Australia 2013-P 8 dollars

Goldberg sale 115, lot 2046

This specimen was lot 2046 in Goldberg sale 115 (Los Angeles, February 2020), where it sold for $132. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Australia. Silver 8 Dollars, 2013-P. Year of The Snake. Contains 5 ounce of 999 fine silver. One of first 1,000 struck. NGC graded Proof 69 Ultra Cameo." This NCLT is part of a large suite of gold and silver issues of the Perth mint, marketed to collectors of the Chinese zodiac. The SCWC also lists:

• one dollar (KM 1831, 1 oz silver),
• two dollars (KM 1833, 2 oz silver),
• five dollars (KM 1997, 1/20 oz gold),
• ten dollars (KM 1995, 10 oz silver),
• fifteen dollars (KM 1835, 1/10 oz gold),
• 25 dollars (KM 1836, ¼ oz gold),
• thirty dollars (KM 1834, 1 kg silver),
• fifty dollars (KM 1998, ½ oz gold),
• 100 dollars (KM 1973, 1 oz gold),
• 200 dollars (KM 1999, 2 oz gold),
• 1000 dollars (KM 2000, 10 oz gold),
• 3000 dollars (KM 2001, 1 kg gold). And there may be others.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 155.5 g, 0.999 fine silver, 5 troy oz ASW, 65 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 2097.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 2001-Date, 13th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2018.
• McDonald, Greg, The Pocket Guide to Australian Coins and Banknotes, 23rd ed., Lavington, Australia, 2017.
• Pitt, Michael, Renniks Australian Coin and Banknote Values, 32nd Edition, Matraville, New South Wales, Australia: Renniks Publications, 2023.
• ^[1]Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg, John Lavender, Yifu Che, Jason Villareal and Stephen Harvey, Goldberg Sale 115: the Pre-Long Beach Auction, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2020.

Link to:

• 2012 8 dollars, Year of the Dragon, 5 oz silver
• 2012-P 8 dollars, koala, 5 oz silver
• 2013 5 cents
• 2013 10 cents
• 2013 20 cents, centennial of Canberra
• 2013 dollar, saltwater crocodile, 1 oz silver
• 2013-P dollar, pygmy possum, 1 oz silver
• 2013-P 8 dollars, koala, 5 oz silver
• 2013-P 30 dollars, koala, 1 kg silver
• 2013 50 dollars, kookaburra, ½ oz gold
• 2013-P 50 dollars, koala, ½ oz platinum
• 2013 100 dollars, 20th anniversary of the kangaroo bullion coin, 1 oz gold
• 2013-P 100 dollars, Year of the Snake
• 2015-P 8 dollars, koala, 5 oz silver
• 2015-P 8 dollars, Year of the Goat, 5 oz silver
• Coins and currency dated 2013