Now finally my questions about the first silver lunar serie:
Why is the pig the keydate ?
Because even though stated mintage for many of the early 1st lunar series was 10,000, the "actual mintage estimates are lowest for the Pig
Lunar Coin est mintage1981 Year of the Rooster 15g coin 10155
1982 Year of the Dog 15g silver coin 8825
1983 Year of the Pig 15g silver coin 6793
1984 Year of the Rat 15g silver coin 10592
1985 Year of the Ox 15g silver coin 22489
1986 Year of the Tiger 15g silver coin 15461
1987 Year of the Rabbit 15g coin 14164
1988 Year of the Dragon 15g coin 15135
1990 Year of the Horse 15g silver coin 15005
1991 Year of the Goat 15g silver coin 15005
1992 Year of the Monkey 15g coin 10013
1993 Year of the Rooster 1oz coin 8000
The 1983 YOTD and 1993 YOTR are also more difficult to obtain.
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