Burr Oak is a village in St. Joseph County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the village population was 828. The village is located within Burr Oak Township.
World's biggest gold coin goes on tour. IT is the biggest, heaviest - and with a legal tender value of $1 million dollars - the most valuable gold bullion coin in the world. But, crafted by the Perth Mint, the Guinness World Record holding piece tips the scales at one tonne of 99.99 per cent pure gold - making it worth more than $50 million.
A Case for the World's Oldest Coin: Lydian Lion. Lydian electrum trite (4.71g, 13x10x4 mm). This coin type, made of a gold and silver alloy, was in all likelihood the world's first, minted by King Alyattes in Sardis, Lydia, Asia Minor (present-day Turkey), c. 610-600 BC. Case for the World's Oldest Coin: Lydian Lion. Lydian electrum trite (4.71g, 13x10x4 mm). This coin type, made of a gold and silver alloy, was in all likelihood the world's first, minted by King Alyattes in Sardis, Lydia, Asia Minor (present-day Turkey), c. 610-600 BC.