Help needed with Rugby Coin collection

Garneteye

I have started a collection of coins that have a connection with Rugby, I played at the club level in college and several years after grad. So far I have the following coins:

Australia
2003 proof $5
2003 bronze unc $5
New Zealand
1991 Sterling silver $5
1991 cupro nickel $5
Isle of Man
Penny- Early Queen
Mature Queen - Thanks to Tony H.
UK
1999 2 pound unc
" " " proof silver
" " " piedford

I need:

South Africa
1995 2 Rand Sterling Silver Proof - unable to locate this coin for sale except in a defunct coin site
UK
1999 2 pound proof gold - have located it on Chard's web site but lack the funds at this time

I have also found a single reference to the following coins in the same site that had the Rand for sale:

France
1999 1 franc unc Rugby World Cup
1999 10 francs proof RWC
Since France had already converted to the euro, I assume they are some type of commerative coin
Tonga
1997 Pa'anga x 3 (Ag) RWC hongkong (oval shaped)
Isle of Man
1996 penny Proof

I have looked for ref material in the two largest librarys in the state, contacted my local dealer, and the local coin club- all no help

So my questions are: Do these coins exist? Do you have any suggestions as to sources - I have checked the sites of the dealers who frequent this forum

Thanks in advance,

Dan

Garneteye

HELP

Garneteye

Guess I will have to buy a Krause since no one is responding.

Dan

farthing

I don't believe I have ever seen a coin that featured Rugby in its design. It does sound like an interesting collection to try to build though.

wybrit

I don't know about the other coins, but I do have an example of this one:



The obverse is like that of 1998.

theboz11

Nice to meet another Specialized coin collector ,,a growing breed I hope

Take some nice photos and post them for us to admire!

drjules

A very nice collecting idea. I am still trying to find the UK 1999 2 pound silver proof at a reasonable (read cheap) price for my 2 pound silver proof set. I think there is also a hologram version of the UK 1999 2 pound silver proof but I would need to check. I can't see one on eBay at the moment

Good luck

Dr J

drjules

Very nice coin there Wybrit, is that the gold version?

Dr J

wybrit

Very nice coin there Wybrit, is that the gold version?

It's just the standard bimetallic piece from the 1999 BU set.

drjules

Hmm I need to adjust these colours on this monitor, or maybe I should clean my glasses once in a while

wybrit

Just a bad picture on my part. The blister pak protection does not make it easy to get a good shot.