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| Delaware Privy Kookaburra |
AUSTRALIA - KOOKABURRA
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S$1 1999 KOOKABURRA DELAWARE PRIVY
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NGC MS 65
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Cesar Rodney. The First State.
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| Pennsylvania Privy Kookaburra |
AUSTRALIA - KOOKABURRA
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S$1 1999 KOOKABURRA PENNSYLVANIA PRIVY
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NGC MS 69
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The Keystone State.
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| New Jersey Privy Kookaburra |
AUSTRALIA - KOOKABURRA
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S$1 1999 KOOKABURRA NEW JERSEY PRIVY
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NGC MS 69
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At least on the U.S. state quarter, this was at the time the ONLY U.S. coin featuring George Washington on both the obverse AND the reverse of a coin. However, since this is just a "PRIVY" mark of the reverse of the NJ State Quarter, it's just one side of Washington -- yet features H.M Queen Elizabeth II on the other.
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| Georgia Privy Kookaburra |
AUSTRALIA - KOOKABURRA
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S$1 1999 KOOKABURRA GEORGIA PRIVY
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NGC MS 69
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A juicy looking Georgia Peach! All in all, I think these are really great "Crossover" kind of collectible coins. They are cool for Americans who want to dabble in Aussie coins, or Australians who want to dabble in U.S. State Quarters, or also a chance to dabble in Australian Silver Bullion, .999 pure, while at the same time, having some fun with the U.S. State Quarter series! The options abound! However, I don't know the reasons why the series stopped after the first five coins in 1999. Regardless, I personally imagine that makes them highly collectible, seeing as though they are such a limited series, and with such incredibly crossover appeal to collectors in two countries! I also think it speaks highly of how immensely popular the State Quarter program was not just in the United States, but abroad as well!
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| Connecticut Privy Kookaburra |
AUSTRALIA - KOOKABURRA
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S$1 1999 KOOKABURRA CONNECTICUT PRIVY
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NGC MS 69
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State Quarter Series - Connecticut, my home state. Featuring the famous Charter Oak, which has since fallen, though pieces of it have been saved for posterity. When the King's men were coming to revoke the colonial Charter, the colonists HID the charter in a tree, so the king's messengers couldn't find it, and as long as the colonists still possessed the charter from the King, Connecticut could remain a crown colony. Thus, the Charter Oak was made famous! The Charter Oak itself was featured on another U.S. Commemorative coin, so it's nice to see it not only on a U.S. State Quarter, but as a privy mark on this Aussue Kookaburra in lustrous .999 fine silver, 1 oz. Graded MS69 by NGC. The closeup of the side of the coin with H.M Queen Elizabeth is actually much cleaner than it appears in the photo, which almost makes the Queen look like she has acne or something. This is actually a VERY CLEAN and BRIGHT, trouble-free coin!
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