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United States
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I saw this coin and am thinking about getting one if it comes up for cheap. I really like Tasmanian Tigers. (I'll admit it, I get excited when I see news reports of possible sightings). But I am not really keen on the whole colored coin thing, especially with the markup that they have on them. Does anybody own one of these coins? Do you like it? Does it look okay in person?
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Australia
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Good luck finding a cheap one, they do look nice in hand. They were commissioned by Downies from the Perth Mint as the 1st coin in a new series to be called, Extinct & Endangered, Unfortunately Downies haven't released any info on the next issue. Meanwhile several other series have been released along the same lines, so we can only await nervously to see if series even gets released. |
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Australia
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Tuvalu/Cook Islands/Maquarie Mint is all Downies and struck by the Perth MintI have no interest in these but they look good,great quality by the looks Collect what keeps you happy is my motto |
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Australia
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not for me, but I share allrangers interest in tassie tigers! it is a nice looking coin.
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Canada
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I own one of these and yes it is very nice...I bought it from a US dealer...around Oct. 2010...as a new release and yes I will continue to buy as the new releases come out...such a cool animal...I'm from Sask Canada...Australia has so many exciting species...
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07/03/2011 01:00 am
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2001 20c federation series Tassie Tiger  |
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 United States
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cnsjock, didn't know that there was a tiger on any other coinage. Thanks for pointing it out as I'll have to get one of those. I've picked up several New Zealand coins because of the kiwi's on them.
Looks like I'll have to get up really early on a Monday morning and bid on a tiger silver coin as they have been going for a lot. I think I've decided to get one. Oh well, like everybody says on here, collect what you like.
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Australia
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2011 1oz gold (pamp) Tasmanian Tiger, again from Downies only 150 minted.  |
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allranger the 2001 20c federation series Tassie Tiger coin was also a circulated coin in Australia and you can still buy this in unc grade below AUD$10
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Australia
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The Thylacine (extinct) is closely related to the 'Drop Bear' (fictitious), another Australian canivourous marsupial
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Australia
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LOL - when will we see a coin with the infamous Drop Bear... ;-) I would like to see that!
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Australia
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For our american friends (and other nationalities of course) the The Drop Bear, Thylarctos plummetus, is a large, arboreal, predatory marsupial related to the Koala. See http://australianmuseum.net.au/Drop-Bear |
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United States
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Ha, like the time in high school we took a Japanese exchange student out for a snipe hunt one night. He was mad.... several hours later that is.
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LOL - nothing like a good snipe hunt!
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Posted 07/02/2011 03:23 am
