Marking Bon Scott's 80th with a small piece of gold
Bon Scott was born on 9 July 1946, which means this month marks what would have been his 80th birthday. He fronted AC/DC from 1974 until his death in 1980, and in that short stretch became one of the most recognised voices in Australian rock. Born in Scotland and raised in Fremantle, his story sits somewhere between two countries, which feels fitting for a musician whose songs are still played everywhere from suburban pubs to stadiums.
The Perth Mint has marked the occasion with a 1g gold minted bar, officially licensed and produced under strict limits rather than an open run.
There's nothing flashy about the bar itself, which suits the man it honours. It's 99.99% pure gold, weighing a fraction over a gram, and stamped with the Bon Scott crest: a lion rampant holding a microphone, with the words "BON SCOTT 80 YEARS" and the Perth Mint's "P" mintmark. The reverse carries the London Bullion Market Association's registered mark along with the weight and fineness, standard for a mint of this standing. It comes housed in a card featuring his touring tartan, inside a sleeve printed with his photo and signature.
Only 5,000 of these bars will ever be struck. That's what separates it from a souvenir: a fixed number, not a print run that keeps going as long as people keep buying. It sells for $325, against an RRP of $350, and it's available now through Mint Coin Shop, an official Perth Mint stockist.
For AC/DC fans, or for anyone who grew up with that voice on the radio, it's a quiet way to mark a birthday that won't be celebrated in the usual sense. A gram of gold, on its own, doesn't mean much. Attach Bon Scott's name to it and it means something to a lot of people, eighty years on from his birth and forty-six years after his death.
If you're already collecting, or you know someone who never missed an AC/DC show, this is a fairly straightforward way to mark the date without overthinking it.
See the Bon Scott 80th Birthday 2026 1g Gold Minted Bar at Mint Coin Shop.
