The Perth Mint published final mintages of Australian Lunar series I – one of the most popular gold coin series in the world.
For the 1-oz Lunar gold coins, which are the most recommended investment coins, the maximum mintage of 30,000 was reached by only three coins: Dragon, Snake and Horse. The next closest coin to the limit was 1 oz Year of the Dog gold coin (26,334 pieces). The smallest mintage was the 1997 Ox with 13,709 being made. Less than 17,000 of four 1-oz Lunar gold coins were minted: the Rat, the Tiger, the Goat and the Monkey.
Now, that the Lunar mintages are published, they become even more attractive to the collector world, where mintage plays a big role in determining coin’s value.
Final Mintages of Australian Lunar Series I (1996-2007):
|
1996 Mouse |
1997 Ox |
1998 Tiger |
1999 Rabbit |
2000 Dragon |
2001 Snake |
2002 Horse |
2003 Goat |
2004 Monkey |
2005 Rooster |
2006 Dog |
2007 Pig |
10 kilo |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
10 |
6 |
1 kilo |
– |
– |
– |
– |
227 |
156 |
163 |
109 |
195 |
230 |
137 |
114 |
10 oz |
– |
– |
– |
– |
214 |
153 |
191 |
153 |
265 |
240 |
195 |
192 |
2 oz |
– |
– |
– |
– |
2342 |
1295 |
1291 |
1355 |
1470 |
2129 |
2460 |
3613 |
1 oz |
16,593 |
13,709 |
16,907 |
18,261 |
30,000 |
30,000 |
30,000 |
16,755 |
16,868 |
19,729 |
26,334 |
18,149 |
1/2 oz |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
4228 |
4506 |
5767 |
7694 |
1/4 oz |
1390 |
2904 |
5683 |
5893 |
20,148 |
8436 |
10,187 |
8479 |
7284 |
6450 |
6009 |
6486 |
1/10 oz |
3792 |
4960 |
9085 |
8799 |
23,706 |
19,281 |
18,434 |
14,966 |
14,060 |
15,109 |
12,017 |
11,216 |
1/20 oz |
7405 |
7131 |
10,427 |
9642 |
29,325 |
19,738 |
27,338 |
17,892 |
15,898 |
18,220 |
15,737 |
10,308 |
Production limits:
Size |
Pieces |
10 Kilo |
20 |
1 Kilo |
Unlimited |
10 oz |
Unlimited |
2 oz |
Unlimited |
1 oz |
30 000 |
1/2 oz |
40 000 |
1/4 oz |
60 000 |
1/10 oz |
80 000 |
1/20 oz |
100 000 |