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Piedfort Platypus and Baby

The Silver Piedfort Platypus & Baby is the fourth design in the Next Generation series. This series was launched in 2018 with the popular “Koala and Baby” coin and is available exclusively from Dillon Gage.

DEALERS – Call the trading room to order 800.375.4653. Supplies are limited.

This series of .9999 fine silver coins is minted by the Perth Mint and is struck in both 2 oz and 10 oz.

The baby platypus is shown frolicking in the river with its Mom surrounded by river rocks and plants. Sometimes referred to as the “duck-billed” platypus, this semiaquatic, egg-laying mammal is endemic to eastern Australia, including Tasmania. The unusual appearance of the platypus caused a bit of a stir among European naturalists and scientists who, upon examining a preserved platypus body (in 1799), determined it was a fake, made of several animals sewn together.

All of The Next Generation coins display a mother and baby from an Australian Outback species. The obverse features the 6th generation effigy of Queen Elizabeth II designed by Jody Clark. Inscriptions at the rim include, “ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA,” “10oz 9999 Ag,” “2021,” and “10 DOLLARS.” The background of both the obverse and reverse feature very micro-engraved radial lines which provide added security,

This series also includes an unusual aspect, all of the coins will be struck as Piedfort coins. This means that the coins, while the same diameter as Perth’s standard round silver coins of the same weight, will be double the thickness.

2021 Images

2021 Images

Images, sell sheets and other marketing materials will be added as soon as each mint provides them. Please click on the plus sign below to see the available materials for each mint.
Austrian Mint

Philharmonic – Gold
1 oz Obverse 600pixels x 600pixels
1 oz Reverse 600pixels x 600pixels

Philharmonic – Silver
1 oz Obverse 600pixels x 600pixels
1 oz Reverse 600pixels x 600pixels

Philharmonic – Platinum
1 oz Obverse 600pixels x 600pixels
1 oz Reverse 600pixels x 600pixels  
Perth Mint

Kookaburra – Platinum
1/10th ounce, Obverse 600pixels x 600pixels2020 Piedfort Kookaburra
1/10th ounce, Reverse 600pixels x 600pixels
Sell sheet


Next Generation Series – Platypus and Baby Piedfort- Silver
2 ounce, Obverse 600pixels x 600pixels2020 Piedfort Kookaburra
2 ounce, Reverse 600pixels x 600pixels
Kangaroo – Gold
1 ounce, Obverse 600pixels x 600pixels2021 Kangaroo
1 ounce, Reverse 600pixels x 600pixels
1/2 ounce, Obverse 600pixels x 600pixels
1/2 ounce, Reverse 600pixels x 600pixels
1/4 ounce, Obverse 600pixels x 600pixels
1/4 ounce, Reverse 600pixels x 600pixels
1/10 ounce, Obverse 600pixels x 600pixels
1/10 ounce, Reverse 600pixels x 600pixels
Kangaroo – Platinum
1 ounce, Obverse 600pixels x 600pixels2020 Kangaroo
1 ounce, Reverse 600pixels x 600pixels
Kookaburra – Silver
1 ounce, Obverse 600pixels x 600pixels2020 Kangaroo
1 ounce, Reverse 600pixels x 600pixels
Kookaburra – Gold
1/10th ounce, Obverse 600pixels x 600pixels2020 Kangaroo
1/10th ounce, Reverse 600pixels x 600pixels
1/10th ounce, Reverse on edge 600pixels x 600pixels
Sell Sheet
Gold Lunar – Year of the Ox
1 ounce, ObverseSilver Year of the Ox
Reverse – Same for all fractions
2 oz, Obverse
1/2 oz, Obverse
1/4 oz, Obverse
1/10 oz, Obverse
1/20 oz, Obverse  
Silver Lunar – Year of the Ox
1 ounce, ObverseSilver Year of the Ox
Reverse – Same for all Fractions
5 oz, Obverse
2 oz, Obverse
1/2 oz, Obverse
Platinum Lunar – Year of the Ox
1 ounce, ObverseSilver Year of the Ox
Reverse
   
Royal Canadian Mint

Maple Leaf – Gold
1 oz Obverse 600pixels x 600pixels
1 oz Reverse 600pixels x 600pixels
Sell Sheet

Maple Leaf – Silver
1 oz Obverse 600pixels x 600pixels
1 oz Reverse 600pixels x 600pixels
Sell Sheet

Maple Leaf – Platinum
1 oz Obverse 600pixels x 600pixels
1 oz Reverse 600pixels x 600pixels
Sell Sheet  
Royal Mint

