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drewfu | 01-31-2008 04:52 PM
Identify my coin I'm an obsessive hoarder (and I post on this forum, go figure) and while looking through some old stuff I had stashed away I noticed a proof coin that I had hidden sometime ago. I've had it for so long that I don't even know what it is or really where I got it. It is a New Zealand coin, 1980 mintage, in a green clamshell box. The coin has QEII on one side and a bird on the other. It is marked "One Dollar" on the bird side but does not have any weight or purity markings. So, what is it?

TaxHaven | 01-31-2008 07:17 PM
Re: Identify my coin Hi drewfu, does it read "Elizabeth II Queen of New Zealand", "Takahe" or "New Zealand Day" anywhere? I did an Ebay search and found similar coins 1974 & 1982..."New Zealand One Dollar"

goldminer | 01-31-2008 07:17 PM
Re: Identify my coin A New Zealand dollar? Sorry, I couldn't help myself.

decebal | 02-01-2008 05:16 AM
Re: Identify my coin i'm no expert but I'll bet it's one of these 1980 Silver Fantail http://cgi.ebay.com.my/ws/eBayISAPI....m=150202444536 http://www.24carat.co.uk/newzealandcoinsframe.html did i win the coin? :)

Aussie | 02-01-2008 06:12 AM
Re: Identify my coin Quote:
Originally Posted by drewfu (Post 946116) I'm an obsessive hoarder (and I post on this forum, go figure) and while looking through some old stuff I had stashed away I noticed a proof coin that I had hidden sometime ago. I've had it for so long that I don't even know what it is or really where I got it. It is a New Zealand coin, 1980 mintage, in a green clamshell box. The coin has QEII on one side and a bird on the other. It is marked "One Dollar" on the bird side but does not have any weight or purity markings. So, what is it?
Sounds like a proof coin of the everyday, garden variety NZ$1 coin. I can virtually assure you that if it is, it is not gold and would have been worth a lot more in 1980.:D

drewfu | 02-01-2008 03:29 PM
Re: Identify my coin Quote:
Originally Posted by decebal (Post 946932) i'm no expert but I'll bet it's one of these 1980 Silver Fantail http://cgi.ebay.com.my/ws/eBayISAPI....m=150202444536 http://www.24carat.co.uk/newzealandcoinsframe.html did i win the coin? :)
I think decebal got it right on... It's a 1980 "Fantail." Mintage was 37.000 coins and the purity is .925. Total ilver content is .8095. I wonder why I bought it...? Oh well, must have had a reason at the time! Thanks for all the great responses.

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