In Stock September 2005 For Immediate Delivery
We will have Australian year 2006 gold " Year of the Dog" bullion coins in stock for immediate delivery, in all five sizes from one ounce to one twentieth ounce, from late September 2005.
We can now also supply the 2 ounce, 10 ounce and 1 kilo versions usually from stock, please ask us if you are interested in these.
If you are looking for an interesting and unusual gift, then next year's new coins take some beating!

Brief History
The Chinese Lunar Calendar is based on a 12 year cycle, each year in the cycle is associated with a different animal. The Perth Mint in Australia started issuing series of Chinese Lunar Calendar Coins, in gold and silver, in 1996, which was the Year of the Rat. We rarely manage to buy any of the older years, which tend to be very hard to source. We recommend that you buy this year's coins when we have them available.
The 2006 lunar year of the dog will run from Jan 29, 2006 to Feb 17, 2007.

Gold Beagles
The canine breed used for the model of this year's gold year of the dog coins is the beagle. Whilst we thought a golden retriever may have been an obvious choice, we think beagles have had a bad year in the UK, with the government's ban on hunting with dogs many beagles will have been made redundant. Here's an easy way to keep a pack of gold beagles at home, with no mess, vet's bills or grooming. We think gold beagles will also make a great change from gold eagles.
The silver series of bullion coins will feature the German Shepherd, popularly known as the Alsatian.

We will sell 2006 "Year of the Dog" coins as follows:-
These are sample prices based on gold at £400 per ounce.
Please telephone The $ prices are subject to exchange rate fluctuations.

Weight	Availability	Price £	Price $
One Ounce	Yes	£458	$916
Half Ounce	Yes	£250	$500
Quarter Ounce	Yes	£130	$260
Tenth Ounce	Yes	£59	$118
Twentieth Ounce	Yes	£38	$72
Complete Set of 5 in Case	Yes	£935	$1,870

Large Dogs
The large bullion coin sizes, above 1 ounce, are also available in the Lunar Calendar series. We can offer these as follows:-

Weight	Availability	Premium	Price £	Price $
One Kilo	Yes	10%	£10,965	$ Ask
Ten Ounces	Ask	10%	£3,410	$ Ask
Two Ounces	Ask	10%	£685	$ Ask

2006 Nuggets
We also have 2006 Australian gold nuggets available.

2005 Enamelled Cockerel / Rooster
We now have the 2005 Year of the Cockerel / Rooster enamelled coin available for immediate delivery.

Please check our Standard Terms for Bullion Coins.

You may wish to use our Order Form UK
Order Form USA.

Postage & Packing
UK Registered Post (Special Delivery) £9 per order
EU Insured Post £10 per order
USA Airmail $10, Insured Shipping $20
Canada Airmail $15, Insured Shipping $30

We could have called this page "Year of the Beagle"