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coaster Pillar of the Community Australia 1364 Posts	Posted 10/02/2021 06:00 am Quote: Regarding the 1981 20cent with the dot above the 'R', is it the Canadian minted 3and a half claw variety or the RAM coin? The platypus's left claw is very faint but I'm thinking RAM ... maybe someone can give a definitive answer from the photos? Report this Post to the Staff
karloning Valued Member Australia 401 Posts	Posted 10/02/2021 8:05 pm There is a really good post with pics I have seen on here that explains an easier way of deciding Canadian or RAM. The claw is often not very definitive but the lettering on the word Elizabeth needs to be inspected. The RAM has letters that are straight across the bottom but the Canadian has concave bases on the lettering. Report this Post to the Staff
coaster Pillar of the Community Australia 1364 Posts	Posted 10/03/2021 02:40 am Quote: ... explains an easier way of deciding Canadian or RAM. The claw is often not very definitive but the lettering on the word Elizabeth needs to be inspected. The RAM has letters that are straight across the bottom but the Canadian has concave bases on the lettering Thanks for the heads up karloning ... if that's the case then it's definitely RAM. Report this Post to the Staff
crab eater Pillar of the Community Australia 625 Posts	Posted 10/03/2021 04:15 am Umm... in my Renniks book there are 3 different mintage totals for the 1981 20 cent . 1.. RAM 65.5 mill , 2... Royal Mint Llantrisiant 50 million and Royal Canadian Mint 50 million. ? That is a heck of a lot of 1981 20 cent coins. Second highest mintage is 2008 at 132.90 Million if Renniks is correct. Edited by crab eater 10/03/2021 04:20 am Report this Post to the Staff
triggersmob Pillar of the Community Australia 9414 Posts	Posted 10/03/2021 04:34 am My 2014 McDonald's book says 165.5M + 50M + 50M. I suspect the 165.5 might be a typo. RAM website says 65.5M. That was in the peak of the space invaders era. A couple of years later the craze ended and 20c coins were melted down. Report this Post to the Staff
MachinMachinMan Pillar of the Community Australia 1985 Posts	Posted 10/03/2021 06:48 am Quote: That is a heck of a lot of 1981 20 cent coins. That is why there were no 20 cent coins released from 1983-1993. And why everyone has a giant gap in the middle of their circulated 20 cent collection. Ridiculous! Report this Post to the Staff
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