{"product_id":"2008-1-1921-kookaburra-penny-silver-proof-subscription-coin","title":"2008 $1 1921 Kookaburra Penny Silver Proof Subscription Coin","description":"\u003cp\u003e2008 $1 1921 Kookaburra Penny Silver Proof Subscription Coin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 2008 subscription coin has combined both the present and the past.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 1921 Type 12 Kookaburra Penny coin which never officially went into circulation and the present with the modern innovation of Wojciech Pietranik one of the Mint's senior designers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1919 the Treasurer, William Watt directed trial strikes to commence of the lighter and harder wearing copper nickel square pennies, and as a replacement for the bronze, round half pennies already in circulation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOnly ten designs were trialed within the 3 year project and most were presented to leading dignitaries, but never into circulation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMintage is set strictly by subscription only. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e60.4 Grams of Silver\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProof Quality\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMintage : 6592\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Royal Australian Mint","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47817559900481,"sku":"2008-1-KOOK-SUB-PRF","price":255.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0854\/0219\/0145\/products\/2341.jpg?v=1708228548","url":"https:\/\/coincity.com.au\/products\/2008-1-1921-kookaburra-penny-silver-proof-subscription-coin","provider":"Coin City","version":"1.0","type":"link"}