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I finally got some images -- Interesting Crossover coins

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Check out the World Coin Sets for Australia, the "Kookaburra Silver Dollars, Including Varieties, Complete Set"

 

My set name is: Bully's Kookie Kookaburra'sMy set is hardly impressive at only 5%, with 7 coins I think, 6 of which FINALLY now have images! However, what I think may make this set interesting to some collectors, is the "crossover" collectibility to many of you as collectors of different things:What are they?Well, in the set I have the only five in a series (to the best of my knowledge anyway), of State Quarter Kookaburra Silver Bullion coins.That's right, the Australians made Kookaburra Coins in 1999, five different ones, with a "privy" mark for lack of a better term. The mark on each of the five coins was a replica of the corresponding U.S. State Quarter: Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Georgia, and my home state, Connecticut featuring even though I know it was among some of the least popular state quarter designs, one of MY FAVORITE state quarter designs, The Charter Oak. I actually included a brief description of the history of The Charter Oak along with the coin in that set.Anyway, I think the set from Australia is interesting in a number of ways:1. The fact that a foreign mint would issue coins with the U.S. State Quarters on them just goes to show HOW VERY POPULAR our quarter program was (or at least was expected to be. I honestly don't know why Australia stopped the program after the first year, so if there are any Australians or Kookaburra collectors who are more well-versed on the subject, I'd be curious for any details about that.2. It is an interesting way for U.S. Coin collectors to branch out to collect foreign coins since they feature U.S. coins (i.e. the state quarters).3. For bullion collectors, it's a neat way to branch out from perhaps U.S. Silver Eagles or other bullion to Australian Bullion because the Silver is .999 pure, and features some iconic American images, a truly unique combination.These are just a couple of the "crossover" combination type observations I see in these coins, at a glance. Perhaps you see other potential for collectibility, among them I imagine that they were issued JUST FOR ONE YEAR! Short lived series tend to be collectible just on that basis alone.So, check them out -- let me know what you think about them. Are they interesting to you at all? Do you hate them? Does it make you wonder "What the heck were those Australians thinking?" Do you think "I wish they finished the series? OR at least my state?"Here's a sample image, to perhaps lure you...I'll start at the very beginning, the First State.5472.jpg.7ab664639fc0d659cd5251fc09a58605.jpg

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