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Mysterious 1988 Isle OD Man Bicentenary Of Australia Series.

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There is a coin series "Bicentenary of Australia" issued by the Isle of Man and produced by the Pobjoy Mint. There is a mysterious thing about this series: different sources show different information about it.

For example - metals the coins were struck on: For sure there were versions: CuNi unc., CuNi Proof, Silver and Gold. Some catalogs add that there exist platinum and / or palladium versions of these coins, but when I asked the mint about them I got the answer that there is no trace in their archives that they ever existed.

Another thing: the number of coins in the series: The CuNi proofs are being sold in sets of four containing coins depicting: 1) a koala, 2) a kangaroo, 3) a platypus, 4) a parrot. But the silver sets contains two more coins with: 5) a dingo, 6) a Tassie devil.

So I'd like to ask the CCF members:
What coins of that series do you own (or at least: what of these coins have you seen personally)?
Of course - "seen" as a physical object not a catalog entry as various catalogs contains contradictory info about the series.

Below there's a table showing coins I'm absolutely sure that they really exist:

          CuNi unc.  CuNi proof  Ag   Au   Pd   Pt
Dingo                             X
Kangaroo      X          X        X    X
Koala         X          X        X    X
Parrot        X          X        X    X
Platypus      X          X        X    X
Tassie                            X

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Mysterious-1988-Isle-OD-Man-Bicentenary-Of-Australia-Series.

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Hope this helps you :)

Proof: Mintage 500
Mysterious-1988-Isle-OD-Man-Bicentenary-Of-Australia-Series.
Uncirculated:
Country Isle of Man
Year 1988
Value 1 Crown
Metal Copper-nickel
Weight 28.47 g
Diameter 38.61 mm
Engraver Raphael David Maklouf (obverse)
Mysterious-1988-Isle-OD-Man-Bicentenary-Of-Australia-Series.

Gold: Contains 16.4 grams of .948 fine gold 0.50 oz agw 31 mm across
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Thank you for the info. So it seems that CuNi uncirculated versions exist for all 6 animals including Dingo and Tasmanian Devil. Great... So I'm still unsure if these two animals were minted in proof CuNi and gold. The existence of Pd and Pt versions seems to be an urban legend despite the catalog entries.
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