2017 2c Devlin Kangaroo Bronze Commemorative Coin

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Squire Wilson Pillar of the Community Australia 653 Posts	Posted 02/28/2017 03:27 am Recently I have committed a small act of "numismatic sacrilege" Let me explain I have a collection of 1 and 2 cent coins because they remind me of my childhood days, growing up in Sydney. In the 1970's you could buy quite a bit with a handful of 1 and 2 cent coins. Redskin Candy Bars were 1 cent each. A packet of Twisties was 5 cents each. A meat pie was 15 cent and if you also wanted tomato sauce on top then you had to give the school tuck shop lady 17 cents. Recently I have added to this collection by including the 2017 2c Devlin Kangaroo Bronze commemorative coin. This involved buying 4 packs of these in their original folder. I broke open one of the folders to extract the coin and to add it to my collection. See attached pic Squire Report this Post to the Staff

sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21788 Posts	Posted 02/28/2017 05:17 am Featured on the cover of the current March 2017 ed. AUSTRALASIAN Coin & Banknote Magazine. It is obvious that this design is only a proposal (the lizard design chosen), because it is obvious from the presentation of the die cutting. The lizard design looks to be fully developed for production. The 2 Cent kangaroo design seems to have been adapted from a sketch. Report this Post to the Staff
Squire Wilson Pillar of the Community Australia 653 Posts	Posted 03/02/2017 02:21 am ...I agree sel_691 The design on the Devlin commemorative does appear quite "shallow / flat / almost 2 dimensional" when compared to the circulation "frilled lizard" design. Still, I think it is a nice addition to the collection and there are certainly blank spaces in the album to accommodate this. Squire Report this Post to the Staff
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