1992 Kookaburra die differences

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  1. goldpelican

    goldpelican Administrator Staff Member

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    I enquired with the Perth Mint regarding the dies used to produce the current batch of 1992 Kookaburras being distributed, to my relatively untrained eye, the new coins appeared to have finer/thinner details particularly in the branches and leaves above the kook's head.

    Here's the response regarding which dies were used:

    So basically differences depending on the age of the individual die sets used to strike a particular batch of coins.
     
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    fishball New Member Silver Stacker

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    The first image that popped into my head when I read the topic was the 1992 Kook actually dying :/

    :D
     
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    D'oh - that was unintentional! Clarified the title.
     
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    Speaking of die quality the strike on a recent dragon privy I got was so weak that the queens had no gills at all... I'll see If I can get a photo
     
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    http://www.eons.com/groups/topic/2524936-One-Tough-Bird

    One Tough Bird
    Kookaburra survives 435 mile trip stuck in car's grille

    [​IMG]

    Only thing that can kill a kookaburra is the Perthmint's marketing dept.
     
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    alor Well-Known Member Silver Stacker

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    one poor kook, it is a 1992 one?
     
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