These are indication prices only (in SA Rand) and fluctuate according to the Gold price, R/$ exchange rate, time of trade and quantity of coins traded.

 

Numismatic Jargon
 

Ag

Elemental (scientific) abbreviation for silver

Authentic (authenticate)

A coin issued by an official or original entity. Authentic indicates it is not a replica or counterfeit coin.

Au

Elemental (scientific) abbreviation for gold.

Blank

Applied to a piece of metal before it is struck by the dies to convert it into a coin.

Bullion coin

Coins made of a precious metal and traded at current bullion prices, or at a small premium over bullion. Bullion value of a coin is used at or close to its intrinsic metal value.

Bust

Portrait on a coin, usually displaying the head, or head and shoulders of an honoured person