1992 Mob of Roos

[Triggersmob]

A friend on mine is collecting Aussie coins and gave me list to 
help him with. I went through the list, using the McDonald's
book as a guide, and told him there were no MOR coins minted
in 1992. He corrected me, and told me to check the RAM site,
which shows a mintage of 0.008M. I guess these never went into
circulation, but what were they used for, mint your own, PNCs,
 mint sets? 
Can someone please enlighten us.

[Hercules]

I don't think anyone actually knows for sure. It's all just pure speculation.

[Goldseeker]

1992 was the Barcelona Olympics issue.

I certainly don't have a 1992 Kangaroo in my collection.

I think, if my mind serves me correct, this discussion was held a long long time ago but I can't (a) seem to find it and (b) can't remember the outcome of the discussion.

[Bigfellani5]

I have had this discussion with many many customers. None have ever been found. Might have been a trial struck that was culled

[Triggersmob]

That's what I told my friend.
They might have ll been melted back down.
Maybe I'll ask the RAM on Facebook.

[runway]

They were never minted it was a reporting error

[Mister T]

There is a thread here somewhere but the upshot is that there are one or more proof-like mob of roos 1992 dollar coins that are probably mint sport and the 8000 on the site is probably some back-dated coins for the five coin set of dollars that contained a 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988 and 1992 dollar.
There's also an article on the Australian Coin Collecting Blog.

[Triggersmob]

Thanks Mister T. I just read the article.
So it seems they probably don't exist.

[Triggersmob]

Well I asked the RAM on Facebook and this is the reply...

Hi Stephen, from our records the coins are out in circulation. Perhaps sitting unused in the back of a bank vault somewhere. Thank you.

[Pedro]

All sent to the same place? Would have thought that was stretching the boundaries. Mister T's theory sounds more plausible.

Pedro

[Mister T]

Well I asked the RAM on Facebook and this is the reply...

Hi Stephen, from our records the coins are out in circulation. Perhaps sitting unused in the back of a bank vault somewhere. Thank you.

Probably they're going off the same source as the website - I don't think that's right anyway.
After nearly 30 years someone would have to have found one. Around the same number of 2000 mules were made and they were noticed after only a year or two.

[runway]

RAM facebook responses are from new staff that have no idea about past issues but could advise about current releases

[Triggersmob]

I agree.

[runway]

They don't exist

[Mister T]

For the curious, the latest CAB (November) has an image of the 1992 mob of roos dollar. Reportedly it was sold for a five figure sum recently.