2005 Year of the Rooster
The Year of the Rooster coin is the tenth
in the Perth Mint Australian Lunar Series, a series that
has become popular in the collectible market. Lunar
Series collectible coins come in gold and in silver, and
in a variety of sizes.
Some sizes are limited production coins,
such as the one-ounce Gold Roosters, while others are
unlimited production coins. See coin sizes,
denominations, and dimensions. The limited production
coins are the coins that have become favorites in the
collectible market. The obverse of the 2005 Rooster coins
carries the third official likeness of the Queen during
her reign. It is a mature Queen Elizabeth. A younger
likeness graces the obverses of the 1996 Mouse, the 1997
Ox, and the 1998 Tiger.
Year 2005 Gold Rooster Coins
Australian Lunar Series Gold Rooster
coins come in eight sizes: one kilo, ten ounce, two
ounce, one-ounce, one-half ounce, one-quarter ounce,
one-tenth ounce, and one-twentieth ounce, with monetary
denominations of $3000, $1000, $200, $100, $50, $25, $15,
and $5 respectively. The one-ounce and smaller gold coins
are limited production coins. See coin sizes,
denominations, and dimensions for more details.
Of the Gold Rooster Coins, the limited
production one-ounce coins appeal to coin collectors and
investors. One-ounce gold coins always seem to have
greater appeal in the collectible market. The smaller
coins are used more often for jewelry.
Year 2005 Silver Rooster Coins
Australian Lunar Series Silver Rooster
coins come in seven sizes: one kilo, one-half kilo, ten
ounce, five ounce, two ounce, and one-half ounce, with
monetary denominations of $30, $15, $10, $8, $2, $1,
fifty-cents respectively. The one-ounce and half ounce
silver Rooster coins are limited production coins. See
coin sizes, denominations, and dimensions for more
details.
Although one-ounce Lunar Series gold
coins sell at prices comparable to the popular one-ounce
bullion coins such as Gold Eagles, the one-ounce Lunar
Series silver coins carry higher premiums than one-ounce
Silver Eagles.
The U.S. Mint markets its Silver Eagles
toward investors, but the one-ounce Lunar Series silver
coins are directed toward the collectible market. Nearly
all coins aimed at the collectible market carry higher
premiums than bullion coins.
Year of the Rooster Traits
People born in the Year of the Rooster
are the erratic geniuses of the lunar cycle. Clever,
skillful, and flexible, they are inventive, original and
can solve the most difficult problems with ease. There
are few fields in which Rooster people wouldn't be
successful, but they have a habit of being too agreeable,
which make them not always great leaders.
Rooster year people want to do things
now, and if they cannot get started immediately they
become discouraged and sometimes leave their projects.
Although good at making decisions, they tend to look down
on others. Having common sense, Rooster people have a
deep desire for knowledge and have excellent memories.
Rooster people are strong willed, but their anger cools
quickly. Roosters are most compatible with Dragons and
Mouses.
Other Rooster years include 2017, 1993,
1981, 1969, 1957, 1945, 1933, 1921, and 1909.
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