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I won some money in a raffle at work a few weeks back  so I decided to apply it to my silver Australian Kangaroo collection and picked up these. There can be a hefty premium on these but they are some of the most beautiful coins I'll ever have the pleasure of owning  Better yet I have someone building me a custom display for them (with space for several years worth of releases as well)!     
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very interesting! congratulations on winning the raffle!
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Look at the definition and wrinkles on that Queen Elizabeth! lol
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United States
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You know how badly I've wanted that gold 2003 Roo? I'm so jealous. What a great set? I have two of the five but you have the best, and most sought after, that's for sure. Was it a package deal? It couldn't have been cheap, I bet. $350-450, minimum. Great job!
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Very nice! My daughter would love the one with "Joey" sticking his/her head out of the pouch (upper right hand corner).
May I ask how much that one would set me back?
What year is it?
Edited by oih82w8
04/04/2012 11:13 pm
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I just remembered the one you're missing, if you're interested. It might be as pricy as the 2003 but I don't think so. If you don't mind paying steep S&H, you could complete the set; something I've been trying unsuccessfully to do for years. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Australia-2...em27c55bacbf |
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Although I am not into NCLT, it is obvious here that the Royal Australian Mint does try hard. High technical excellence.
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I dont know anything about these coins! But I do, very much, like the primitive style of the one on the bottom in the middle. What year is that?
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I never realized how many of these Kangaroo coins there actually were. If someone tried to collect every different one, how many coins would they have in total?
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I am with CBN as I have never seen four of the five, and never any gilded....
I like the first two under the first picture grouping the most by far, esp the second of the two as that artistic design is something you would expect to see on some ancient cave art hieroglyphics....
Wow really impressed with that set fantastic win congrats!
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I dont know anything about these coins! But I do, very much, like the primitive style of the one on the bottom in the middle. What year is that? If you mean the one that kinda looks like a cross between a gator and a Roo, it's the 2003 Aborigine inspired year. Highly collectible. Quote:
I never realized how many of these Kangaroo coins there actually were. If someone tried to collect every different one, how many coins would they have in total? The Roo series has run concurrently since 1993. But they also have another series that started in 2009 called Kangaroo at Sunset. There's also the Discover Australia line. Can't remember the year it started, maybe 2008, and they've included Roos in that set, as well. So there are at least twenty Roos in the main series run by the RAM, alone. |
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Top line, third photo looks Aboriginal to me.Very cool! The one I really like is the middle ,bottom line of photos...very Folk Art like, one dollar written in script....is that the 2003?
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04/05/2012 12:11 am
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Nice! I can't believe I don't have any of them  |
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Posted 04/04/2012 10:45 pm
