the perth mint 2013 kookaburra sucks

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  1. goldpelican

    goldpelican Administrator Staff Member

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    Will be interesting to see some of the final mintages for things like 10oz and kilo Koalas in 2012 - I reckon we outsold Dragons to Koalas by ~500 to 1.

    Not concerned about the 2013 Kook not selling out - took six weeks last year for 500,000 to sell out, leaving the Perth Mint in the position of not being able to sell 1oz silver coins for about 6 weeks. Recently we've just had a similar hump to get over with 1oz gold coins - Snakes sold out, 2012 Roos run out, 2013 Roos not available for order.
     
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    Interesting if the spread is 500:1

    Just using the 2011 Koala stats makes the Dragon a Perth Mint record.
    2011 - 1kg Koala 75,712 coins.

    2012 with low spot!!! Eek :/

    It's a shame Perth won't release the kilo coin sales until the end of the series, that's a long wait. :|

    Did you sell may of the 5oz Dragons gp?
     
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  3. goldpelican

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    10oz was the biggest seller for us.
     
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    Fair dinkum, i dont understand this design.It looks childlike...more like an animated baby Kookaburra from a cartoon.

    The Kook needs to look realistic,lifelike,imaginative,proud.

    JMVHO.
     
    Goldmember, Sep 18, 2012
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    Pineapple is a very fitting nickname..
     
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    i got the coin yesterday. i like it. not my favorite of all time but i agree that i am not a find of the mintage limit.
     
    td31, Sep 27, 2012
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    I just realized the other day that all the coins look so much better if you take them out of the capsule...:)
     
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    To get the chocolate inside :p
     
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    I didn't think much of them when I first saw pics of them but having held one in my hand and compared it to the 2012 kook I must say they are indeed very pretty "in the flesh" and I'm now actually inclined to think they're nicer than the 2012 kooks.
     
    Eruaran, Oct 23, 2012
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    It could be worse, you could get the same eagle or maple design year after year. Never fear however, they'll make a proof, burnished, or privy coin to satisfy your need for diversity. If you're really lucky and they're feeling frisky, they might make a special set with a reverse proof, special mint mark or some other non-descript change and charge you spot X2 for it. Good times....
     
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    Maybe you guys that don't like the silver bullion coin will have a change of heart when the coloured Kookaburra is released. :D

    2013 AUSTRALIAN KOOKABURRA - COLOURED (Items 18 - 21)
    The design for these (1kg, 10oz, 1oz, 1/2oz) silver bullion coins, consists of a coloured representation of two kookaburras perched on a tree branch, superimposed on flowers..................

    http://www.comlaw.gov.au/Details/F2012L00870/Explanatory Statement/Text

    Please feel free to add your coloured representation on this coin. :)

    [​IMG]
     
    Holdfast, Oct 25, 2012
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    wrcmad

    LMAO :lol:

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    This is actually one of my favourite Kook designs.
     
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    You can buy good reading glasses cheap at the Reject Shop. :p
     
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    how and why would u dig up a thread like this? :rolleyes:
     
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  19. Eureka Moments

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    Cognitive bias.
     
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    This now iconic design highlights a perceptual aesthetic shift in its role as a pre-referent to an evolving neo-numismatic signifi.
     
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