The recent rapid rise in the price of palladium has generated much interest in modern palladium coins.  Some are relatively rare (the Australian Emu coins, the 1989 Chinese Panda, the Portugese coins) , some fairly common (the 2005 Canadian Maple Leaf; the 1989, 1990, and 1991 25 Rouble Russian Ballerina coins; the 1987 Sea Venture coin from Bermuda), and some very common (the 2006 Canadian Maple Leaf).  Some are not coins but medallions (the Lewis and Clark rounds from the Northwest Mint) and as such may be worth little more than a few dollars above the spot price of the underlying metal.

In 2006, the Perth Mint reminted an unspecified number of the 1998 BU Australian Emu coins, within the total mintage limit of 5000.  Thus, the price of this bullion coin is currently low relative to others in the series, especially the 1997 BU coin.  The quality of these reminted coins is very high, and they are a bargain for collectors would would like to own at least one coin in the Emu series.  The Mint has stated that it does not plan to remint any other  palladium Emu coins. 

At the end of September, 2007, a new website was launched in Germany dedicated to the palladium Emu coins.  The English version of the emu-palladium.com site was launched in January of 2008.  This website, along with Rene Frank's excellent site, are a great resource for palladium collectors. 

Be sure to independently research the coin you wish to purchase before placing a bid.  The current Standard Catalog of World Gold Coins: Platinum and Palladium Included by Krause and Mishler is an excellent and reliable reference book.

Rene Frank in October 2006 published an excellent new guide to modern palladium coins, 1966 to 2007, which includes recent market prices.  (ISBN: 3-9501620-7-0, available online at Money Trend or at Rene's website)

Good luck, and happy bidding!