1998  1oz Silver SKIPPY DOLLAR


Obverse:Queen Elizabeth II - Design by Raphael Maklouf.
Legend: ELIZABETH. II. AUSTRALIA 1998
Reverse:Bounding Kangaroo - Design by Horst Hahne.
Legend: ONE DOLLAR - 1 OUNCE FINE SILVER
Edge:Reeded - continuous mill.
Weight:31.635 grams (489.3 grains).
Size:40.60 mm (diameter).
Composition:.999 Fine Silver.
Silver Content:1.00 oz.
Mintage:Canberra: Specimen - 49,398
Proof - 10,422.
Mintmarks:C on reverse.

Valuation :
1998 1oz Silver SKIPPY DOLLAR

SpecimenProofCased
Proof
2000213065

Notes:

The specimen coin has a 'reverse frosting' finish where the field is frosted to contrast with the highly polished raised design. It was distributed encapsulated and mounted on a colourful see-both-sides cardboard card protected by a plastic sleeve.
For the first time, a proof version of the one ounce silver skippy dollar coin was released. The proof has frosted designs with mirror fields. 5,000 of the proof coins were packaged in a special, unofficial plush presentation case, accompanied by a numbered certificate. The remainder of the mintage of approximately 15,000 were released individually, encapsulated in plastic, without packaging.

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