Kookaburracollector

The rarest of the rare! Having collected 1oz Privy Kookaburras for 4 years, I have at last, got my hands on the ‘Holy Grail’.....
In 1993, The Perth Mint issued an American Eagle Edition, consisting of a 1oz, 2oz and 10oz Proof Eagle Privy coin. Mintage only 500.!

Unfortunately for me, I have had to buy the complete set just to obtain the 1oz coin for my collection.

At this point I would like to note, I have only received the 1oz coin, the rest are to follow in a few weeks time.
HUGE thank you here to a fellow forum member @CoinStruckwho has very kindly sourced these for me, and arranged safe delivery to me here in the UK..a top drawer member.
He also featured this set in a YouTube video, so if anyone is interested in Proof Kookaburras here it is..https://youtu.be/1oXkAlLZhJU
If you are interested in buying the extremely rare 2oz and 10oz Privy Proofs (Which I do not need when they arrive) watch out for them in the For Sale Thread...if I decide to part with them!
 

The rarest of the rare! Having collected 1oz Privy Kookaburras for 4 years, I have at last, got my hands on the ‘Holy Grail’.....
In 1993, The Perth Mint issued an American Eagle Edition, consisting of a 1oz, 2oz and 10oz Proof Eagle Privy coin. Mintage only 500.!

Unfortunately for me, I have had to buy the complete set just to obtain the 1oz coin for my collection.

At this point I would like to note, I have only received the 1oz coin, the rest are to follow in a few weeks time.
HUGE thank you here to a fellow forum member @CoinStruckwho has very kindly sourced these for me, and arranged safe delivery to me here in the UK..a top drawer member.
He also featured this set in a YouTube video, so if anyone is interested in Proof Kookaburras here it is..https://youtu.be/1oXkAlLZhJU
If you are interested in buying the extremely rare 2oz and 10oz Privy Proofs (Which I do not need when they arrive) watch out for them in the For Sale Thread...if I decide to part with them!
 

Helps if I add the picture,😂

The rarest of the rare! Having collected 1oz Privy Kookaburras for 4 years, I have at last, got my hands on the ‘Holy Grail’.....
In 1993, The Perth Mint issued an American Eagle Edition, consisting of a 1oz, 2oz and 10oz Proof Eagle Privy coin. Mintage only 500.!

Unfortunately for me, I have had to buy the complete set just to obtain the 1oz coin for my collection.

At this point I would like to note, I have only received the 1oz coin, the rest are to follow in a few weeks time.
HUGE thank you here to a fellow forum member @CoinStruckwho has very kindly sourced these for me, and arranged safe delivery to me here in the UK..a top drawer member.
He also featured this set in a YouTube video, so if anyone is interested in Proof Kookaburras here it is..https://youtu.be/1oXkAlLZhJU
If you are interested in buying the extremely rare 2oz and 10oz Privy Proofs (Which I do not need when they arrive) watch out for them in the For Sale Thread...if I decide to part with them!
 

The rarest of the rare! Having collected 1oz Privy Kookaburras for 4 years, I have at last, got my hands on the ‘Holy Grail’.....
In 1993, The Perth Mint issued an American Eagle Edition, consisting of a 1oz, 2oz and 10oz Proof Eagle Privy coin. Mintage only 500.!

Unfortunately for me, I have had to buy the complete set just to obtain the 1oz coin for my collection.

At this point I would like to note, I have only received the 1oz coin, the rest are to follow in a few weeks time.
HUGE thank you here to a fellow forum member @CoinStruckwho has very kindly sourced these for me, and arranged safe delivery to me here in the UK..a top drawer member.
He also featured this set in a YouTube video, so if anyone is interested in Proof Kookaburras here it is..https://youtu.be/1oXkAlLZhJU
If you are interested in buying the extremely rare 2oz and 10oz Privy Proofs (Which I do not need when they arrive) watch out for them in the For Sale Thread...if I decide to part with them!
 

The rarest of the rare! Having collected 1oz Privy Kookaburras for 4 years, I have at last, got my hands on the ‘Holy Grail’.....
In 1993, The Perth Mint issued an American Eagle Edition, consisting of a 1oz, 2oz and 10oz Proof Eagle Privy coin. Mintage only 500.!

Unfortunately for me, I have had to buy the complete set just to obtain the 1oz coin for my collection.

At this point I would like to note, I have only received the 1oz coin, the rest are to follow in a few weeks time.
HUGE thank you here to a fellow forum member @CoinStruckwho has very kindly sourced these for me, and arranged safe delivery to me here in the UK..a top drawer member.
He also featured this set in a YouTube video, so if anyone is interested in Proof Kookaburras here it is..https://youtu.be/1oXkAlLZhJU
If you are interested in buying the extremely rare 2oz and 10oz Privy Proofs (Which I do not need when they arrive) watch out for them in the For Sale Thread...if I decide to part with them!
 

The rarest of the rare! Having collected 1oz Privy Kookaburras for 4 years, I have at last, got my hands on the ‘Holy Grail’.....
In 1993, The Perth Mint issued an American Eagle Edition, consisting of a 1oz, 2oz and 10oz Proof Eagle Privy coin. Mintage only 500.!

Unfortunately for me, I have had to buy the complete set just to obtain the 1oz coin for my collection.

At this point I would like to note, I have only received the 1oz coin, the rest are to follow in a few weeks time.
HUGE thank you here to a fellow forum member @CoinStruckwho has very kindly sourced these for me, and arranged safe delivery to me here in the UK..a top drawer member.
He also featured this set in a YouTube video, so if anyone is interested in Proof Kookaburras here it is..https://youtu.be/1oXkAlLZhJU
If you are interested in buying the extremely rare 2oz and 10oz Privy Proofs (Which I do not need when they arrive) watch out for them in the For Sale Thread...if I decide to part with them!
 

