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?

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"

Re: Identify my coin
 

A New Zealand dollar?

Sorry, I couldn't help myself.

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? :)

Re: Identify my coin
 

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

Re: Identify my 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.