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The Perth Mint is a world leader in the manufacture
and marketing of precious metal coins, medallions and collectables
Housed in one of Australia's most elegant late-19th century heritage
buildings, it is the nation's oldest operating mint and one of
the oldest mints in the world still producing coins from its original
premises
The Mint is a national award-winning tourist attraction, with
more than 120,000 visitors a year
Despite its rarity, gold was almost certainly
the first metal to be discovered
This was because gold occurred naturally as the metal itself and
because it was found as nuggets in rivers or lying on the soil's
surface
Gold's tendency to form nuggets is related to its superb workability
Gold stimulated the decorative arts and trade
It inspired the search for other metals, the development of chemistry
and the discovery of 'new' lands
Modern civilisation owes much to the 'King of Metals'
Had gold not occurred as nuggets, the course of history could
have been quite different
Gold nuggets are now rarer than diamonds
Nuggets only form very near to the surface, so future finds are
limited by nature
Most nuggets have already been discovered and even the largest
have been melted down
The Perth Mint leads the world in the marketing
of gold nuggets as increasingly valuable geological specimens
It has developed a sealed and secure presentation case specifically
for gold nuggets
Each nugget can be seen from both sides and is framed by an attractive
Certificate of Authenticity
Cases are individually assembled using specially selected windows
to show specific nuggets to best effect
The case is supported by two small removable feet and can be optimally
displayed sitting up at a small angle to the vertical
The presentation case is made from precisely engineered polycarbonate
components, which combine clarity and durability
After the nugget and its accompanying certificate are installed,
the capsule is then permanently sealed, using an ultrasonic welding
process
The sealed capsule is robust and cannot be opened without it being
so damaged that it cannot be reassembled
This feature makes it impossible to tamper with the nugget or
its accompanying Certificate of Authenticity
Nuggets of less than 6 grams are available in sealed presentation
cases with distinctively coloured certificates
The certificates include a map showing Australia's goldfields
emphasising the nugget's Australian origin
The text describes how nuggets formed, how they were found and
why they are now so rare
The Perth Mint logo identifies the issuing authority and the integrity
of the information about the nugget
For nuggets of more than 6 grams (0.15 troy ounces) the certificates
also state the goldfield where the nugget was found and its estimated
rarity
Nuggets of up to 62 grams (2 troy ounces) are available with these
full certificates
Nuggets in sealed presentation cases make treasured gifts and
prized collectables
Hi, and our son has recently purchase shares
in an Australian (Victoria) Gold Company
We would like to buy him a Gold Nugget as a momento of this purchase
Plus he has a birthday coming up soon!!
We are interested in a nugget with the value somewhere between
$250.00 and $350.00
Would you be able to advise on when one might become available?
Thank you, Geoff
Dear Geoff
Please find attached images of natural nuggets priced between
$250.00 and $350.00
Kind regards, Liselle
Hi Liselle
Appreciate the photos - and here is my choice!!
Now, a few questions
------#01
- what is the 'weight' of the nugget I have selected?
------#02
- could you please let me know which of the Nugget Presentations
it will be supplied in?
------#03
- what would be the final cost, including postage here to Cairns?
Thanks for your help, Geoff
Hello Geoff
Here it is!!
I just had to make sure I could supply this nugget in the Sealed
Capsule, as shown in this photo
The nugget
weighs 0.24ozt --- 0.24 ounce [troy] = 7.464834432 gram
The price will be $334.80 and postage is $17.50 to give a total
of $352.30
!!! details of
an overcharge credit of $80.00 are below !!!
Please let me know if this is acceptable as I am about to send
a batch of capsules to be sealed
Thank you, Liselle
Perfect!!
I guess all the "blanks" on the Certificate will be
filled in before it is sealed?
Thanks for your help with this
Regards, Geoff
Hello Geoff
Yes, the blanks will be filled in!!
The nugget will be posted to you on Friday 19th January 2007
Please let us know when it arrives
Kind regards, Liselle
Firstly, I would again like to thank Liselle
for her help (lots of it!!!) when I recently purchased a small
Gold Nugget
Now, I am not whinging!!
And I am not complaining!!
I just have a question on the price
I was again looking through your web site, and I refer to this
page and this
page (Thursday 10th April 2008 - these links are
no longer active)
On these pages are listed the following Nuggets:-
------1
gram - USD$37.00 = AUD$47.63
------2
gram - USD$52.00 = AUD$66.94
------3
gram - USD$70.00 = AUD$90.11
------4
gram - USD$90.00 = AUD$115.86
------5
gram - USD$120.00 = AUD$154.48
The Nugget I purchased is described as 0.24 ounce [troy] =
7.464834432 gram
I paid AUD$334.80, and the invoice details are attached
When looking at the above list of Nuggets that are listed, it
seems the price I paid was "quite high" for a 7.5 gram
one!!
For example:-
------(1) if you combine the 2 and 5 gram Nuggets, the total
is AUD$221.42
------(2) if you combine the 3 and 4 gram Nuggets, the total
is AUD$205.97
Even bearing in mind that my Nugget is a 1/2-gram more, the difference
in price in each case is well over AUD$100.00 when compared to
the amount I paid!!
That is a lot!!
It appears that I would have been much better off buying two smaller
Nuggets instead of the single one of 7.5 grams!!
My Question
- is the price I paid correct??
I hope I have expressed my query clearly, and look forward to
hearing from you
Regards, Geoff
Hi Geoff
I see what you are saying
To answer your question the price you paid is correct according
to our retail system
What has happened here is I made a new ‘nugget in capsule’
for you because the internet stock had sold out
This was then processed through our retail sales system at the
current prices
Unfortunately, the prices on our website haven’t been updated
since its launch - seven years ago!! - and it didn’t occur
to me to compare the prices
As a result you have paid more per gram for the nugget on comparison
Below, next to the figures from your email, I have averaged out
the five prices
------1
gram - USD$37.00 = AUD$47.63 (355)
------2 gram - USD$52.00 = AUD$66.94 (249)
------3 gram - USD$70.00 = AUD$90.11 (224)
------4 gram - USD$90.00 = AUD$115.86 (216)
------5 gram - USD$120.00 = AUD$154.48 (230)
The
end result is $254.80 (1274 divided by 5)
You paid $334.80 for your nugget, so I have refunded the difference
of $80.00 back onto your credit card
I hope this result is to your satisfaction
Kind regards, Liselle
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Same weight as Brett's Natural Gold Nugget Approximately 92% gold content Weight in ounces - 0.24 Weight in grams - 7.46 Price = $396.00 x x x x The following nuggets were also for sale Weight Ounces 0.22 - Grams 6.84 - $363.00 Weight Ounces 0.23 - Grams 7.15 - $379.50 Weight Ounces 0.25 - Grams 7.77 - $412.50 Weight Ounces 0.26 - Grams 8.09 - $428.00 Weight Ounces 0.27 - Grams 8.40 - $445.50 Weight Ounces 0.29 - Grams 9.01 - $478.50 |
