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1 oz 2020 Perth Mint Silver Kanagroos thickess


MCG0803

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1 hour ago, MCG0803 said:

Hi,

Can anyone tell me how thick their silver 1oz Kangaroos are (say 2020)? Lots of conflicting info on the web. Perth Mint says 3.1mm but all the ones I've seen are all around 2.85mm

3 sites i've looked at say 2.98mm ... I only own one Kangaroo and its in my treasure chest buried in a secret spot marked by an X

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2 hours ago, MCG0803 said:

Hi,

Can anyone tell me how thick their silver 1oz Kangaroos are (say 2020)? Lots of conflicting info on the web. Perth Mint says 3.1mm but all the ones I've seen are all around 2.85mm

Why are you asking this question - is it to verify whether the coin(s) you have is genuine?Ā Ā 

If so, better to post some good photos of your coins here and most of us should be able to give you an answer.

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On 24/07/2021 at 11:45, MCG0803 said:

Hi,

Can anyone tell me how thick their silver 1oz Kangaroos are (say 2020)? Lots of conflicting info on the web. Perth Mint says 3.1mm but all the ones I've seen are all around 2.85mm

I have never worried about, or given much thought to how thick a kangaroo is.

According to some "expert" on Quora:

"Yes, kangaroos are intelligent animals. They display their intelligence by bouncing around on their hind Limbs and keeping their front limbs free so they can smack their opponents in the nose."

Sounds to me rather like Blackpool Promenade most weekends.Ā šŸ™‚

Chards

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On 24/07/2021 at 11:45, MCG0803 said:

Hi,

Can anyone tell me how thick their silver 1oz Kangaroos are (say 2020)? Lots of conflicting info on the web. Perth Mint says 3.1mm but all the ones I've seen are all around 2.85mm

The other insight I can give about Australian kangaroos (are there any other types), is that they are not very good at spelling, as evidenced by:

"1 oz 2020 Perth Mint Silver Kanagroos thickess"

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Chards

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I have plenty of them but not at hand right now and I have found measuring thicknesses of coins inconclusive anyway. I find specific gravity tests much more meaningful.Ā The easiest way to check if they are genuine is the tiny engraved A within one of the As in Australian Kangaroo. You'll need a magnifying glass to see it properly. Can't remember which one but maybe the very first one and it's at the top, inside of the big A.

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Thanks silenceissilver,

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I've run the SG tests and have the micro engraved marks. All other checks are good so I'm not too concerned. I ran them through the Sigma and they seem pretty spot on. Just the thickness thing which was odd because the Perth Mint state 3.1mm

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6 hours ago, MCG0803 said:

Thanks silenceissilver,

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I've run the SG tests and have the micro engraved marks. All other checks are good so I'm not too concerned. I ran them through the Sigma and they seem pretty spot on. Just the thickness thing which was odd because the Perth Mint state 3.1mm

If the SG test and the Sigma and the micro A are all as and where they should be, I wouldn't even worry about measuring the thickness because, as said, I find the results generally inconclusive because coins are not perfectly flat and depending on where exactly you happen to measureĀ it, the result might seem as if it was totally off (for the thickness but even for the diameter it's not that much better). I have thereforeĀ given up on even doing it. If you wanted yet another test, I'd go for the magnet test but to be honest I don't see how youĀ could trick SG and Sigma at the same time, even theoretically. Possibly with a very advanced alloy no one has ever heard of, straight from a military laboratory but even then - it's very unlikely such an alloy could even theoretically exist.

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