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Went "Down Under" this morning!

joeykoinsjoeykoins Posts: 16,628 ✭✭✭✭✭
edited December 18, 2021 12:19PM in U.S. Coin Forum

Lol. Hi guys,
Yes, I went out of my jurisdiction today! Thought I'd buy something a little different. Couldn't pass up this awesome Eagle from our friends down under. Couldn't go wrong, right? With it in our host's plastic, ms 69, 1 Oz. of .999 Silver, with a reverse proof appearance and to top it off. John M. Mercanti's official signature! Oh, one more thing, I only paid $40! Seen it on the bay for plenty more. Whatcha guys think?
Thanks ;)

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  • davewesendavewesen Posts: 6,392 ✭✭✭✭✭

    nice, are the black areas deep mirrors or some sort of enamel?

    I ask because some of the stuff I see from Canada

  • jmlanzafjmlanzaf Posts: 35,268 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @davewesen said:
    nice, are the black areas deep mirrors or some sort of enamel?

    I ask because some of the stuff I see from Canada

    Mirrors

  • 1Bufffan1Bufffan Posts: 656 ✭✭✭✭

    Nothing wrong with that One, and at a Great Price also!

  • jmlanzafjmlanzaf Posts: 35,268 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited December 18, 2021 12:36PM

    I like the Australia Eagles. Nice coin. Fair price. They typically sell for $40 to $50 on ebay. You might be looking at proofs going for a lot more.

  • 291fifth291fifth Posts: 24,453 ✭✭✭✭✭

    It is too bad Mercanti couldn't have supplied a readable signature. I'm sure he was paid to sign those and should have been required to sign legible signatures. The coin itself is nice and it is slabbed.

    As you can guess, I really dislike the scribble signature trend in autographs that has become more and more common in recent decades.

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  • Mr_SpudMr_Spud Posts: 5,849 ✭✭✭✭✭

    It’s a cool looking coin 👍🏻

    Mr_Spud

  • DrBusterDrBuster Posts: 5,426 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Nice. Big fan of the Perth mint stuff, always gorgeous, have a nice stack of stuff as well.

  • johnny9434johnny9434 Posts: 28,668 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I like :)

  • AotearoaAotearoa Posts: 1,519 ✭✭✭✭✭

    It's not often I see my queen here. Nice!

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  • Steven59Steven59 Posts: 9,045 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Nice looking coin.

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  • joeykoinsjoeykoins Posts: 16,628 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited December 18, 2021 1:27PM

    Thanks guys!
    ;)
    Love any big .999 ouncers.

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  • gumby1234gumby1234 Posts: 5,591 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Nice looking and no milk spots.

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  • ElKevvoElKevvo Posts: 4,124 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I like it... great rendition of the eagle. Thanks for posting..

    K

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  • nwcoastnwcoast Posts: 2,880 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I think it’s cool!
    The world is a big place with cool art, coin and culture to appreciate in all forms.
    I happen to like many of the bullion issues from Australia and have many in my collection as well.
    They have done a good job in representing nature in their issues for many, many years.

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  • MWallaceMWallace Posts: 4,218 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Nice!! I've thought about adding to my collection a 1 oz. silver coin from every country that issue them. Now I'm thinking about it again.

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  • Che_GrapesChe_Grapes Posts: 1,884 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I have several of these bullion silver dollars from many different countries, the China pandas are probably among the most popular. None of mine are graded and wouldn’t pay any extra for that but for 40 I think yours came more or less gratis! Good score...!!

  • airplanenutairplanenut Posts: 22,245 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @291fifth said:
    It is too bad Mercanti couldn't have supplied a readable signature. I'm sure he was paid to sign those and should have been required to sign legible signatures. The coin itself is nice and it is slabbed.

    As you can guess, I really dislike the scribble signature trend in autographs that has become more and more common in recent decades.

    But what if that’s his actual signature? My signature is a scribble with only a few letters… sort of. The quality may drop more if you have me sign 1000 times, but even just one nice one isn’t going to look anything like my name, but it will match everything I’ve signed since I was maybe 10 years old.

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  • ShaunBC5ShaunBC5 Posts: 1,744 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I’m in the same boat @airplanenut
    None of my signatures look exactly the same, or any different. It’s all the same general scribble. Writing my name in cursive hasn’t ever been my signature, though it did used to have a few more legible letters.
    I like your coin @joeykoins looks like a fun pick up at a fair price.

  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭

    That is a very nice coin.... Good price as well. I like big silver, and though I mainly collect U.S. coins, there are super attractive one's from other countries. Cheers, RickO

  • PerryHallPerryHall Posts: 46,420 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I doubt Mercanti's signature adds much if any value to the slab. I sure wouldn't pay any extra for it.

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  • byellin1byellin1 Posts: 6 ✭

    I really like the Australian Eagles and have collected the 2021P High Relief - Enhanced Reverse Proof and mint-state coins (REV Proof 70 and MS 70 respectively). I agree with the signature issue, but it does not take away from the beauty of the "wedge-tailed" eagle.

  • byellin1byellin1 Posts: 6 ✭

    Was 2021 the first year of issue of the "wedge-tailed" eagle??

  • Namvet69Namvet69 Posts: 9,107 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Why's the woman on the other side not flinching with that eagle poised to attack? Peace Roy

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  • BuffaloIronTailBuffaloIronTail Posts: 7,494 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @ShaunBC5 said:
    I’m in the same boat @airplanenut
    None of my signatures look exactly the same, or any different. It’s all the same general scribble. Writing my name in cursive hasn’t ever been my signature, though it did used to have a few more legible letters.
    I like your coin @joeykoins looks like a fun pick up at a fair price.

    Could anyone imagine trying to start a collection of Doctor signatures?

    Nobody would know who they belong to.

    Pete

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  • OnastoneOnastone Posts: 4,028 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @byellin1 said:
    Was 2021 the first year of issue of the "wedge-tailed" eagle??

    Did you see the photo? It is dated 2015. This is the first Wedge Tailed design....there are currently seven. This one was issued 2014-2015.

  • DrBusterDrBuster Posts: 5,426 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Nice, I like it. I might have more Perth stuff than anything else oz wise, love the designs.

  • WAYNEASWAYNEAS Posts: 6,882 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Definitely a great Eagle design.
    Like the black, mirrored fields.
    Wayne

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  • NumisOxideNumisOxide Posts: 10,997 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Cool eagle for sure.

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