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Valued Member
United States
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Isn't the same cleaning lady on both coins? Anyway, I have to cast my vote for the Koala because of the aesthetics and because of the bigger rarity here in the US. However, I do have to give credit to our northern cousins for putting a higher denomination on their bullion than most countries, even if they don't honor the denomination on NCLT at banks https://goccf.com/t/123347. BTW, the extra nine means nothing to me. Edited by TJB17
07/07/2012 09:40 am
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Pillar of the Community
 Australia
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Isn't the same cleaning lady on both coins? Not at all , the old bugger we have on ours wears a crown  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
561 Posts |
Count me in the Koala crowd.
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Valued Member
United States
492 Posts |
For all those 4 nines enthusiasts out there:
I couldn't help it. I love doing math problems, so I looked up the spec values of the coins and calculated the silver content.
The Koala is spec'd at 31.135g and is .999 pure.
The Maple Leaf is spec'd at 31.104g and is .999"9" pure.
That comes out to 31.103865 - 31.1008896 = 0.0029754g in favor of the Koala.
I would call that close enough for government work. You're getting the same silver content either way.
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Valued Member
United States
492 Posts |
Also, the American Silver Eagles are spec'd at 31.103g and are .999 pure. Double loser!  But I still love them best of all.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1432 Posts |
TJB . . thanks for the math Trout . . likewise for the cleaning lady humor After 60 years of cleaning up after others she deserves the crown. I'm with the majority of the voters and picked the Koala even if the Maple Leaf shown didn't have the milk spots. I like them more due to the fact that they change the design yearly. It would have been a tougher decision if you compared the Koalas to the Canadian Wildlife Series. |
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Valued Member
Canada
178 Posts |
I like the higher face value of $5 instead of $1.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
36903 Posts |
Face value on a bullion coin means very little. All are sold by weight. Hands down the Koala would be my choice, a gorgeous coin.
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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You get a very negilgible extra gauranteed amount of silver for your extra '9', and to someone that is only interested in silver, not a consideration.
Like most people, I just happen to like furry critters, and perhaps that is a marketing advantage.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1454 Posts |
Koala, hands down. It would have been the same choice for me even if the Maple came sans milk spouts.
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Valued Member
Egypt
139 Posts |
The koala is just beautiful so have to choose it :)
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4008 Posts |
I agree, CP. I also like the fact that Canadian money is more common in the US than Australian money and in a SHTF scenario, familiar looking silver is gonna be easier to trade than an unfamiliar might-be-silver-but-who-kno .. Yeah, silver collectors will all know but the other, what, 95% of the population will not.
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Moderator
 United States
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I'm in for the Koala ... the design aesthetic wins for my eye. David |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1064 Posts |
Cute animals, all day long!  |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
677 Posts |
Koala has it for me, only because I don't have any of those.
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