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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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Hi All out there,
In Australia the government issues baby uncirculated and proof sets, which seem to be very popular. They are normal sets with a special baby medallion and space for things like: family tree and information surrounding the baby.
Since we have such a large member community around the world, I thought I would ask does any other country issue them?
Thanks,
lars
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
853 Posts |
As far as I am aware some european union countries issue them. Perth Mint does a bush baby kooka set. |
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Pillar Of The Community
3147 Posts |
I know the Netherlands, Finland and France issue baby sets. They don't do it in the states as our mint only sees money, not babies! Probably would be a good seller up here and I am surprised the Mint has not put out something along that line! Nothing better than getting a kid and his parents "hooked" at a young age!
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Valued Member
Netherlands
309 Posts |
In the Netherlands, the first baby set was made in 1996, sinds then every year there comes one out, with the baby medal, in nice sheets.
Those sets are highly collected here, and the first isseu's, are at the moment around 45 euro if you want them.
This is almost a doubling of the set price when givven out, so there is a market for them.
Greetings, Carl
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
1529 Posts |
The Perth Mint issued a Baby Pack Folder with the 2000 Silver Millennium Dollar Proof Coin. Hard to get...the last I saw one of this on ebay the seller got about three times its issue price. |
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Pillar of the Community
 Australia
1079 Posts |
Thanks for the info. I might need to jump onto a few Europian nations for some baby sets. I have the ram baby sets but I am not a big fan of the Perth Mint. |
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Valued Member
Netherlands
309 Posts |
Well, if you want to swap a baby set, I can get you one from the netherlands if you want, I might have a few doubles from those.
Greetings, Carl
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Pillar of the Community
United States
867 Posts |
One of my co-workers does something similar to this. She makes sets up for her Godchildren, but she buys coins from 100 years before the kids were born. Really cool and different, and not too terribly expensive. A couple of the kids have gotten the collecting bug from her, and they think it's the coolest thing if she brings home halves and the occasional Ike that comes in.
Rachel [:p]
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1327 Posts |
I like that idea kyra, I might do it for my kids and my nefews shouldn't be to hard or expensive to do.
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Valued Member
United States
157 Posts |
We got birth year sets as gifts when my siblings and I were kids. They all got silver coins, and I got clad (1965). What a gyp.
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