Each year the Perth Mint issues its beloved Lunar Series II coins, precious metal enthusiasts find themselves presented with a lot of purchasing options. There are gold and silver coins in both bullion and proof, with the 3-coin proof set among the rarer items offered by the mint with each new design. Right now, the 2018 Proof Australian Silver Dog 3-Coin Set is available to purchase online from JM Bullion.

Coin Set Highlights:

• Arrives inside a large Perth Mint display box with themed shipper.
• 11^th silver coin in the Lunar Series II design collection!
• Limited mintage of only 1,000 coin sets!
• Contains a total of 3 ½ Troy oz of .9999 pure silver.
• Coins bear individual face values in Australian Dollars (AUD) backed by the federal government of Australia.
• Included are the ½ oz, 1 oz, and 2 oz coins.
• Obverse of all features Queen Elizabeth II.
• Reverse of all bears the Year of the Dog image.
• Designs from Ing Ing Jong in Lunar Series II.

Each 2018 Proof Australian Silver Dog 3-Coin Set available to you here today ships in the Perth Mint’s black-and-red display box. Situated within the box are all three coins in the set. They are set in order from left to right as the 1 oz silver coin, 2 oz silver, and ½ oz silver coins. A Lunar Series II-themed shipper is included, as well as a numbered Certificate of Authenticity.

The Proof Australian Silver Dog collection actually contains four coins in total. Available for individual purchase you’ll find a 1 Kilo coin, 1 oz coin, and ½ oz coin. Not available for individual purchase, but featured exclusively in this 2018 Proof Australian Silver Dog 3-Coin Set is the 2 oz coin.

Individual coins in this release all contain .9999 pure silver content, with face values of $.50 (AUD) for the ½ oz, $1 (AUD) for the 1 oz coin, and $2 (AUD) for the 2 oz coin. All coins have the same reverse and obverse designs.

On the reverse of all 2018 Proof Australian Silver Dog Coins is Ing Ing Jong’s Year of the Dog design. It features a German Shepherd adult lying in the field behind a young German Shepherd puppy, with engravings of “Year of the Dog,” the Chinese character for dog, and the Perth Mint’s “P” mint mark.

The obverse of the Proof Australian Silver Dog Coins includes the effigy of Queen Elizabeth II. Used on all Australian coinage, Her Majesty has featured on commonwealth coin designs since her 1952 ascension to the throne of England. This is the fourth-generation depiction created in 1998 by Ian Rank-Broadley.

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