Hey COINAHOLIC!

Here's a salute to the North American Chickens! Those are awesome! Interesting coin, that one on the left!
Hey GoldRush58!
GREAT COINS!
Did he have any of the newer style libertad's by any chance? There kinda hard to come by at the shops and shows.
Now you got me tempted with that
Australian Kookaburra! That is one beautiful coin, after I finish the maple leafs maybe I'll move onto the Australian coins, that is if silver is still affordable!

The price of silver going all crazy is going to hamper my ability to finish my sets!
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But still wonder ... how many each for a full set. I am not sure when they started making the maple leaf
and libertad.
The maple leafs if I understand correctly are 1988 to 2010 and I believe there is a dual date coin dated 1999-2000 so that is a total of 24 coins. I guess Canada jumped on the bullion bandwagaon a couple years after the U.S.
The Mexican Libertad is a little trickier.
The very first bullion coin minted in Mexico was the "balance scale" onza in 1949 then again in 1978, 1979 & 1980 for a total of 4 coins.
The previous design "onza" was minted from 1982-1995 for a total of 14 coins.
The newer version has been minted from 1996-2010 for another 15 coins. "Libertad"
I have completed the "onza & libertad" set so that is 1982-present = 29 Coins but I think I am going to pick up all the "balance style" onzas in the future just for the heck sake of accomplishment. I've seen them selling online and they are not that expensive.
Edited by RealPeso
11/04/2010 8:50 pm