High Relief Silver - A Popular New Coin Genre To Collect

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bobby131313 Forum Dad United States 24185 Posts	Posted 05/23/2012 12:46 pm From the Perth Mint... Australian high relief silver proof strikes are rapidly becoming a popular collecting genre. This is confirmed by the early interest in the first ever Australian Kookaburra 1oz high relief silver proof coin, released at the beginning of May. Already, very nearly half the total mintage of 10,000 coins has been shipped in response to strong worldwide demand. High relief silver coins were introduced by The Perth Mint in 2010 with a Tuvalu release commemorating the story of Pheidippidis -- the ancient Greek who ran 25 miles to Athens with news of his army#8217;s historic triumph at the Battle of Marathon. It was followed by a special Australian commemorative issue portraying Josiah Wedgwood's historic Sydney Cove Medallion, an extremely significant artefact made from clay found near Sydney Cove in 1788. Subsequently, we've focused on high relief coins from some of our most popular silver series. Not surprisingly, the high relief 1oz silver proof Dragon from this year's Australian Lunar series was a major international success #8211; with a limited mintage of 7,500 coins, it sold out rapidly! Later this year in July we will release our third 1oz Australian Kangaroo high relief silver coin. The series got off to an outstandingly successful start in 2010 with a popular release that is no longer available from the Mint. However, anyone thinking about beginning a collection of high relief issues should not overlook the 2011 Kangaroo coin with its superb kangaroo design. The undoubted interest these coins have already generated have put the high relief concept firmly on our agenda and we're working on new projects that will make for some exciting announcements in the future. Shop CCF Members on eBay. Report this Post to the Staff

bystander New Member United States 30 Posts	Posted 05/23/2012 7:45 pm Beautiful coins. Edited by bystander 05/23/2012 9:45 pm Report this Post to the Staff
sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21788 Posts	Posted 05/23/2012 9:55 pm Probably inspired by the U.S. Double Eagle Mint product of 2009. A lot of effort was expended in the design and production of it. Report this Post to the Staff
deano Valued Member 180 Posts	Posted 05/25/2012 09:39 am Piedford double thickness coins were a flop in the 90s with Royal Australian Mint coins Perth Mint produce lovely coins no doubt love em or leave em Report this Post to the Staff
mkman123 Pillar of the Community United States 3184 Posts	Posted 05/25/2012 12:00 pm Very pretty Report this Post to the Staff
juzzyb Valued Member Australia 215 Posts	Posted 05/25/2012 6:14 pm they look nice in those pictures but what are they like in hand? Report this Post to the Staff
sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21788 Posts	Posted 05/25/2012 6:47 pm These coins, although piedforts as well, are deep dished high relief, and have a classy medallic look about them. It just seems that the artwork nature of these coins is preferrd by the numismatic market over standard piedforts. Standard piedforts were favoured by French mints mints, and occasionally produced by them in association to standard proof issues. Report this Post to the Staff
Spider5689 Pillar of the Community United States 2269 Posts	Posted 05/25/2012 7:16 pm They are beautiful coins. I purchased a Pheidippides Marathon Run Tuvalu Dollar from the Perth Mint back in 2010. I can honestly say that it looks even more beautiful in person, than it does in pictures. As of last week the Tuvalu Marathon Dollar is still available from the Perth Mint for $99. Report this Post to the Staff
traevin Pillar of the Community United States 1454 Posts	Posted 06/15/2012 2:57 pm I tried unsuccessfully many times to win the Pheidippides and the boxing kangaroos. The latter are more popular, and expensive, but until I own both, I guess I can't say for sure which I like better. ;) Report this Post to the Staff
stevo1962 Pillar of the Community Australia 908 Posts	Posted 08/06/2012 11:19 pm Just bought these a few weeks ago.Can anyone advise if these are in high demand or might be in the future Report this Post to the Staff
traevin Pillar of the Community United States 1454 Posts	Posted 08/07/2012 12:13 am They sell on ebay between $160-200 for MS70. Report this Post to the Staff
stevo1962 Pillar of the Community Australia 908 Posts	Posted 08/07/2012 12:29 am Well hopefully can only go up from there Report this Post to the Staff
mkman123 Pillar of the Community United States 3184 Posts	Posted 08/07/2012 12:49 am ooooh I like the look! Report this Post to the Staff
Coin Chick Pillar of the Community Canada 1354 Posts	Posted 08/26/2012 1:50 pm I've got the Kookaburra and newest kangaroo release. They are nice. Look better in hand. Report this Post to the Staff
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