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This Place is a Zoo
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Henri Charriere

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On 11/10/2022 at 6:06 PM, ShinyObjects said:

Lions and Tigers and Bears oh my! 

Post your coins or Medallions with animals and such.

Cheers!

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First time I have ever seen a silver "cash" coin... think about it!  (thumbsu

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Lol. Very nice coins my friend.  It has been a zoo lately. May as well post some animals. I dont have any with animals other than eagles or buffalos. Ive been wanting to get some of the Australian issues. I really love those. I want one of the funnel web spiders. I love those. Also the Samoa spider issues. 

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ShinyObjects

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On 11/10/2022 at 6:26 PM, Hoghead515 said:

Lol. Very nice coins my friend.  It has been a zoo lately. May as well post some animals. I dont have any with animals other than eagles or buffalos. Ive been wanting to get some of the Australian issues. I really love those. I want one of the funnel web spiders. I love those. Also the Samoa spider issues. 

I have a few of the Aussie Funnel Webs, I'll post them if I can find them.

The Perth MInt has some really nice stuff and a huge selection to choose from.

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On 11/10/2022 at 6:59 PM, ShinyObjects said:

Nice Koala rrantique.

I only have a few, but am a big fan of the Perth Mint.

Same here. I love alot of the Perth Mint issues. I love all their animal series. I wish the US Mint would do a series of animals. Maybe some deer, bears, moose, elk, etc.  Also wish theyd do an insect series. Maybe a praying mantis, black widow, and things like that. 

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Notice the textures and detail in most of the foreign products -- especially the OP's items? The "hippy-bottom-us" is ready to jump off the silver round. Now, compare to the stuff on US commemoratives.

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On 11/10/2022 at 7:06 PM, Hoghead515 said:

I love alot of the Perth Mint issues. I love all their animal series. I wish the US Mint would do a series of animals. Maybe some deer, bears, moose, elk, etc.  Also wish theyd do an insect series. Maybe a praying mantis, black widow, and things like that. 

They'll crack eventually, I only hope the designs are on par with other countries.

On 11/10/2022 at 7:57 PM, ShinyObjects said:

I'm not to fond of colorized or guilded coins, but I do have a few.

I enjoy quite a few colorized/gilt coins. There are a lot of cheaply done pieces of junk out there, but also quite a few nice pieces. 

The Perth Mint churns out a lot of bullion coins, Kooks have to be their most popular series. Here's one with some colorization.

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On 11/11/2022 at 6:51 AM, Fenntucky Mike said:

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I love those issues. Arent those from Ireland? Or am I wrong? I remember seeing some on Ebay and thinking if I ever start on world coins Id love to do a set of those. 

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On 11/11/2022 at 9:00 AM, Hoghead515 said:

I love those issues. Arent those from Ireland? Or am I wrong? I remember seeing some on Ebay and thinking if I ever start on world coins Id love to do a set of those.

You're dead on HH, Ireland. The 'Barn Yard' set is a fun one to collect and pretty inexpensive, there are a few key dates but even those are relatively affordable. Most of the proofs are fairly cheap as well. If you're interested I'd start out with a type set or a modern mint set, and go from there. My favorites are the half penny and penny, I'm working on complete sets of those and a complete 1928 proof set.

This is one that I missed out on, I was the underbidder. Sounds like a good wrestler moniker. hm

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Henri Charriere

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On 11/11/2022 at 12:59 PM, ShinyObjects said:

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Even the Perth Mint's King Tut centennial gold bullion piece pales in comparison to this. Where's Ricky?  Hey Ricky, your cousin's here!  :roflmao:

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It's too large to post them all, but I have the complete set of Somalia elephants, going back to the original Zambia coins the first 5 years, 1999-2004.  The collection includes all the privys for the WMF, the ANA, and the lunar privys, and the 2010 reverse of 2009.  

I don't collect it for any numismatic value, the wife just likes elephants.  Although a few of the early Zambia ones are worth quite a bit.  

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