2020 Britannia – Gold
1 oz Obverse 600pixels x 600pixels
1 oz Reverse 600pixels x 600pixels


2020 Britannia – Silver
1 oz Obverse 600pixels x 600pixels
1 oz Reverse 600pixels x 600pixels
Queen’s Beast Greyhound of Richmond – Gold
1 oz Obverse 600pixels x 600pixels
1 oz Reverse 600pixels x 600pixels
1 oz Reverse Edge
1 oz Obverse Edge
1 oz “Messy” stack
1 oz Monster Box
1 oz Reverse with Tube
1/4 oz Reverse 600pixels x 600pixels
1/4 oz Obverse 600pixels x 600pixels
1/4 oz Reverse Edge
1/4 oz Obverse Edge
1/4 oz Messy Stack
1/4 oz Stack on White
1/4 oz Monster Box
1/4 oz with Tube
Queen’s Beast Greyhound of Richmond – Silver
2 oz Obverse 600pixels x 600pixels
2 oz Reverse 600pixels x 600pixels
2 oz Reverse Edge
2 oz Obverse Edge
2 oz Stack on White
2 oz with Tube
2 oz with Monster Box
 
 
U.S. Mint
America The Beautiful – Tuskegee Airmen National Monunent, Alabama – Silver
5 oz Obverse 600pixels x 600pixels png
5 oz Reverse 600pixels x 600pixels png
American Eagle – Gold
1 oz Obverse 600pixels x 600pixels
1 oz Reverse 600pixels x 600pixels
1/2 oz Reverse 600pixels x 600pixels
1/2 oz Obverse 600pixels x 600pixels
1/4 oz Reverse 600pixels x 600pixels
1/4 oz Obverse 600pixels x 600pixels
1/10 oz Reverse 600pixels x 600pixels
1/10 oz Obverse 600pixels x 600pixels
American Eagle – Silver
1 oz Obverse 600pixels x 600pixels
1 oz Reverse 600pixels x 600pixels
American Buffalo – Gold
1 oz Obverse 600pixels x 600pixels
1 oz Reverse 600pixels x 600pixels  
Other Mints

Nuie
Roaring Lion – Silver
1 oz, Obverse 600x600pxNuie Roaring Lion 2021
1 oz, Reverse 600x600px

South African Mint and Rand Refinery
Krugerrand – Silver
1 oz, Obverse 600x600pxSilver Krugerrand 2021
1 oz, Reverse 600x600px  

Platinum Group as an Investment

By Walter Pehowich

It’s about time for us to talk about Platinum and Palladium as investments. Are they suitable and is there any interest these days? If you talk to the average financial advisor about Platinum and Palladium as a retail investment, almost everyone claims that they have no interest. And if you’ve been long in these products for a while, it’s something you probably don’t bring up in any conversation.

Nonetheless, with gold and silver seeming as if they are going into hibernation for the winter (and to press a point if I may, I’m tired of listening to CNBC and Bloomberg network commentators talk about what they think the FED may do) it’s time to turn the page. So let’s talk a little bit about Platinum and Palladium.

Platinum:

  • Is one of six metals referred to as the “Platinum Group Metals.” The other five are:
    Palladium, Rhodium, Ruthenium, Iridium and Osmium.

  • The majority of Platinum comes from South Africa with notable amounts of production in Russia and Canada.
  • Jewelry leads the way in Platinum applications, while a good portion goes into catalytic converters for automobiles.
  • The following platinum products have been minted in the past and have had their moments in the sun, although lately these coins have been lost in the clouds.
    • American Eagle
    • Canadian Maple Leaf
    • Australian Koala
    • Australian Platypus
    • Chinese Panda
    • And the first pure Platinum coin – The Noble

    Palladium:

  • Palladium for the most part is called an industrial metal with over 50 percent coming out of nickel mines in Russia and the next leading amount production is out of South Africa.
  • Notable minted coins worth mentioning are:
    • The Canadian Maple Leaf.
    • The Russian Ballerina.
    • The Chinese Panda.
      it was a hot commodity. Today it’s rare you get an inquiry for a minted Palladium coin.
  • Sales for Palladium minted coins over the years have been just a flash in the pan in my opinion. The only time I can remember Palladium coins rocketing is when Palladium was trading over $1,000 some years ago and the talk was, “it’s not stopping here,” is when it was a hot commodity. Today, it’s rare you get an inquiry for a minted Palladium coin.

I like to say all products have a time to shine. Besides, I only have one thing to say about Gold and Silver today, and take note, this is an important point: Keep an eye on the gold open interest. This combustible combination of the market stuck in a range and new longs increasing every day is like pushing down hard on a spring, eventually the force will produce a dramatic turn…but in which direction?

In the meantime, I figured I’d amuse myself in this quiet market with reading the comments of one the funniest guys that ever lived in my opinion, Yogi Berra. Here’s one of his classic comments: “I’M NOT GOING TO BUY MY KIDS AN ENCYCLOPEDIA. LET THEM WALK TO SCHOOL LIKE I DID.”

Walter Pehowich is the executive vice president of precious metals investment services for Dillon Gage with over 38 years of experience in precious metals investment services. His career began in 1977 at Bache (which evolved to Prudential-Bache Securities and then Jefferies Investment Bank). While at Jefferies, he served as senior vice president with oversight of investment grade precious metal products. Pehowich holds a National Futures Association (NFA) Series 3 license, authorizing him to advise and sell alternative investments in commodities and futures markets.