Set of 2 x 1 oz 2007 Treasures Of Australia: Sapphires Proof Gold and Silver Coins | Perth Mint

Secure your Set of 2 x 1 oz 2007 Treasures Of Australia: Sapphires Proof Gold and Silver Coins and grow your wealth with Australian beauty today!

COIN HIGHLIGHTS

• Ships individually in protective packaging
• Consisting of 1 oz of 9999 Fine Gold and 1 oz of 999 Fine Silver
• Obverse: Features an effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
• Reverse: Features a stunning depiction of Australias landscape, along with a transparent locket containing approximately 1 carat of sapphires

The Australian landscape is one of the wold's more concentrated landscapes for sapphire mining and precious metals. Each coin in the set incorporates a transparent locket containing approximately 1 carat of sapphires. Miners have commercially extracted sapphires in Australia since the 19th century, primarily in Queensland and New South Wales. Normally found in alluvial deposits, they belong to a group second only in hardness to diamonds. They occur in many colors: orange, yellow, pink and purple. Blue of course is the most known sapphire color.

ABOUT THE PERTH MINT

The Perth Mint opened in 1899 as the British Royal Mint's 3rd branch in Australia. The historical Hay Street location handled gold refining until moving to a modern facility in April 1990. Ownership of the mint was transferred to the Government of Western Australia in July of 1970. Under an agreement with the Commonwealth Treasury, they were empowered to mint and market gold, silver, and platinum as Australian legal tender to investors and collectors worldwide. Today, they are amongst the elite world mints whose pure gold, silver, and platinum items are trusted without question. Items such as the Australian Nugget, Silver Coin Series (Kangaroo, Kookaburra, Koala, and Platypus to name a few), as well as the Australian Lunar Gold and Silver Coin Series are extensively sought after by bullion investors worldwide.