The Perth Mint retires each Lunar Series II design after a single year, and the 2018 Year of the Dog closed out at a capped mintage of 300,000 one-ounce silver coins. These are legal tender in Australia with a face value of one dollar, struck by the Perth Mint in Western Australia from one full troy ounce of .9999 fine silver. The Dog is the eleventh animal in Lunar Series II, the twelve-year cycle that opened with the Mouse in 2008. Each coin ships sealed in its original Perth Mint acrylic capsule, which keeps the broad 45.60 mm surfaces free of handling marks.

The reverse presents an adult dog resting in the grass with a puppy settled at its feet, peony blossoms filling the upper left field and the Chinese character for dog placed above. The Perth Mint P mintmark sits in the right field, and the legend Year of the Dog runs along the lower border. The obverse carries the Ian Rank-Broadley effigy of Queen Elizabeth II with the designer's IRB initials beneath the truncation, encircled by ELIZABETH II, AUSTRALIA, the 2018 date, the 1 DOLLAR denomination, and the 1 OZ 9999 Ag weight and purity notation.

One-year-only designs are what built the following behind the Lunar Series, since a design that closes never returns and collectors have to work the secondary market to complete the twelve-animal run. Beyond that, these coins deliver four-nines silver purity from a sovereign mint whose work is recognized by dealers worldwide, with brilliant uncirculated surfaces showing frosted devices against bright, satiny fields. If you are building a position in government-issued silver with collector demand behind it, Perth Mint Lunar issues are a dependable place to put it. The guaranteed weight and purity make them straightforward to trade whenever you decide to sell.

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