Perth Mint's annual lunar series has been running since 1996, making the 2018 Dog year issue part of a long-established production cycle rather than a novelty release. These aluminium bronze dollars circulate as legal tender but are primarily sold directly into the collector market — actual wear specimens are nearly impossible to find, since few ever reach a cash register.
Perth Mint's annual lunar series has been running since 1996, making the 2018 Dog year issue part of a long-established production cycle rather than a novelty release. These aluminium bronze dollars circulate as legal tender but are primarily sold directly into the collector market — actual wear specimens are nearly impossible to find, since few ever reach a cash register.