Another great gift I received on my last birthday is the 2022 Super Pit 1 oz Silver Coin. I’m told this one was picked for me because I have a strong interest in Gold Mining and hold a decent number of good Aussie Gold Mining stocks in my Superannuation portfolio (which I probably mention a bit too much at family gatherings). The Super Pit is a massive Open Pit Gold mine in Australia which is still in production today after more than 100 years!
The coin features a big Komatsu excavator operating at the Super Pit. It has a mintage of 100,000 and it’s already sold out at the Perth Mint. Of course you can get one on Ebay if you want to pay a hefty premium. The obverse has Queen Elizabeth II on it and the typical denomination of 1 Australian Dollar.
Its a pretty cool coin for a Gold nerd like myself and is a good one for my little Show Collection as it has potential to be a great conversation starter here in Australia. Many Aussies don’t have any idea just how lucky we are here to have so many great Gold deposits in this Great Southern Land. We don’t have a lot of recorded history here but we’ve got a pretty awesome Gold Mining history that we really should appreciate more.
You can find more information about the coin at the Perth Mint Website and you can find a typical Ebay listing HERE. The coin also has a Gold version.
