It really is remarkable what you can learn in the this world if you just pay attention. I must not have been paying enough of it in history or geography classes because up until today I had never heard of the island nation of Tuvalu. Located in the South Pacific it used to be known as Ellice Islands and is composed of three reef islands and six atolls. Learning this I then needed to figure out what an atoll was... Apparently they are a ring shaped island surrounded by coral reefs that occur in tropical waters, and almost all of them are located in the Pacific Ocean. Having lived in the Caribbean it sounds like a great place.
In 1892 it became a British Protectorate and eventually a territory. They became independent in 1975 as a constitutional monarchy and have a population of about 12,000 people. Interesting and fun fact, but why should I care you might ask?
While browsing APMEX and eBay I came across some coins that they have produced in the Perth Mint in Australia commemorating the James Bond movies. Being a James Bond fan since I was a kid I had to check them out. Starting in 2020 they produced gold and silver coins to celebrate sixty years of Bond movies. They are very limited production runs of 30,000 to 50,000 in silver and 5,000 in gold, so pretty low numbers and 99.99% pure!
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Pretty cool coins in my opinion! Do I own any, the answer to that is no... I'm probably not in the market for a gold variety right now even though they are really nice. But I will be shopping around for a silver one if the price is right. Anything produced by the Perth mint is done with amazing quality, so if you're a Bond movie fan this might be a great addition to your stack or collection.
I just wish I had seen these sooner, because they are out of stock in most place I've looked. Maybe that bodes well to future increases on the collector's market. Just out of curiosity has anyone picked up any of these?
Like I said to start out, it's amazing what you can learn when you just pay attention. Or as Ferris Bueller said, "Life move pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in awhile, you might miss it".
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And my disclaimer: Gold and silver stacking can be a fun hobby but isn't for everyone. You can lose money. I'm not a financial advisor and this isn't financial advice, please always do your own research before spending your hard earned money.
References:
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuvalu
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atoll
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James Bond... who would think they'll do a coin? 60 years, hehehe!
From some tiny island in the South Pacific of all places!
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That's awesome! Mr. Odd Job was great, I always thought Connery made a great Bond.
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Would be pretty coins if this evil lady’s mug wasn’t on it mate! 😂🤘
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damn Bond got a coat of arms
Bond got a coat of arms even though he's a fictional character...
Where is mine lol
You are so correct the Perth mint produces top quality silver coins!!😀
I believe it was the James Bond movie called Goldfinger, where James Bond had a suitcase full of gold sovereign's!😇
That was a very cool movie! Connery made a great Bond!
It makes me want to go pick up another Gold sovereign !😊😇
Me too, awesome coins!
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5000 is a small print run. Undoubtedly a coin for collectors and fans of James Bond.
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The gold ones I found one eBay weren't going cheap, scarcity really drives up that price!
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Those are pretty cool. I have always been a James Bond fan since I was a little kid. I still haven't watched the two most recent movies yet though. My favorite fact about James Bond is that Ian Fleming who created Bond also is the creator of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang which was one of my favorites when I was a kid.
Now that is a fact I did not know, he created Chitty Chitty Bang Bang? That was a fun show!
Yeah, one of my favorites. It wasn't that long ago that I learned that fact as well. I was watching it with my nephew and I saw the opening credits and I was like wait, Ian Fleming...
I saw the silver one in ebay but didnt enter in the bid!
The ones I've come across have been a little steep, I'll shop around before I buy!
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