Perth Mint Lunar Series 2 Silver
 

i have noticed that the BU strikes Tiger is out on ebay. However, those listed at the Perth Mint site are proofs.

When did these BU strikes come out? How much was the mint prices for the BU strikes?

TIA

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No answer? :(

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I can't answer your question but I recently bought a 5 ounce 2010 Tiger from Apmex. Looks to be a really nice looking coin. They are now sold out:bawling:

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Recently bought a 1 oz from ebay.

Gota bit worried when i can only find the proof versions on the Perth mint site. :no_ma:

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The uncirculated 1oz costs about $A26 - 35 in Oz.
Released in September.
http://forums.silverstackers.com/viewtopic.php?id=293

The proofs over $A80
http://forums.silverstackers.com/viewtopic.php?id=311

I bought 5oz Lunars and the mint has already stopped orders on them.
Hopefully they will be too busy minting kilos when they recommence orders.
Prices has gone up considerably since the mint stopped taking orders.
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI....=STRK:MEWAX:IT

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Perth mint only sells proofs. That's how they make their money. bu coins are sold to dealers.

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Does anyone else find the design of the 2010 tiger to be disappointing? I know the design quality of the series has wavered, but I find this issue to be particularly unattractive. I will buy one (2 oz) to have a complete collection, but I'm not inspired to buy multiples.

The 2010 Kookaburra, on the other hand, is really a nice design - but I'm upset they don't seem to have plans for the 2 oz coin. I find the 2 oz size so much more satisfying, and have gone out of my way to collect all the previous Kooks in the 2 ounce size. I feel like I got a lot more bang for my buck with the 2 oz - the additional cost is not much, but the mintages are much lower - plus they're just nicer to hold! Does anyone know if they intend to add it later in the year?

I'm just disappointed in the Perth mint this year.

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Here in Europe the BU Tiger Lunar is on sale on sale since mid-September, but with delivery only from late September.

As you can guess from my nickname, I am a Tiger, and I find the Australian silver lunars quite interesting (both I series and II series), especially when compared to the gold design or with other lunar series.

One pretty Tiger design is the one minted in 1986 by Singapore.

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There's no 2 oz silver Kook in the Perth Mint brochure I have. Only 1 kilo, 10 oz, and 1 oz. The brochure is for 2010 bullion coins.

I don't know if they do additional sizes of proof coins.

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the series II Tiger is a decent looking coin, not real ferocious but then you don't want to mess with a big cat like those dufuses (sp?) did at the SF Zoo :p I don't think you can go wrong buying the Tigers - they will be coveted and collected.

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i presume its the same for the gold ones? :15_1_70v:

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The Perth Mint does sell uncirculated gold and silver lunars to the public but in volume.
A member of another forum that I post on, buy volume and resells them at a discount.
He has to buy a minimum of 100 1/10 oz gold lunars and undercuts the Perth Mint listed price by 10% and Downies by 20%
If you live in Australia, his prices are probably the best I have found for these gold lunars.
The thread lists prices in Aussie dollars
http://forums.silverstackers.com/viewtopic.php?id=336

Re: Perth Mint Lunar Series 2 Silver
 

got some Tigers here!!! consecutively numbered sets even, cool :)