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Originally posted by collect4fun
Rggoodie,
Do you have a coin purse made of kangaroo fur? My wife picked one up at a garage sale and it had a few Australian coins it, but she just like the purse. I don't believe the coins were anything great, mostly from the 1980's.
Sorry I took so long to answer Have you checked to see if the purse has any seams? If there are no seams and only a draw string, then the purse is a kangaroo scrotum-(very common coin purse sold at gift shops. You may not want to tell the wife! If you don't want the older circulated coins let me know- I buy them to give to kids to get them interested in AUSTRALIA & it's history/ rggoodie
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A kangaroo scrotum?!? You're kidding, right? Why do I have the feeling you're not... [:0]  Give in to the darkside, Susan. I did, and I'm so much happier now. Never thought I'd admit this, but there's more to life than Morgan dollars.... Yikes! Did I really just say that? Rachel [:p] |
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Never thought I'd admit this, but there's more to life than Morgan dollars.... Yikes! Did I really just say that?
Rachel [:p]
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Originally posted by rggoodie
Have you checked to see if the purse has any seams?
If there are no seams and only a draw string, then the purse is a kangaroo scrotum-(very common coin purse sold at gift shops.
I have heard of such purse's but this one is seamed and has a metal clasp closure. My kids have the coins, they like the kangaroos on them. |
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rggoodie
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Purse #1 but it only has one compartment instead the the two. I have seen other ebay auctions like the first one listed. Kinda different and quite the conversation piece!!!!! |
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Lets get them started Richard. By the way. hows it feel living in Australia's outer most suburb?
I will run the first give away of an Aussie coin on this forum.
I will start a new topic on it so please read it if you want in.
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rggoodie, Apparently the kangaroo's didn't have much say cocnerning their part in this enterprise, did they! Well at least they were put to good use! You know what they say, "Waste not, want not!" I almost want one as a converstion piece! I could keep a couple of my favorite jewels...er...coins in it!!! It would be non-stop laughs around the unsuspecting!!!
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Better the Kangaroo than me!  rggoodie
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an rggoodie scrotum purse.......LOL.............. lead item on ebay...........hahahahahahahaha priceless....LOL |
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Too Late Kyra... I heard that..! I'm cancelling your position in the Morgan dollar Collector's List. You can now send all those ugly things to me.. catman  |
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Noooooo!!!! I take it back! [:0] Don't make me give up my Morgans! Or better yet, don't make me sic the axe-man on you! Just because he's vacationing somewhere in the Keys doesn't mean I can't call him back... Rachel [:p] |
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I've heard that the kangaroo scrotum bags are popular with prospectors because there are no seams for their gold flakes to fall through.
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I've heard that the kangaroo scrotum bags are popular with prospectors because there are no seams for their gold flakes to fall through.
Mostly a tourist piece now There are no seams but some have ties or snaps at the top nad the newest tourist modes are branded with some statement like "The Lucky pouch Genuine Kangaroo, Made in Australia" Question where else would a kangaroo pouch (scrotum) be mad if not in Australia? rggoodie
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where else would a kangaroo pouch (scrotum) be mad if not in Australia?
Well, kangaroos also live on Tasmania and New Guinea, and probably other islands in the vicinity of Australia (although, I'm not sure about New Zealand). Now, if you're wondering where other marsupial (pouched animals) scrotum pouches could be made, the answer would be pretty much anywhere (e.g., Opossum in the U.S.). The same goes for macropod (a classification of large-footed animals) scrotum pouches, if you were wondering about that as well (e.g., Kangaroo Rat in U.S.). ;) Now, isn't that more than you ever thought you'd learn on a coin forum? :) ~neuron |
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