INDEXMelt value
$25
0.5 troy oz at $49.18 per oz silver spot
Typical asking premium over melt
$10.49 over melt
Median ask of 10 sellers; asking prices, not sales
The Australian Lunar Silver 1/2 oz contains 0.5 troy ounces of fine silver. At $49.18 per ounce (spot as of October 31, 2026), its melt value is $25. Over the 90 days to October 30, 2026, 10 distinct sellers asked a median of $10.49 over melt for it. These are asking prices, not completed sales.
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Recent asks (10 of 10)
These are asking prices, not completed sales. Each premium is measured against the spot price on the day it was posted. Asks differ from one another by $3.23 (median absolute deviation): a spread, not a range to price within.
| Posted | Ask per item | Over melt | Spot that day | Subreddit | Item | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 22, 2026 | $45.00 | $16.34 over melt | $57.33 | r/Pmsforsale | 2011 1/2oz Silver Australia Lunar Year of the Rabbit | post |
| October 12, 2026 | $39.00 | $8.38 over melt | $61.24 | r/Pmsforsale | 2027 Perth Mint Lunar Year of the Goat 1/2 oz | post |
| October 2, 2026 | $55.00 | $24.54 over melt | $60.92 | r/CoinSales | 2000 1/2 oz Australian Lunar Dragon | post |
| September 27, 2026 | $35.00 | $2.85 over melt | $64.30 | r/Pmsforsale | 2023 Perth 1/2 oz Silver Year of Rabbit | post |
| September 27, 2026 | $50.00 | $17.79 over melt | $64.42 | r/Pmsforsale | 2016-P Australia Silver Lunar Series II Year of the Monkey 1/2 oz BU | post |
| September 23, 2026 | $40.00 | $6.70 over melt | $66.60 | r/Pmsforsale | 2015 Perth 1/2oz Lunar Series II Year of the goat (3 listed) | post |
| September 18, 2026 | $45.00 | $12.05 over melt | $65.90 | r/Pmsforsale | 2012 Perth Lunar Series Year of Dragon 1/2 oz Silver | post |
| September 10, 2026 | $40.00 | $7.81 over melt | $64.38 | r/Pmsforsale | 1/2 oz Australian Lunar Snake (2 listed) | post |
| September 4, 2026 | $43.00 | $9.54 over melt | $66.92 | r/Pmsforsale | 2023 Australia Lunar Series III Rabbit 1/2 oz | post |
| September 3, 2026 | $45.00 | $11.44 over melt | $67.13 | r/Pmsforsale | 2016 1/2 Oz Australia Year of the Monkey (2 listed) | post |
Item names are an automated extraction from each post, not the seller's own words.
Specifications
- Legal tender in
- Australia
- Face value
- 0.50 Australian dollars
- Fineness
- .9999
- Fine silver content
- 0.5 troy oz
- First issued
- 1996
- Coindex id
PLUN-12oz
History
The Perth Mint opened on 20 June 1899 as a branch of Britain's Royal Mint. Western Australia's first Premier, Sir John Forrest, lobbied for it so the colony's gold would no longer be sent to Sydney or Melbourne for processing. Between 1899 and 1931 it struck more than 106 million gold sovereigns.
Ownership passed to the Government of Western Australia on 1 July 1970. Gold Corporation, created by the Gold Corporation Act 1987, took over the Mint's operations to launch Australia's official bullion coin program, beginning with the Australian Nugget gold coin in 1987, which evolved into the Australian Kangaroo series. The Australian Kookaburra silver bullion coin was first issued in 1990.
Further reading
- The Perth Mint: The Perth Mint story and historyperthmint.com
- The Perth Mint: Iconic moments in The Perth Mint's historyperthmint.com
- The Perth Mint: Australian Kookaburra Silver Bullion Coin Series 1990-2022 mintagesperthmint.com
Compiled by Coindex from the sources above. It is not a statement by the mint.
Sources: specifications from the Coindex catalog, spot from Coindex's precious-metals feed, and asking prices from r/Pmsforsale and r/CoinSales posts matched to this exact product. Coindex does not sell bullion and is not a dealer.