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A long four years in hunting down this one to complete my collection of the Sydney 2000 Olympics/Paralympics.I now have it and my collection is complete....  Technical Specs: Mint: Perth MintMetal: 999 Silver Condition: Proof Weight: 10oz Nominal Face Value: $10.00 Mintage: 3,000 Issue Price: AUD$495.00 Reverse photo depicts the Sydney Opera House in the foreground and the Sydney Harbour Bridge in the background. I am as happy as the proverbial pig in **** ...  Edited by rggoodie
12/26/2005 8:53 pm
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Is that a 10 ounce coin? Thats amazing! I wonder how many of them remain in Australia?
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09/24/2005 01:33 am
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Originally posted by crystalk64
Is that a 10 ounce coin? Thats amazing! I wonder how many of them remain in Australia?
Yes, it is a 10 ouncer.How many of them are still in Australia is an interesting question bearing in mind that only 3,000 was minted for world wide collectors. Prior to this one, the last time one came up for auction was more than 14 months ago. I have tried buying it direct from dealers here for quite sometime, but none of the established ones have them. |
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Lim
Last night I attended a meeting of the South Florida
Asutralia/New Zealand social club and one of the members who is not a coin collector had one of these beautiful coins.
It had been given him as a pressy from the consulate.
he has it framed and hanging on his wall.
Now both of you have made me drool.
P.S.
how about those SWANS!
Go Sydney!
rggoodie
aka Richard
"catch em doing something right"
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Yikes !!! No wonder some issues are so hard to obtain when it is adorning the walls of non collectors. Unless it is very well framed, the environment will soon destroy the coin....  As for the Swans..good on them and commiserations to the Eagles. Overall, another good year for the AFL. Just out of interest, does anyone play this game in the US  |
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Originally posted by lim118
Yikes !!! No wonder some issues are so hard to obtain when it is adorning the walls of non collectors. Unless it is very well framed, the environment will soon destroy the coin....
As for the Swans..good on them and commiserations to the Eagles. Overall, another good year for the AFL.
Just out of interest, does anyone play this game in the US
There is a new team in Miami and one in Tampa four hours away The Tampa team is four year old, the Miami team formed this year- It is Australian Rules & in our first match- Miami beat Tampa! rggoodie
aka Richard
"catch em doing something right"
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Don't know about the game but do want that coin hanging on my wall!!! Free storage in Indiana!!! I bought one of the huge silver coins commemorating your first gold piece. And I thought that was BIG? Always got my eye on unique offerings but things seem slow this year! Must be the darn weather!
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Hi Terry...here is a big Aussie Issue...big in price, big in weight and big in size...  Obverse Reverse Nominal Face Value = $AUD 10,000 Mintage = 95 Issue Price= $AUD 22,110.00 ...and NO, I do not own one of them.... |
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Now that would make a fine gift! And I really do like the mintage as low issues tend to hold their value (lol)! It would be nice if the good ole U.S. would do something DIFFERENT once in a while. We would like to see another 2 cent piece or $3 or $4 gold but it will never happen. Does look like we will get 24k pure gold Buffalo nickel reproductions in 1/10 oz., 1/4 oz., 1/2 oz and full ounce in 2006 on a one year deal. Got to start saving my pennies for those!!! |
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