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The Perth Mint
The Perth Mint
The Perth Mint
The Perth Mint
The Perth Mint
The Perth Mint
The Perth Mint
The Perth Mint
The Perth Mint
The Perth Mint
The Perth Mint
The Perth Mint
The Perth Mint
The Perth Mint
The Perth Mint
The Perth Mint
The Perth Mint
The Perth Mint
The Perth Mint
The Perth Mint
The Perth Mint
The Perth Mint
The Perth Mint
The Perth Mint
The Perth Mint
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+61 8 9421 7222

Hours:
Sunday9am - 5pm
Monday9am - 5pm
Tuesday9am - 5pm
Wednesday9am - 5pm
Thursday9am - 5pm
Friday9am - 5pm
Saturday9am - 5pm


The Perth Mint Swindle is the popular name for the robbery of 49 gold bars weighing 68 kg from the Perth Mint in Western Australia on 22 June, 1982. The bullion was valued at A$653,000 at that time . As of 8 January 2018, the value of the 68 kilograms of gold would approach AUD $3.7 Million. According to police at the time, three brothers, Ray, Peter and Brian Mickelberg, orchestrated the robbery. The three went to trial and were found guilty of the conspiracy and sentenced in 1983 to twenty, sixteen and twelve years in jail respectively. All three convictions were overturned in 2004. To date the case remains unsolved and continues to be fought by the Mickelbergs who maintain their innocence and allege a conspiracy by the Western Australia Police to frame them.
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