500 Members/Christmas/New Year Giveaway

Congrats adobero1!!! & Merry Xmas!!--The choice is easy. Altho all the offers are beautiful. Take the gold coin and RUN is my suggestion---

Oh, the choice is SO difficult, numismatic vs. intrinsic value; historic value vs. artistic beauty; modern vs. older; something that originated in romantic and exotic Australia...I'm in a very unenviable position(LOL). You're right Terry, a 300 mintage and a 10 oz. chunk of pure silver! but...to not choose gold? Cisco says take the gold coin and run....but, WHICH gold coin? Help! And what about the 1997 coin and note portfolio, could this be the sleeping giant?

You can buy gold any time and any place! How often does a small mintage of any thing hit the open market and at a price you CAN'T beat! Really nice of all your friends helping you make a decisions, isn't it?

It really IS nice having all of my friends helping me make this decision...funny how suddenly I have friends I never knew I had...LOL. Those silver Kookaburas are stunningly beautiful.
I did a little research on the Perth Mint. It's very interesting, looks like it was at the same location for all of its 100 yrs. then just recently moved to another site...was responsible for actually refining the metals as well as minting coinage for the empire. Now, looks like it moved to another site, and is responsible for making collector coins and such; circulating coinage manufactured by another mint at Canberra. It was interesting reading about Sir Charles Kingsford Smith. I had never heard of him, but turns out he is the Australian Charles Lindbergh...first to fly across the Pacific; But he dissappeared in 1935 before Amelia Earhart, he was never found either.

I had a question for you lim, if you are lurking: on option one, the Perth Mint Centenary Sovereign, do I understand you correctly to say that the inner core alone is the same size, weight etc, as the normal Aussie sovereign? (which means that the outer ring of silver makes the whole thing a larger diameter than the Aussie sovereign?) Thanks

Hey Susan/Thomas..do you realise you have both become "International Stars" over night [:p]

Think of it...you have just been seen possibily in 30 odd countries by members from all walks of life...

Thomas is certainly a star in my book! Lim, I just wanted to thank you and everyone again who donated coins to this giveaway. What an act of generosity. A great way to promote the coin hobby and this forum.
I have decided that since I have always dreamed of traveling to Australia, and to me it is such a romantic, exotic faraway place, that the prize I choose must be from there. For a while, option 4 was in the running, a true piece of American history, and uncirculated too! For me, the hard part was deciding between option one and two. Both capture the essence of Australia, but it's so hard to choose between gold and silver! For this reason, I have decided to compromise and........






choose......







yes, OPTION ONE...THE Perth Mint CENTENARY SOVEREIGN. That way, both silver and gold are there, and a nice piece of history to boot. And besides, the beautiful St. George with his dragon design is there! Thank you so much for this honor, and I don't think I'll enter anymore contests for awhile! I apologize for taking so long to decide, but if you were in my shoes...what would you do? LOL This is not a coin that I will ever sell, I intend to keep this for the rest of my life. I think the coin will have a nice, dry home here in AZ, probably not unlike its present place of residence.

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Originally posted by Kyra

Good choice! Had I been the lucky winner, that's probably what I would've chosen as well. Enjoy it!

Rachel [:p]

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Thank you Rachel, I can feel the vibes, next time you're gonna win! Dan