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The 1 ⁄ 10, 1 ⁄ 4, and 1 ⁄ 2 troy oz coins are identical in design to the 1 troy oz coin except for the markings on the reverse side that indicate the weight and face value of the coin (for example, 1 OZ. fine gold~50 dollars). The print on the smaller coins is, therefore, finer and less legible than on larger denominations.
The Australian Gold Nugget, also sometimes known as the Australian Gold Kangaroo, [1] is a gold bullion coin minted by the Perth Mint. The coins have been minted in denominations of 1 ⁄ 20 oz , 1 ⁄ 10 oz, 1 ⁄ 4 oz, 1 ⁄ 2 oz, 1 oz, 2 oz, 10 oz, and 1 kg of 24 carat gold.
Among the six was a silver coin, "which shall be, in weight and value, one-tenth part of a silver unit or dollar". From 1796 to 1837, dimes were composed of 89.24% silver and 10.76% copper, [3] the value of which required the coins to be physically very small to prevent their commodity value from being worth more than face value. [4]
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A 1 ⁄ 10 troy oz. bullion strike bears the .9995 PLATINUM 1/10 OZ. inscription. The 1 ⁄ 10 , 1 ⁄ 4 , and 1 ⁄ 2 troy oz coins are identical in design to the 1 troy oz coin except for the markings on the reverse side that indicate the weight and face value of the coin (for example, .9995 PLATINUM 1 OZ.
Mintage of gold proof coinage [8] [9] [10] Year 1 ⁄ 20 oz 1 ⁄ 10 oz 1 ⁄ 4 oz 1 ⁄ 2 oz 1 oz 1983 88 1989 704 2004 200 200 1,800 200 200 2005 400 400 3,920 720 570 2006 520 520 2,120 520 520 2007 500 500 1,500 500 500 2008 800 2009 600 600 1,700 600 600 2010 1,000 2011 1,100 1,100 2,000 1,100 1,100 2013 300 300 600 300 400 2014 250 250 ...
No double sovereigns were issued in 1986, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1999 or 2001, years in which the coin's place in the gold proof set was taken by a gold version of a commemorative £2 piece issued that year. In 1989, the usual designs were replaced with a commemorative evoking the design of the original English sovereign of 1489, by Bernard Sindall.
Starting with Nero in 64 AD, the Romans continuously debased their silver coins until, by the end of the 3rd century AD, hardly any silver was left.. A predecessor of the denarius was first struck in 269 or 268 BC, five years before the First Punic War, [3] with an average weight of 6.81 grams, or 1 ⁄ 48 of a Roman pound.