Perth Mint 2012 Australian Kookaburra 1oz Silver Coin

The Perth Mint has been releasing a new Kookaburra design every single year since 1990. That’s the thing people miss when they look at this coin — it’s not just a silver round with a bird on it. It’s a specific year, a specific design, and once that year’s production run ends, that design never gets made again.

The 2012 issue is over a decade old now. It’s .999 fine silver, it carries Australian legal tender status, and it’s a year you can no longer buy new from any mint. For collectors building a year run of the Kookaburra series, this is a gap-filler. For investors who want a coin with both silver value and genuine collectible scarcity, this is the kind of older-date Perth Mint piece worth picking up when you find it at a fair price.

Key Features:

• Metal: .999 Fine Silver
• Weight: 1 troy ounce
• Year: 2012
• Minted by: The Perth Mint
• Legal tender: $1 AUD