Perth Mint
Tourist attraction in East Perth, AustraliaWikipedia
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Search complete. 30 mentions across 6 episodes found for "Perth Mint".
Sep 11, 2026
Daz BeaGUEST
I can stamp it, right, with a face value.
Daz BeaGUEST
One, you know, one minted... ounce from the perth mint looks like any other minted ounce from the perth mint so it's fungible in the sense that that gold nugget is worth the same as this gold nugget as long as it weighs the same and all of that sort of thing
Benny GilletteHOST
and i'll give you just on that the perth mint i literally went in there probably six months ago now just have a look at an ounce of gold right because the price was 5 500 right i was working at a gold mine so it's probably longer than six months ago eight months ago i remember looking at the price of gold and i'm working at a gold mine and i'm like I'm going to go into Perth Mint and just have a look at an ounce of gold.
Benny GilletteHOST
It's tiny, right? But the price of gold was $5,500 and something, right, on the stock exchange on the market.
Benny GilletteHOST
To go and buy that from the Perth Mint was $7,800.
Benny GilletteHOST
Like you can't just go in there and buy gold for what it says on the actual exchange.
Benny GilletteHOST
What's that all about?
8 MINS LATER
Daz BeaGUEST
It's not very good.
Geoff BullenHOST
What are we talking about, mate?
Danielle RaphaelHOST
Today, we're talking about the greatest heist in Australian history, a heist which occurred at none other than the Perth Mint, Geoff.
Danielle RaphaelHOST
What?
Geoff BullenHOST
What a great place to do a heist.
Geoff BullenHOST
I mean, it's full of money.
Danielle RaphaelHOST
The backdrop has been set.
Danielle RaphaelHOST
In recent years, the Perth Mint has been subject to some quite shocking revelations, including that it sold what's known as doped gold or impure gold to China.
Danielle RaphaelHOST
Not dope dope, but...
David KochHOST
Mm
Andrew WielandtGUEST
... uh, which is the Perth Mint gold, um, because I guess I'm just trying to play more the hedge and just have gold in general.
Andrew WielandtGUEST
But to this point, buying the gold producers makes heaps of sense because if they're well-disciplined, good cost control, you can really get that leverage or multiplying effect of that gold price rallying.
Andrew WielandtGUEST
So I'm...
Geoff BullenHOST
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Danielle RaphaelHOST
Next time, Jeff, you're gonna be telling us about a swindle, a Perth mint swindle, in fact.
Geoff BullenHOST
Ooh, yeah.
Geoff BullenHOST
Well, uh, I, I'm a bit of a swindler myself.
Zach PetersenPANELIST
I get the meteorite more than the knee.
Todd BrandtHOST
Well, how about this one? A 99.99% pure gold bar, produced by the Perth Mint, uh, Mint in Australia.
Zach PetersenPANELIST
Ooh.
Todd BrandtHOST
Investment grade gold bars are valued, eh, they figure this is worth several thousand dollars.
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Largest gold coin weighs one ton.
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In 2011, the Perth Mint in Australia created the largest, heaviest gold coin ever made.
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The coin is 31 inches in diameter, about 5 inches thick, and weighs 1 ton, or about 32,150 troy ounces.
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It is made of 99.99% pure gold and features a kangaroo on one side and Queen Elizabeth II on the other.