Interesting lot at Dorotheum
 

June 25, 2010 at the Vienna Dorotheum auction will take place where it will be billed a unique lot - the world's biggest gold coin.
Coins in denominations of one million Canadian dollars minted by the Bank of Canada in 2007. Product diameter - 53 cm, thickness - more than three centimeters, and weight - 99.79 pounds.
For the manufacture of coins were used gold 99,999 samples.
http://www.dorotheum.com/en/presse/v...rsteigert.html
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ran to look for money-box the size of :D

 Buy a piece of wire of the sample. (Mozht there anyone?) Even though an inch, the diameter from 0.35 to 1 mm. (Or exchange it)

The world's largest gold coin - a mass of 100 kilograms - was sold at auction in Austria, informs Associated Press. Canadian coin with a profile of Queen Elizabeth II was sold for 3,27 million euros. Diameter of banknotes is 53 centimeters.
Buyer has a Spanish company Oro Direct, which specializes in trading in precious metals. The coin has been implemented for the amount of more than four times greater than its own denomination - one million Canadian dollars (780,000 euros).
Organizers of the auction - firm Dorotheum - noted that such a high cost due to expensive gold coin in the world market. Recall that in June the price of gold has set another record, exceeding 1,260 dollars per troy ounce. 100 kilograms of gold at the current price in 1255 dollars an ounce will cost about 4.1 million dollars (3,28 million euros).
(Lenta.Ru)