Perth Mint has several coins in silver and golds that have regular following every year: Lunar, Koala, Kookaburra and Kangaroo bullion. Their special (and therefore very high premiums) series of birds Swan, Imu, etc. have great following. These are coin collector staples. And then they broke the mold when they issued the rectagular bullion "coin"- and I think this move was to get into the stackers market who preferred bars to coins. But whatever form or shape they come up with, they make sure they are quality products and the strikes are superb. It is worth having Perth Mint silver and gold coins, especially if you are a collector. But I wish they (not only Perth Mint) keep to the round form of a coin, and call the others something else. I think that it is an abuse of the definition of what a coin is. I think that they they have abused the fact they are a government mint and have the ability call the odd shaped silver "coins" and put a monetary face value on them. The US Mint, will call all other non-monetary products "medallions", and all other government mint will only do round coins. And I hope they they won't follow Perth Mints marketing strategy.
You are viewing a single comment's thread from: