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Fri Oct 04, 2024 11:47 am
Number 5 in the series.

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Fri Oct 04, 2024 12:28 pm
I will be getting this. I believe it's the last in the series, and when I heard that I decided to back order them. I got them all bar the Tiger from Martin, who had a stockpile, and found the Tiger on eBay (UK seller) for only a couple of quid more than Martin was charging for the Rhinoceros. So I struck lucky there! It's a nice little series.

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Fri Oct 04, 2024 3:43 pm
I agree I have a set of these RAM coins too. Did not know that the giraffe was the last in the series.

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Fri Oct 04, 2024 3:59 pm
denby wrote:I agree I have a set of these RAM coins too. Did not know that the giraffe was the last in the series.

I can't remember now where I read it, and Martin's listing doesn't say anything. I would quite like it to be the last, I'm not a fan of never-ending series. I like to know what I'm letting myself in for.

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Fri Oct 04, 2024 10:24 pm
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denby wrote:I agree I have a set of these RAM coins too. Did not know that the giraffe was the last in the series.

I can't remember now where I read it, and Martin's listing doesn't say anything. I would quite like it to be the last, I'm not a fan of never-ending series. I like to know what I'm letting myself in for.


That's news to me if it is the last. I would of thought of a couple more animals before ending the series. Ie monkey or baboon.

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Sat Oct 05, 2024 11:20 am
I racked my brains, but couldn't remember where I read about the Giraffe being the last of the series. It was a very firm recollection though, and I wouldn't have started to collect it if I thought it was another interminable series. So I had a bit of a look round the interwebs: nothing on the RAM website, and nothing (that I saw, not determinative, I know) on dealers' sites. So I did what I should have done in the beginning and looked at the AgAu Bulletin. He has a feature with the various RAM series, including the Australia Zoo. The series is described as having come to an end after five years. So, that's all the information I have, we'll just have to wait until next year for the answer.

https://agaunews.com/portfolio-items/limited-bullion-coin-series-by-the-royal-australian-mint/#toc_AUSTRALIA_ZOO_2020

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Sat Oct 05, 2024 11:40 am
Thislast paragraph you read makes NO sense.

The start of it is indicating more to come.

The last few words indicating its finished.

No one I have spoken to or can find can verify this notion or claim the series is over.

The series has, at least to date, not strayed away from the big, popular animals, and in our view at least, has depicted them to an extremely high standard. The obverse is super-dull, unfortunately, with just the standard effigy of Queen Elizabeth II (King Charles III in 2024). A terrific series, but one that, sadly, has come to an end after five years.

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Sat Oct 05, 2024 12:00 pm
AceBullion wrote:Thislast paragraph you read makes NO sense.

The start of it is indicating more to come.

The last few words indicating its finished.  

No one I have spoken to or can find can verify this notion or claim the series is over.

The series has, at least to date, not strayed away from the big, popular animals, and in our view at least, has depicted them to an extremely high standard. The obverse is super-dull, unfortunately, with just the standard effigy of Queen Elizabeth II (King Charles III in 2024). A terrific series, but one that, sadly, has come to an end after five years.

I can only report what I found, Jon, and I wish I could remember my earlier source. We'll know for definite next year.

Added info: the EMK listing of the Giraffe shown on Instagram describes it as "the fifth and last issue in the Australia Zoo series ..". But the current listing on the EMK website describes it only as "the fifth issue in the Australia Zoo series..." So there may have been a change of mind at the mint. Short of asking RAM, we'll have to wait and see.


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Sat Oct 05, 2024 1:36 pm
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AceBullion wrote:Thislast paragraph you read makes NO sense.

The start of it is indicating more to come.

The last few words indicating its finished.  

No one I have spoken to or can find can verify this notion or claim the series is over.

The series has, at least to date, not strayed away from the big, popular animals, and in our view at least, has depicted them to an extremely high standard. The obverse is super-dull, unfortunately, with just the standard effigy of Queen Elizabeth II (King Charles III in 2024). A terrific series, but one that, sadly, has come to an end after five years.

I can only report what I found, Jon, and I wish I could remember my earlier source. We'll know for definite next year.

Added info: the EMK listing of the Giraffe shown on Instagram describes it as "the fifth and last issue in the Australia Zoo series ..". But the current listing on the EMK website describes it only as "the fifth issue in the Australia Zoo series..." So there may have been a change of mind at the mint. Short of asking RAM, we'll have to wait and see.

On it.

I am also trying to contact the RAM.

And get a more direct answer.

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