Frenchlover
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Posted: 25 Oct 2014, 11:13
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Do you see any difference in Lion head size between 1969 and 2000 coins
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derf
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Posted: 25 Oct 2014, 11:28
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Yes, from left to right it gets slightly larger on each coin ..
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smoked_caramel
Joined: 3 Jul 2012
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Posted: 25 Oct 2014, 16:33
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Look at lion's nose, it's closer to the room.
Klyava
Joined: 27 Aug 2012
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Posted: 25 Oct 2014, 17:28
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Hi, seen a lion's ear is different, then the teeth are different, then the difference is lower whiskers
Frenchlover
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Posted: 25 Oct 2014, 18:22
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There are differences between the 1969 and 1996 mint.
Even the material change

so the 1996 should have been classed as
KM# 44.a
But I think they got back to design KM#44.2 on 2000(2008).
My 2012 SWBC copy doesn't list this mintage yet.
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