2018 Australia $1 One-Ounce Silver Emu NGC PF70UC

Australia’s Flightless Bird “Soars” in New Silver Proof Series

Take a trip Down Under and you’re all but certain to make seeing Australian wildlife a priority. Exotic animals like kangaroos, crocodiles, koala bears and, at least among coin collectors, kookaburras are sure to get most of the attention. But there’s another animal that is unique to Australia that cannot be ignored. It’s the emu, the second tallest bird in the world. For many tourists, the sight of the flightless bird sprinting at speeds of up to 31 miles per hour is a surprising treat.

An even nicer surprise for coin collectors is that instead of seeing the emu racing across the outback, they can see it racing across the face of a new series of silver proof coins! Released by Australia’s world-renowned Perth Mint, this 2018 Australia Emu One-Ounce Silver Proof shows the animal trotting across the Outback in gleaming detail. As the world’s only bird with calf muscles, emus can outdistance predators with strides as long as 9 feet when running at top speed. The best surprise of all is that this beautiful coin is also the very first issue in Australia’s new silver proof series of Emu coins!

Your 2018 Australia Emu One-Ounce Silver Proof has also been graded by the Numismatic Guaranty Corporation (NGC) as being in perfect Proof-70 Ultra Cameo (PF70UC) condition, a distinction that means your perfectly-graded proof will have ZERO imperfections – showing all features and fields exactly as the engraver and mint intended!

The Silver Emu Series is the newest member of the Perth Mint’s annual proof issues joining the silver Koala and Kangaroo series. While the Koala and Kangaroo are extremely popular among collectors, they were released with much higher edition limits. The one-ounce silver proof version for both of those series in 2018 was set at 9,000. By contrast, the 2018 Silver Australian Emu One-Ounce Silver Proof has a mintage of just 3,000 – only a third of the other coin series! Collectors who want one may soon find themselves struggling to get one.

Don’t be among those collectors who miss out on this first-ever silver proof issue.  Order your 2018 Australia Emu One-Ounce Silver Proof from GovMint.com today!

• THE FIRST EMU SILVER PROOF – This 2018 Australia Emu One-Ounce Silver Proof marks the first time that the Perth Mint has released a silver proof coin with the iconic bird’s image.

• STRUCK IN PURE SILVER – Each 2018 Australia Emu Silver Proof was struck in one ounce of 99.99% silver at the Perth Mint. The Perth Mint is among the world’s most renowned mints, and its silver, gold and platinum bullion and collectible coins are prized by collectors throughout the world.

• AUSTRALIA LEGAL TENDER – This coin is $1 legal tender in Australia, as noted along the rim of the obverse under Ian Rank-Broadley’s portrait of Queen Elizabeth II.

• GRADED IN PERFECT PROOF CONDITION – Your 2018 Australia Emu One-Ounce Silver Proof has been graded by the Numismatic Guaranty Corporation (NGC) as being in perfect Proof-70 Ultra Cameo (PF70UC) condition, a distinction that means your perfectly-graded proof will have ZERO imperfections – showing all features and fields exactly as the engraver and mint intended!

• A LIMITED MINTAGE – The Perth Mint has set the maximum worldwide release for this proof at only 3,000 – meaning that these coins will soon prove elusive for many collectors.

The Emu is noted for its seemingly erratic way of running in all directions. Thankfully you don’t have to race back and forth to secure one of these coins because we’ve already sourced them for you. Add one to your cart today!