The Australian Koala Silver Coin Series, first introduced in silver in 2007, has quickly become a favorite around the world. The furry marsupial is native to Australia and has quickly become iconic of the country.

The reverse portrays a Koala Bear (Phascolarctos cinereus) sitting on a branch eating eucalyptus leaves. Underneath the animal is the size of the coin (1/2 oz, 1 oz, 10 oz, 1 kilo) and “999 Silver”.
The obverse contains a portrait of Queen Elizabeth II with “Elizabeth II”, “Australia”, “2010″ and the denomination surrounding.
No mintage limit has been …

Numismatic world is possessed by history. Every coin is more valuable by elder history it has. But as time passes there is no reason to stuck in past. Give the way for new history! The U.S. Government gave. In 1986 it has approved and issued guaranteed bullion coin - the Silver Eagle Coin. It has weight of 1.000 troy ounce and made of 999 fine silver. Alloy combination consists copper, which helps to increase durability and good condition, and it also, as well as weight and purity, guaranteed by Government.

The coin has 40,60 mm in diameter; 2,98 mm in height and the beautiful public-loving Walking Liberty designed by A. Wienman. Due to the unique mint method Silver Eagle has the reflected surfase so the picture seemed fascinating. Reverse shows the Heraldic Eagle with Shield and thirteen stars over his head designed by J. Mercanti.

Before they even went on sale, uncirculated and proof 2009 American Eagle Silver Coins are temporarily suspended, according to a new United States Mint statement at its online store.
The popular silver coins are minted specifically for collectors, bearing the “W” mintmark to denote their striking at the Mint’s West Point facility.
2009 dollar coins are on hold for the same reasons sales of American Eagle Silver coins were canceled in 2008 (”unprecedented demand”) and the Mint’s need to focus on bullion versions of the coin, without “W” mintmark; bullion versions are …

Alloy
An alloy is a combination of two or more pure metals mixed together. All coins are made out of some measure of alloy, except bullion coins.
Bullion
Bullion is the pure form of a precious metal such as silver, gold, copper, or platinum, from which coin metal alloys are made. The U.S. Gold Eagle is not really pure bullion; it is an alloy of 91.67% gold, 3% silver, and 5.33% copper, although the total amount of gold content weighs out to a solid ounce. The U.S. Silver Eagle and the U.S. Gold …