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Yearly Archives: 2013

The Australian 20 Cent Coin

Posted on July 21, 2013 by kdh

The Australian 20 cent coin has been minted since 1966 to the present day and is highly collected and loved. It has been released with many commemorative designs both for circulation and for the collector market. The swimming platypus reverse…

Posted in Collecting Coins

2012 AFL Premiers 1 Dollar Corporate Functions Gift Pack

Posted on June 28, 2013 by kdh

Unknown to the coin collecting community in 2012 the Royal Australian Mint in conjunction with Australia Post and the Australian Football League (AFL) released a commemorative 1 dollar coin which was distributed as a gift at AFL corporate functions in…

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1988 Opening of Parliament House 5 Dollar ($5) Coin

Posted on May 11, 2013 by kdh

In 1988 the Royal Australian Mint produced it’s first 5 dollar coin commemorating the opening of New Parliament House in Canberra. Celebrating it’s 25th birthday this year with the release of Australia’s first triangle shaped Parliament House silver proof 5…

Bottle Top Die Cap Coin Error

Posted on May 3, 2013 by kdh

Have you ever seen a die cap, bottle cap or bottle top coin error? They are one of the rarest coin errors typically because such an error should never leave the manufacturing mint. This Australian 5c bottle cap error started…

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Australian Florin Value, Australian Florin Worth

Posted on March 11, 2013 by msn

It’s been nearly 50 years since the florin (or 2 shilling) coin circulated in Australia. If you’ve come into ownership of a florin, perhaps in an inheritance, a lucky find digging in the garden or discovered in the the drawers…

Australian Shilling Value, What is my Australian Shilling Worth?

Posted on March 10, 2013 by kdh

The Australian shilling was first minted in 1910 and continued until it was last struck in 1963 when it was removed from circulation at the changeover to decimal currency in 1966. It was replaced with the 10c piece. It’s been…

Posted in Investing in Coins Tagged with: coins, value

Rare Australian Coins

Posted on February 23, 2013 by kdh

When we find an unusual coin in our change we always want to think it’s a rare Australian coin. The truth of the matter is that very few coins you’ll find in your change are either rare or valuable. In…

Posted in Collecting Coins, Error Coins

Round 50c Piece Value, Value of Round 50 Cent Coin

Posted on February 21, 2013 by msn

The legendary round 50 cent piece holds a special place in the hearts of many Australians. Those of us who are old enough to remember the decimal changeover remember the round 50 cent coin as an oddity that was hoarded…

Posted in Collecting Coins, Investing in Coins Tagged with: coins, value

Top 10 Australian Rare Decimal Coins – The Affordable Edition

Posted on January 28, 2013 by kdh

We thought it might be fun to think about the top 10 affordable coins that every decimal collector should have in their collections. When we say affordable, we mean coins that the everyday collector can afford to purchase on a…

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Yearly Archives: 2013

The Australian 20 Cent Coin

2012 AFL Premiers 1 Dollar Corporate Functions Gift Pack

1988 Opening of Parliament House 5 Dollar ($5) Coin

Bottle Top Die Cap Coin Error

Australian Florin Value, Australian Florin Worth

Australian Shilling Value, What is my Australian Shilling Worth?

Rare Australian Coins

Round 50c Piece Value, Value of Round 50 Cent Coin

Top 10 Australian Rare Decimal Coins – The Affordable Edition

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