Kookaburra 2008 V's 2018.

[Wolves]

Hello

I think the 2008 Kookaburra is the best silver coin out there. The 4th October it may well change with the new Kookaburra going on sale.

Look forward what you have to say.

Thanks.

     

[Gav]

I think so too.

[HelpingHands]

The 'Kook eyeing up a Jaffa Cake' design.

[Wolves]

I do like a Jaffa Cake, so you not a fan

[HelpingHands]

Yes it's a good'un but I think 2008 and 2016 rank higher.

[Wolves]

I'm new to the forum and just good to see what people have to say about silver and gold.

Thanks

[Wolves]

1 hour ago, shortstack68 said:

2008, the 2018 is terrible

May I ask Y you think it's so bad?

[Ansel]

@Wolves, welcome to the forum. 

I think the 2008 is a beautiful ounce of silver. I'm not decided on the 2018 yet, I will have to see one in my hand to decide. I think it probably would have looked better if the moon was more subtle or even not there at all. 

[Wolves]

I think the moon makes it the coin same as you see how it looks in the hand.

[Cornishfarmer]

The 2018 looks too much like a starling to me, the kook isn't a graceful bird like an eagle so looks better on a perch than flying 

[shawy2510]

2008 looks far superior

[649tom]

I think everyone is missing the point.......the '18 has ONE LEG!!!!!!!?

[Wolves]

1 hour ago, 649tom said:

I think everyone is missing the point.......the '18 has ONE LEG!!!!!!!?

Your right.

[Silverstackeruk]

Reminds me of the moon panda but a poor attempt

[Martlet]

Very much like the 2008, also the last two years (love the detail of the setting in both).  Not sure why but didn't like new one on first view and not changed.  May the eye is too prominent, the moon too many craters, make the whole thing have an air of caricature. 

[vand]

Like them both. Like them all, but them I'm biased as I own more kooks than anything else.

They are a classic series and which year you rank higher is just personal preference. 

[tbone]

Looks like a Tim Burton design to me.  Dark, but very interesting!

And the moon reminds me of his Nightmare before Christmas:

 

 

[kimchi]

I really like it, I think it's an incredibly bold design. I'm surprised they did it after two years of incredible 'conservative' designs but still!

It's a radical departure for the series I can't see them 'topping' so will probably be a key year.

I don't have any 2008s yet, so I can't make a completely fair comparison but while it's an amazing design I prefer the 2016s I have in hand. I think the 2017s are also stunning, almost as nice.

[Vern]

Was it flying in international airspace when it had a leg blown off and suffered damage to it's wing? 

Hope not a sign of the future and a North Korea test of the undecleared Un bomb over the pacific ocean 

I like the 2018 despite all that is wrong with it, so that's some weird **** right there 

 

[Bullionbilly]

For me the 2008 is better, having said that the 2018 is a nice design if you can look past the moons many many crators 

[Oystonousted]

Much prefer the 2008

Seen the 2oz 2008 for sale at £70. Is that a good price?

[Bullionbilly]

1 minute ago, Oystonout said:

Much prefer the 2008

Seen the 2oz 2008 for sale at £70. Is that a good price?

Keep an eye open on fleabay, i picked up 2 last year. One at £48 and one at £50, i thought they were good buys.

[Bullionbilly]

1 minute ago, Oystonout said:

Much prefer the 2008

Seen the 2oz 2008 for sale at £70. Is that a good price?

Keep an eye open on fleabay, i picked up 2 last year. One at £48 and one at £50, i thought they were good buys.

[Oystonousted]

4 minutes ago, Bullionbilly said:

Keep an eye open on fleabay, i picked up 2 last year. One at £48 and one at £50, i thought they were good buys.

Wow, great price. So good in fact you said it twice lol. 

I have heard the 2oz 2002 is also in demand. Is that right or are there any particular 2oz kooks worth buying?

Cheers

 

[kimchi]

14 minutes ago, Bullionbilly said:

Keep an eye open on fleabay, i picked up 2 last year. One at £48 and one at £50, i thought they were good buys.

That sounds good - I don't know much about the collector side of the 2ozs but would pay around that price, the right Kooks are lovely coins.

5 x 2013s from a roll went for £90 last night, the more I looked at it the more the design grew on me, I really like that one (there are lots of Kooks I don't like that much!).

I didn't even bid because apart from funds (though I could have borrowed) I think they're worth £110 for five, and I thought they'd go for more (including delivery). Doh!