The Wedge-tailed Eagle series from Perth has become one of the more competitive annual bullion-adjacent programs in the Australian market, but the high-relief proof version occupies a different tier entirely. Achieving true high relief in a 32.6 mm planchet requires multiple strikes at significantly increased die pressure, which causes accelerated die wear — Perth typically retires obverse and reverse dies far earlier on these issues than on standard proof strikes.
The 2018 mintage for this specific high-relief variant was capped at 500 pieces worldwide.
The Wedge-tailed Eagle series from Perth has become one of the more competitive annual bullion-adjacent programs in the Australian market, but the high-relief proof version occupies a different tier entirely. Achieving true high relief in a 32.6 mm planchet requires multiple strikes at significantly increased die pressure, which causes accelerated die wear — Perth typically retires obverse and reverse dies far earlier on these issues than on standard proof strikes.
The 2018 mintage for this specific high-relief variant was capped at 500 pieces worldwide.