1 Color Silver Proof
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For the Man's Man, Flyboy or Top Gun
Magician or aviation pioneer? Harry Houdini was both! And he made the first powered flight in Australia, 100 years ago! In 1910, the American celebrity made the very first sustained, powered flight in Australian history, flying a French Voisin biplane emblazoned with his name! This beautiful, full color commemorative silver dollar is struck with a proof finish in pure silver. Click through to see the vintage photos of Houdini's history-making Australian flight on our web site, and read the incredible story! A perfect gift for the man's man, flyboy, or top gun in your life! |
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Belarus 2007 Lone Wolf 20 Rubles Pure Silver Proof with Swarovski Crystals
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  For the Wild Thing!Fortunately, however, wolves have been making a comeback recently and have been reintroduced to several locations, including national parks. Wolves play an important role by preying on big game animals and helping to control their population, including eliminating aged and diseased animals. Though they hunt in packs, wolves do not view humans as prey.  Two Wolves with Crystal Eyes! You
can't help but desire the Endangered Species Wolf pure silver proofs!
Stunning in their beauty, design, and low mintage, each is a sure
keeper! What's not to like?• Embedded with a pair of golden Swarovski crystals - making the eyes of the wolf shine as at night! • Minted in 99.9% pure (.999 fine) silver! • A high face value of 20 Rubles! • Perhaps most importantly, the mintage limit of only 7,000 is not only very small by silver coin standards, it also means that no more than that number of people in the entire world can ever own it! Special Bonus Offer! For a limited time, purchase both of the low-mintage Belarus Wolf Pure Silver Proofs together and save an additional $5 off the pair! (Discount will be manually deducted from your order after it is submitted!) Extra Special Bonus Offer! For a limited time, purchase both of the low-mintage Belarus Wolf Pure Silver Proofs together and get the colorful, 1992 Belarus Wolves 5 Rubles Banknote for FREE! (Banknote will be manually added to your order after it is submitted!)  Free
with your order of a pair of the Wolf coins above, but this colorful
banknote also makes a great stocking stuff on its own! Comes in its own
archival quality mylar holder. |
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Australia 9-Coin $1 Space Collectors Set
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For the Young (and Young at Heart)
Few things are as important as our hopes, dreams and aspiration, and few things have fueled man's dreams of progress like conceiving the heavens. A tremendous value, this fabulous set features 9 dollar coins depicting space themes + lots of bonus extras! This set is bursting with goodies: 9 beautiful coins featuring rockets, rovers, shuttles and more, in a lavish, full color presentation album and bonus activity book, information book, and two different posters! This set is perfect for any young collector or space enthusiast! Deep Space Nine!  Wow!
The nine coins in this set feature a plethora of spacecraft and
astronomical wonders! These are nine legal tender $1 Australian space
coins, presented in a full-color album. Each coin features a different,
space-related vignette:Astronomers - Depicts Galileo Galilei, who built a telescope 400 years ago. Craters - Depicts Daedalus, a 58-mile-wide (!) crater on the Moon. Moons - Shows Neil Armstrong on the surface of the Moon, with the Eagle Lunar Landing Module. Observatories - Depicts Australia’s famous radio telescope at Parkes in New South Wales. Rockets - Depicts a Saturn V rocket (and its gantry), the biggest, most powerful rocket put to regular use. It was the Saturn V that launched the Apollo 11 Moon Landing Mission in July, 1969. Rovers - Depicts one of the two renowned, American remote-controlled exploration vehicles used to explore Mars, Spirit or Opportunity. Space Probes - Depicts the 1970s American Pioneer space probe, which has left our solar system carrying information about the human race into deep space. Shuttles - A scene of the NASA space shuttle USS Discovery, the world's first reusable spacecraft. Telescopes - Depicts the American Hubble Space Telescope, which orbits Earth at a height of nearly 375 miles.  An Elaborate Collector AlbumWe're proud to bring you this extremely high quality album. Open the entire folder, and it spans nearly 3 feet wide! This collection has many bonus features as well! First, a wonderfully illustrated information book features informative texts written with help from experts at The Perth Observatory. There is also an activity book, which features puzzles, word games, and a variety of color space stickers! Two oversize, full color posters are even included for good measure! In the words of the immortal Casey Kasem, "Keep you feet on the ground and keep reaching for the stars!" |
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2009 Transformers $1 Silver Proofs with Color
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 For the Kid in All of Us! If you were a kid in the 1980s or 90s, chances are you watched the animated show Transformers on television. The courageous Autobots, under their heroic leader Optimus Prime, battle the evil Decepticons, led by the nefarious Megatron. The wow factor was certainly high - each of the robots was able to transform into a cool vehicle!  Time
travel forward (like any good sci-fi action hero) to 2009, and chances
are very good that you saw the summer's biggest blockbuster,
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, the sequel to 2007's Transformers.