Sounds like a fantastic Anglo-Aussie collaboration- another example of not needing the EU to complete productive trades 😉.

The rarest of the rare! Having collected 1oz Privy Kookaburras for 4 years, I have at last, got my hands on the ‘Holy Grail’.....
In 1993, The Perth Mint issued an American Eagle Edition, consisting of a 1oz, 2oz and 10oz Proof Eagle Privy coin. Mintage only 500.!

Unfortunately for me, I have had to buy the complete set just to obtain the 1oz coin for my collection.

At this point I would like to note, I have only received the 1oz coin, the rest are to follow in a few weeks time.
HUGE thank you here to a fellow forum member @CoinStruckwho has very kindly sourced these for me, and arranged safe delivery to me here in the UK..a top drawer member.
He also featured this set in a YouTube video, so if anyone is interested in Proof Kookaburras here it is..https://youtu.be/1oXkAlLZhJU
If you are interested in buying the extremely rare 2oz and 10oz Privy Proofs (Which I do not need when they arrive) watch out for them in the For Sale Thread...if I decide to part with them!
 

The rarest of the rare! Having collected 1oz Privy Kookaburras for 4 years, I have at last, got my hands on the ‘Holy Grail’.....
In 1993, The Perth Mint issued an American Eagle Edition, consisting of a 1oz, 2oz and 10oz Proof Eagle Privy coin. Mintage only 500.!

Unfortunately for me, I have had to buy the complete set just to obtain the 1oz coin for my collection.

At this point I would like to note, I have only received the 1oz coin, the rest are to follow in a few weeks time.
HUGE thank you here to a fellow forum member @CoinStruckwho has very kindly sourced these for me, and arranged safe delivery to me here in the UK..a top drawer member.
He also featured this set in a YouTube video, so if anyone is interested in Proof Kookaburras here it is..https://youtu.be/1oXkAlLZhJU
If you are interested in buying the extremely rare 2oz and 10oz Privy Proofs (Which I do not need when they arrive) watch out for them in the For Sale Thread...if I decide to part with them!
 

Nice addition today from my local coin aficionado 🙂👍

Just got my ice age Goldcoin and 5 oz Silver Black Flags, lets have a closer look & you tube unboxing, thanks for watching!

 

Thanks to @Tomcbol my two 'Big Five' coins have arrived this morning. 
 
Portugal 20 Escudo's (0.800 Silver - 1,000,000 mintage) from 1953. I've almost got the full set of circulating, commemorative, silver Portuguese Escudos now. Think there are two more left in the collection. Ended up paying a little less than the advertised price (including delivery from Spain). 

And finally, nothing too special here. A circulating 1951 5$00 Escudos coin (Silver - 0.650) which i saw going cheap on eBay from a UK seller. No doubt a standard silver Escudo circulation collection will happen at some point!
 

One of my recent additions to my 1937 collection.
1937 Proof Penny graded PF67 BN By NGC with a top population of one.
This coin was advertised on the famous auction site. Unfortunately the seller would not post outside the USA.  So I could see the coin but not purchase it.
This is where the forum and the community helped me out. 
Thanks to the help and efforts of long time forum member @Pampfan I was able to acquire the coin.
Thanks @Pampfan you made it possible 😎
 

This is my current favourite.
 

I have a few "tidy" ones" - - 😉
 

 

 
 
 

Having acquired a 1926 Skanderbegu earlier this year from Greece, I just had to get the ‘other one’, a 1927!
This one came from Goldbergs auction,Palm Beach..
Big  thanks to @augurfor yet again finding ingenious ways to spend my money😂!


Although Albanian, these coins were minted in Italy, 1926 R Rome, and 1927 V Vienna (Austria). 
 

Received the latest 5 oz silver bullion ATB, the 2019 San Antonio Missions.

Just received one of my favorite £5 Silver Proof designs...
 

Todays unboxing (assured my wife its the last this year, and for some reason she believed me. I dont even believe me 🤣)

The cute little 3-pence has less wear than it's older brother, but it has been cleaned and not gradable.
The sixpence has nice tone and i need that variety. Maybe an AU-58.
 

This week's arrivals, probably last major buys of the year unless some great deals come along.
Couple of libertads, Canadian mounted police and white lions, tube of 2019 'roos, along with a second Krugerrand (Chard's best value 1Oz, my favourite kind of lucky dip!) and a 1/10 Nugget.
Pretty good stack building haul overall this year for a 2019 newbie, need to decide on my goals going forward now I've established a nice stack. 

A puzzle maybe solved..the 20 Franga Skanderbegus.
I was wondering why the 1926 was minted in Rome, and the 1927 in Vienna..this has proven to be a tricky question!


After some research...this is the best I could  come up with..If you know different..please tell!😃
‘While Benito Mussolini provided nearly all of the financing for Albania during the rule of Amet Zog, there was always the insistence on Zog's part to play nominal allies off one another, hence the striking of some Albanian coinage (such as this coin) in Vienna.’

So, due to this thread I decided to buy an LMU coin instead of a full sovereign as my next coin.
 
My first 20 franc came in yesterday (well the day before but it was given to a neighbour?!) - I know it's the least rare and a re-strike and i'm ok with that as my first   She still has some shine to her and there's good depth on the lettering still.

I just received this and definitely the BEST reference with vast history and original images of equipment and tools and utensils; in French though

recommended at the highest to any French Franc collector (and leagues better than The Gold Sovereign for collectors of the other coin).