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How much gold is in an Australian gold coin?

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If you refer to the Australian One and Two Dollar general circulation coins, there is no gold in them, they are made from 92% copper, 6% aluminium, 2% nickel giving them a gold appearance.

There are no precious metals in any Australian general circulation coins.

Australian non-circulating gold coins which are released annually for investors and collectors, contain 99.99% gold.

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