Kookaburracollector

This weekend in Perth we are having the Perth Money Expo. For the show the Perth mint has issued this 1oz silver Kookaburra coin with a privy mark celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Kookaburra square penny design. Minage is 2,000. 

I am so tempted to collect these...nice coin sir.

I am so tempted to collect these...nice coin sir.

I am so tempted to collect these...nice coin sir.

Not enough kook photos on this thread, they are great coins. Will start to post a few of my all time favourites...starting with the hardest set for me to obtain (and the most expensive!) 

 

 

My rarest Kookaburra so far...1992 Eagle Privy. Mintage of 750!

1947 Swiss 20 Francs

The 1oz Bunch set so far. 

Go big or go home. Monster box 2016 American Eagles.

A very kind offer,  but alas I am a long way up the M1 from you...and currently it is unsafe for me to drive🙁
I have just discovered an unexpected benefit of having a painful shoulder, and being awake at 0430...’The early bird catches the worm’.
My date run of 20 French Francs Roosters has just been completed😃😃😃😃👍 (1899-1914)....All going well!
Within a few hours of being listed, I have found (and bought) what looks to be a 1900 Rooster in great condition. The bad news is I had to pay an unpleasant premium over spot, but the coin looks worth it to me. (plus a bit of retail therapy might help my current demeanour)
 

 

Yankee Doodle Doo...Amigo. Thanks to @Quicksand005 for the Bullion $5. A trip to my local coin shop this afternoon led to two more of these little $5 Dollar Gold gems coming home with me, along with their Silver (and Cupronickel) Brothers and gatecrashing is the long lost Mexican Uncle. 








 

2 x 10oz Dragon Queens Beast and a 10 oz Unicorn from The European Mint .

Thanks @arshimo2012
 

Finally it arrived today RM didn't disappoint, happy customer here 👍  Pictures don’t do justice, Might need another 5 oz 😋

A very kind offer,  but alas I am a long way up the M1 from you...and currently it is unsafe for me to drive🙁
I have just discovered an unexpected benefit of having a painful shoulder, and being awake at 0430...’The early bird catches the worm’.
My date run of 20 French Francs Roosters has just been completed😃😃😃😃👍 (1899-1914)....All going well!
Within a few hours of being listed, I have found (and bought) what looks to be a 1900 Rooster in great condition. The bad news is I had to pay an unpleasant premium over spot, but the coin looks worth it to me. (plus a bit of retail therapy might help my current demeanour)
 

 

1888-S 1st Obverse with Hooked J 

@eddi hi.
Did I pay over £250...yes!😂😂😂..I paid £280.03...to be precise!
WHY?..If you want to buy an 1899 or 1900, there is a premium to be paid, they are the two rarest with mintages of c 1.5m and 606k respectively...not particularly scarce, but less easy to obtain than say the 1907, with a Mintage of 17.7 m...see Chards website for this info.
The 1900 ones on Ebay (having looked just now) are from main dealers and are not a high grade, BUT, they are charging a numismatic premium which is why I would give them a miss. The one I have just bought today (see prev) is a little more expensive but a higher grade of coin...find out next week!
I have just updated my Rooster spreadsheet and was very surprised to find...
1. I have collected a full date run in 1 Year and 1 month,..started 31-1-18..so has not taken too long.
2. My cost above spot (including the purchase of the 1900) to buy all 16 was only 9%, which is way lower than I thought it would be. This is of course due to the spot price in £GBP being much higher than a year ago. (£206.62 per coin inc postage)
Most were bought from Chards, then Bullion by Post and only two from eBay.
A big  thank you to @ChardsCoinandBullionDealer for picking out (and sending me photographs) of my first batch, and also to a contact at BBP for doing the same.
I have really enjoyed collecting these and look forward to starting to collect a new coin very shortly @augur..any suggestion?...they have to be interesting, obtainable and not too expensive...no rush on this one.

Thank you @Alun for the gorgeous Queens beast box. 
Also recieved  a silver Brexit coin.....just because. Thanks @SilverStan

A very kind offer,  but alas I am a long way up the M1 from you...and currently it is unsafe for me to drive🙁
I have just discovered an unexpected benefit of having a painful shoulder, and being awake at 0430...’The early bird catches the worm’.
My date run of 20 French Francs Roosters has just been completed😃😃😃😃👍 (1899-1914)....All going well!
Within a few hours of being listed, I have found (and bought) what looks to be a 1900 Rooster in great condition. The bad news is I had to pay an unpleasant premium over spot, but the coin looks worth it to me. (plus a bit of retail therapy might help my current demeanour)
 

 

Came in yesterday the Morgan and peace dollars are all key dates. $20.  Proof Liberia Perez Carter. 2010 silver eagle and 1986 1st year 1/10th oz gold eagle. Going to be selling everything except the gold.

I am currently in Mexico City. There are at least three coin shops in the jewellery quarter near the Zocalo. I went a bit crazy, picked up some fractional Mexican coins and some old libertads.  Prices seem comparable to US / eBay.   P.S. the "$" is Pesos, not USD !

 

A very kind offer,  but alas I am a long way up the M1 from you...and currently it is unsafe for me to drive🙁
I have just discovered an unexpected benefit of having a painful shoulder, and being awake at 0430...’The early bird catches the worm’.
My date run of 20 French Francs Roosters has just been completed😃😃😃😃👍 (1899-1914)....All going well!
Within a few hours of being listed, I have found (and bought) what looks to be a 1900 Rooster in great condition. The bad news is I had to pay an unpleasant premium over spot, but the coin looks worth it to me. (plus a bit of retail therapy might help my current demeanour)
 

 

A very kind offer,  but alas I am a long way up the M1 from you...and currently it is unsafe for me to drive🙁
I have just discovered an unexpected benefit of having a painful shoulder, and being awake at 0430...’The early bird catches the worm’.
My date run of 20 French Francs Roosters has just been completed😃😃😃😃👍 (1899-1914)....All going well!
Within a few hours of being listed, I have found (and bought) what looks to be a 1900 Rooster in great condition. The bad news is I had to pay an unpleasant premium over spot, but the coin looks worth it to me. (plus a bit of retail therapy might help my current demeanour)
 

 

A very kind offer,  but alas I am a long way up the M1 from you...and currently it is unsafe for me to drive🙁
I have just discovered an unexpected benefit of having a painful shoulder, and being awake at 0430...’The early bird catches the worm’.
My date run of 20 French Francs Roosters has just been completed😃😃😃😃👍 (1899-1914)....All going well!
Within a few hours of being listed, I have found (and bought) what looks to be a 1900 Rooster in great condition. The bad news is I had to pay an unpleasant premium over spot, but the coin looks worth it to me. (plus a bit of retail therapy might help my current demeanour)
 

 

A very kind offer,  but alas I am a long way up the M1 from you...and currently it is unsafe for me to drive🙁
I have just discovered an unexpected benefit of having a painful shoulder, and being awake at 0430...’The early bird catches the worm’.
My date run of 20 French Francs Roosters has just been completed😃😃😃😃👍 (1899-1914)....All going well!
Within a few hours of being listed, I have found (and bought) what looks to be a 1900 Rooster in great condition. The bad news is I had to pay an unpleasant premium over spot, but the coin looks worth it to me. (plus a bit of retail therapy might help my current demeanour)