Au is the chemical symbol for gold. This must mean that the coin is 1/2 an ounce and 99.9% gold, with possibly a very very small percentage of other metals mixed in. It seems to me that this is a real gold coin, of course anyone can write anything on a coin that they want, but the Au certainly isn’t negative. Good for you, seems like a valuable coin.
Au is the Table of Elements shorthand for Gold. .999 means it is the finest gold. 1/2 oz of pure gold. google for the value. Au is important to have on it.
Au is the simple for gold. You can see it in periodic table. Its got from word Aurum which is greek(or latin, i’m not sure) of gold. Thus Au simply means gold, nothing else.
April 24th, 2009 at 8:07 am
Kole
Au = Gold
As in chemical symbol for gold…
April 24th, 2009 at 10:37 pm
Britni
AU is the chemical symbol for gold. May be that’s what it means.
April 26th, 2009 at 11:59 am
Lea
AU means gold.
April 27th, 2009 at 2:18 pm
Andrew
Au is the chemical symbol for gold.
April 30th, 2009 at 7:06 am
Sara
Au is the chemical symbol for gold. This must mean that the coin is 1/2 an ounce and 99.9% gold, with possibly a very very small percentage of other metals mixed in. It seems to me that this is a real gold coin, of course anyone can write anything on a coin that they want, but the Au certainly isn’t negative. Good for you, seems like a valuable coin.
May 1st, 2009 at 4:36 pm
Allan
I believe thats the mint that it was struck at. I would have to see the coin
May 1st, 2009 at 4:55 pm
Adriane
are you freakin serious…..AU is the symbol for gold….moron
May 4th, 2009 at 2:43 pm
Yesenia
I believe AU is the hallmark for gold which is an abreviation for its origin
May 4th, 2009 at 8:53 pm
Naomi
Au is the chemical symbol for the element- GOLD.
The AU mark does not hurt or lower the value.
May 7th, 2009 at 9:55 pm
Cody
AU is the symbol for gold on the periodic table of elements so the 1/2 means one half of gold(AU)
May 10th, 2009 at 1:28 pm
Portia
Au is the Table of Elements shorthand for Gold. .999 means it is the finest gold. 1/2 oz of pure gold. google for the value. Au is important to have on it.
May 12th, 2009 at 1:10 am
Jason
Gold is a chemical element with the symbol Au (from the Latin aurum, meaning shining dawn) and atomic number 79.
May 15th, 2009 at 3:19 am
Ronda
Au is chemical symbol of Gold.
May 15th, 2009 at 2:16 pm
Samantha
Au means Australia…
May 16th, 2009 at 8:55 pm
Brandon
AU means Almost Uncirculated
May 19th, 2009 at 8:36 am
Kristan
AU is the chemical symbol for gold. Short for it’s Latin name. .999 is it’s purity (bullion grade)
I collect silver jewerly which it is .925 silver or 92.5% silver if the other 7.5% is copper it’s sterling. ( I prefer Indian Silver )
May 19th, 2009 at 10:50 am
Alexis
Au is the simple for gold. You can see it in periodic table. Its got from word Aurum which is greek(or latin, i’m not sure) of gold. Thus Au simply means gold, nothing else.