Silver · collector series · spot €53.97 per troy ounce
What does the design cost you on silver collector coins?
A Lunar, Koala or Panda holds the same silver as a plain bar. The difference is in the design, which changes every year, and in the mintage. Below are 28 series with a comparison of their own, each with its cheapest route to the metal, sorted by what you pay over the metal value. Half of all 1139 series editions sit above 48%.
For comparison: the cheapest plain route to an ounce of silver costs 14.79% over spot (Zilveren Britannia 1 oz). The median here pays 48%. That difference is what the design costs.
Per series · cheapest route to the metal
28 series · 550 editions · 14 dealers
Single editions · without a series of their own
7 editions, sorted by premium over spot
| Edition | Per troy ounce | Premium over spot |
|---|---|---|
| Zilveren Lunar I Mouse 2008 1 kg | €68.02 | +26.04% |
| Zilveren Tudor Beasts Royal Dragon 2 oz | €68.29 | +26.52% |
| Zilveren Tudor Beasts Royal Dragon 10 oz | €70.25 | +30.16% |
| Zilveren Queens Beasts Falcon 10 oz | €72.20 | +33.78% |
| Zilveren Queens Beasts Black Bull 2 oz | €77.00 | +42.67% |
| Zilveren Queens Beasts Falcon 2 oz | €77.00 | +42.67% |
| Zilveren Queens Beasts White Horse 2 oz | €77.05 | +42.76% |
These coins are not on the ounce board, and that is deliberate. Someone buying metal by weight is helped by the cheapest route; a series with an annual design would sink to the bottom of a list it does not belong on. Whether the premium is worth it depends on something we cannot measure: whether the mintage and the design later find a buyer who pays more for them.