Australia 2010 Mini Roo Kangaroo $2 Gold Nugget 0.5 Gram. 9999 Pure Gold-RARE

  

Excruciatingly rare, the first year of the gold mini roo, and the key date needed to complete the series! Is one of the definitive symbols of Australia, the island continent. Here's the first in a brand new series. With a one-year-only depiction of this herbivorous marsupial, made all the more desirable by the Mint's execution in 4 9s pure gold, artistically rendered in a reverse proof finish with frosted fields and mirrored devices.

Perhaps best of all is the price! Leave it to the Perth Mint to make the luxury of a. 9999 fine gold proof affordable for everyone! You don't have to spend a mint to look like a million bucks!

The Mini Roo makes the ultimate gift, so give the gift of gold without breaking the bank! And this is one meaningful, permanent gift - precious metals are forever! Don't forget to sock a few away for yourself, as well! Very first in a new, annual series! Did we mention that it's incredibly affordable, pure gold?

Get Gold for the Price of Silver! If you're used to silver, here's your chance to experience the thrill of owning a pure gold coin for the very first time! You + Gold Mini Roo = High Roller! Perfect for the coin toss - here's one gold coin you can carry with you everywhere (the Mini Roo is enclosed in oversize, protective capsule)!

Australia is also known for the incredible size and shape of gold nuggets found in the outback. In fact, the 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. The largest gold nugget still in existence, the Hand of Faith, was also discovered in Australia, in 1980, by a metal detectorist.

It weighs 874.82 troy ounces. This artistically-rendered beauty contains a full half-gram of four nines. Its weight represents a most affordable fractional size of gold, small enough to be economical for any collector. The marvelous minting and refining technologies of the Perth Mint have brought us this affordable gold coin, in a purity (99.99%) that puts other, larger gold coins to shame!

The very first Mini Roo issue depicts a kangaroo bounding along the Australian outback, with the Perth Mint "P" mint mark to the right of the'roo, at the 3:00 position along the rim. The legend 0.5 GRAM 9999 GOLD guarantees the weight and purity. Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II, in crowned profile facing right. This portrait, featuring Her Majesty wearing a tiara and pearl earrings, was executed by the sculptor Ian Rank-Broadley.

The legend ELIZABETH II, the date of issue and denomination also appear. Wade Robinson (obverse) Ian Rank-Broadley (reverse). Coins removed from their sealed mylar and cardboard holders are absolutely not returnable under any circumstances.