To date, Revenge of the Fallen has grossed nearly $900 million dollars
world wide, making it one of the top ten grossing films of all time! We
are proud to offer the ultimate film / numismatic crossover
collectibles: two low-mintage (only 5,000 each!) proof silver dollars
in color, both sold out at the Mint! MegatronMegatron (depicted in full color), ruthless leader of the Decepticons, strikes a menacing pose above the Decepticons logo. Ingeniously packaged like the collectible Transformers action figures, the Transformers coins are officially authorized by Hasbro!  Optimus PrimeOptimus Prime (depicted in full color), noble leader of the Autobots, strikes a dynamic and heroic pose above the Autobots logo. Unlike most modern movie collectibles, the two Transformers silver proofs (Megatron and Optimus Prime) have a strictly limited mintage of only 5,000 each. Considering that they come from one of the most successful Hollywood franchises of all time, we like the prospects for future appreciation! |
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Australia One Ounce Silver Tigers
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 For the Mighty and Powerful!This
could possibly be the most beautiful Chinese Lunar Zodiac coin produced
by the Perth Mint yet! The Mint's execution of this intriguing animal
motif in pure silver, artistically rendered in striking, vibrant hues
really bring the subject to life!
Between
the large size (45 mm, nearly 2 inches in diameter!), the low mintage (only 3,800 in case) & the beauty of the design, color and finish, we think
you'll be impressed with this affordable, pure silver dollar!
Regular
Price $79.95 - Special SALE Price Only $59.95 Each!
Standard Finish Tiger 1 Ounce!
Celebrate the coming Year of the Tiger! These large, impressive coins are a great value, and at nearly 2 inches across they certainly catch your eye! Centuries ago, the Chinese invented a calendar based on the lunar (rather than the solar) cycle. There are twelve animals in the Chinese lunar zodiac, each corresponding in sequence to a year rather than a month. The 2010 Tiger is the third release in the Perth Mint's newest series of Lunar Zodiac coins. |
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2009 Barbie 50th Anniversary $1 Silver Proof with Color
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For the Princess in Your Life!
What woman doesn't like Barbie? She's glamorous, she just turned 50, and she's never looked better! This exclusive color coin features classic images of the very first Barbie doll from 1959, dressed in her sleek, one piece black-and-white swimsuit. Barbie's not just the icon of the American girl next door, she's also a highly sought-after collectible in her own right, with mint-condition exemplars of the first 1959 doll going for over $3000! This coin makes the perfect gift for girls of all ages, as well as any collector of Americana, pop culture, toys and dolls. The Barbie 50th $1 Silver Proof comes in a special pink leatherette display case with the "Barbie 50th" logo emblazoned on the top in silver. The coin itself is highlighted with pink color as well, and features both a bust-style profile portrait and a full-length depiction of the world's most famous doll! We hate to say this, but we've seen those TV shopping networks selling this same coin for $130 to $150 each! Ouch! We can do much better than that... |
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Benjamin Franklin - Scientist Silver Dollar
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 For the Resident GeniusThe second Benjamin Franklin dollar recognizes Franklin's scientific prowess, especially his discoveries in electricity. His famous kite experiment is depicted, along with his famous political cartoon "Join, or Die" from 1754, which exhorted the colonies to join together against the French and Indians during the Seven Years War. The Benjamin Franklin - Scientist Silver commemorative dollar is available in two versions, a Brilliant Uncirculated (BU) finish, or a special Proof finish. |
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Celebrate
Australia $1 Animal Color Coins available singly or as a Set of 8
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For the (Wannabe?) World Traveler
The Perth Mint has issued a new series of value priced coins meant to extol both the natural and man-made wonders of the Land Down Under. Each coin commemorates one of the eight Australian states and territories. The artistic and skillfully rendered design of each coin encompasses three distinct elements unique to each state or territory - flora, fauna and landscape. Each coin is available individually in a full color presentation card, or, for an even better value, pick up the compete set of eight coins!    This remarkable and reasonably priced set allows collectors of any means to taste the natural splendor and sample the remarkable diversity of the Island Continent in all its glory! This set makes the perfect gift for any coin collector, including young numismatists! Celebrate Australia!    Complete
Set of Eight Coins - Tremendous Value!
Only $79.95 per Set! (Purchased individually, cost would be $119.60) Great Stocking Stuffers - Available Individually as Well!
New South Wales, Sydney Opera House & Koala - Special Price Only $14.95 Each! Northern Territory, Kakadu Nat'l Park & Crocodile - Special Price Only $14.95 Each! Queensland, Great Barrier Reef & Sea Turtle - Special Price Only $14.95 Each! South Australia, Adelaide & Wombat - Special Price Only $14.95 Each! Tasmania, Cradle Mountain & Tasmanian Devil - Special Price Only $14.95 Each! Victoria, Melbourne & Little Penguin - Special Price Only $14.95 Each! Western Australia, Perth & Kangaroo - Special Price Only $14.95 Each! |
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