As collectors, namely those without unlimited funds,  rare coins are often all but a dream.  While the very word has and always will be debatable as to an exact meaning, the subject of the week deals with ways in which as average collectors may find a rare coin or two.  Yet not any of those such as the 1909 S VDB Lincoln Cent or the 1916 D Mercury Dime.  Rather coins with a mintage or known survivor figure of under 500. To be clear, extremely low availability for far less than one would expect. And surprisingly very affordable to the collector without deep pockets.  Impossible you say? Then perhaps an expansion of the horizon is in order.                                                                  Enjoy! 

In a change from my normal topics and subjects of United States coinage, and there by showing my diverse love of all coinage from around the globe, this weeks deals with Australia. More specifically, the Wedge-tailed Silver Eagle struck between 2014 and 2020 at the Perth Mint. A series so beautiful and exquisite in design it may quite become the new standard by which others are compared. Enjoy!