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12 hours ago, PapaLazarou said:
2003 Silver Proof 1oz $1 Kangaroo - "Jirrah-Watty"
 
Featuring a design by acclaimed Aboriginal artist Ray Thomas of the Gunnai people in Gippsland, Victoria, the coin depicts "Jirrah-Watty" – the Big Kangaroo – in full flight. With bold muscular line-work underscoring the animal’s power and predominance, a delicate finish applied to the background envelopes the horizon in a shimmering heat haze, along with the distant silhouettes of another stalwart of the outback, the grass tree. Ray Thomas spent many years researching his Gunnai people’s myths, legends, designs and body marks. The patterned line-work and motifs are characteristic of the indigenous peoples throughout South-East Australia.
 
The corresponding "frostie" has a raised polished image with frosted background and was crafted by Vladimir Gottwald, Engraver at the Royal Australian Mint
 
This proof kangaroo is, in my opinion, the clear number one of the entire Skippy collection. A truly and outstandingly beautiful coin - I hope it goes some way towards mitigation regarding my previous post.
 

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Your thinly veiled apology is graciously accepted 😉

The above coin is literal gem. An ethnicity, a history, a close cultural relationship with nature all on the reverse of a silver proof coin.

The image could have been copied from an aboriginal cave wall drawing, or the like.

The design in your avatar @PapaLazarou is truly sublime. Surely it can only work in gold?

I'd be surprised if anyone attempts another Kangaroo design after that one! It's a hard act to follow, for the same reason nobody attempts to cover Karen Carpenter songs.

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1 hour ago, damok666 said:

Two Quarter Sovs from @1817Karl  Great packaging!685E2C0E-2EF9-4DC5-A5A0-5D33B583F92A.thumb.jpeg.ee508ddb3c870c37ebdfb6fbfdd101c5.jpegFAF19B7F-7C93-48A8-B07C-B28741ACC349.thumb.jpeg.ca8a99b861deb2100a13cc7c9349b64c.jpeg

10oz QB Falcon from @GSTrading 

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Glad they arrived safely and your'e happy with them... I think I have the best packaging!

1817.co.uk | Home of Britain's finest modern gold Sovereigns

www.1817.co.uk | karl@1817.co.uk | www.facebook.com/1817SovereignCollector

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7 minutes ago, AndrewSL76 said:

Has anyone commissioned @BackyardBullion to make a Jenga puzzle? That would be potentially dangerous and definitely expensive.......

Not sure I could stand the stress of watching it all collapse. Doing that photo was bad enough, it was right on the edge of my kitchen unit.

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5 hours ago, richatthecroft said:

Received two things today- thanks @Nick1368 for the Buffalo which hopefully will accrue or preserve wealth going forward 😀 and a necessary evil that will have already started depreciating on arrival this morning 🙄 

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I’ll simply say your taste in coins far outweighs your taste in cars Richard😝😝

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4 minutes ago, Artictim said:

I’ll simply say your taste in coins far outweighs your taste in cars Richard😝😝

Agreed, nothing to get enthused about with thIs car- it’s another (hopefully reliable) 3 year unloved, needs must workhorse to get me to, from and for work...

...on a brighter note, and if all goes to plan-  in terms of I’m still alive and kicking 🤞 only two more 3 year cycles of car buying and jumping into something like this every morning at 7am. 

In retirement, I’ll be getting on my bicycle and put the £4k a year I’ll save running the damn things into some nice coins 😃 

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22 hours ago, PapaLazarou said:
2003 Silver Proof 1oz $1 Kangaroo - "Jirrah-Watty"
 
Featuring a design by acclaimed Aboriginal artist Ray Thomas of the Gunnai people in Gippsland, Victoria, the coin depicts "Jirrah-Watty" – the Big Kangaroo – in full flight. With bold muscular line-work underscoring the animal’s power and predominance, a delicate finish applied to the background envelopes the horizon in a shimmering heat haze, along with the distant silhouettes of another stalwart of the outback, the grass tree. Ray Thomas spent many years researching his Gunnai people’s myths, legends, designs and body marks. The patterned line-work and motifs are characteristic of the indigenous peoples throughout South-East Australia.
 
The corresponding "frostie" has a raised polished image with frosted background and was crafted by Vladimir Gottwald, Engraver at the Royal Australian Mint
 
This proof kangaroo is, in my opinion, the clear number one of the entire Skippy collection. A truly and outstandingly beautiful coin - I hope it goes some way towards mitigation regarding my previous post.
 

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What about the Rolf 'Pedo' Harris one they brought out, do you have that in your collection :P

I do like the one above in 'aboriginal' style.

 

 

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4 minutes ago, MikeG1978 said:

Received a beauty today courtesy of a trade with @ADK1080

Really happy with this only thing is I need to find another Pf69 now to make the one for each of the kids 🤣

Hopefully a great investment 

Next will be the 2017 piedfort  it has eluded me twice now they say third times a charm

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It's a beauty Mike 👍

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