This new series of 1 oz Silver Coins will be the first Legal Tender Coins produced by the ABC Mint. Interestingly, while the company itself is Australian the coins are stamped as being 5 New Zealand dollars and they reference Tokelau – which is a New Zealand territory in the Pacific Ocean. There are a number of coins which have come out of Tokelau of late so I can only assume this is a kind of collaboration between 2 mints Down Under.
The plan is for the ABC Mint to release the 5 coins of the Untamed Landscapes series over the next couple of years with the first being available now in August 2024. The release schedule is as follows :-
| Coin | Release Date |
|---|---|
| The Crocodile | 1st August 2024 |
| The Kiwi | 1st November 2024 |
| The Thorny Lizard | 1st February 2025 |
| The Kangaroo | 1st May 2025 |
| The Sailfish | 1st August 2025 |
The Mintage of these coins is limited though on Goldstackers it says 175K while the brochure says it’ll be 50K. Bit of a red flag there if you care about the scarcity of your semi-numismatics. If you’re just a regular collector / stacker then these do look like nice designs with a very Oceanic feel to them.
The premium doesn’t look too severe. At time of me writing this the first release of coins are available at about 21% over spot, which is not outrageous for semi-numismatics of this type. If you’re interested in ordering the first coin released, you can do that on Goldstackers and if you want to find out a bit more about the series you can get the brochure off the Gold Bullion Australia Site