astro
September 7, 2013, 3:31am
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Interesting video of the design and casting of the world’s largest gold coins.
Website page for the coin here
Incredible, but true: in 2007 the Royal Canadian Mint produced the world’s first million dollar coin. The 100 kg, 99999 pure gold bullion coin with a $1 million face value was originally conceived as a unique showpiece to promote the Mint’s new line of 99999 pure 1 oz Gold Maple Leaf bullion coins. After several interested buyers came forward, the Mint decided to make a very limited quantity available for sale. To date, five of these majestic gold bullion coins, weighing 3,215 troy ounces each, have been purchased by investors from Canada and abroad.
In October 2007, the Million Dollar Coin was certified by Guinness World Records to be the world’s largest gold coin. The coins are manufactured at the Mint’s Ottawa facility, where the Mint operates world-class gold and silver refineries, securely stores gold bullion and mints all Royal Canadian Mint gold bullion products and collector coins.
The reverse features an elegant, hand-polished maple leaf design by Royal Canadian Mint artist and senior engraver Stan Witten, and the obverse bears the effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II by celebrated Canadian portrait artist Susanna Blunt.
Why did the Royal Canadian Mint make the world’s purest and largest gold bullion coin? Because we can.
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friedo
September 7, 2013, 6:04pm
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It’s actually chocolate inside.
Don’t spend that coin though - its intrinsic value is far higher!
And I thought the 5oz silver coins from the US Mint were cool
Mr.Goob
September 8, 2013, 10:25pm
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I know that uber-super-jumbo-delux sized drinks were becoming an issue, but good Og what size Coca-cola comes out of the vending machine that takes that coin?
Oh, you don’t get drinks from such a machine…
Right. It’s hard to dispense small S. Pacific islands from a machine. :eek:
You’d give yourself a hernia trying a coin toss.