Monthly Archives: October 2014

How do I Get a New Green Remembrance 2 Dollar Coin?

coins bagged or rolled new $2 coin can I purchase above coins from you? is it possible to know which bank will receive said coin and when thank you for letting me ask regards Hi, It’s not possible to know

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2014 Green Two Dollar Coin

A few weeks ago the Royal Australian Mint confirmed they would be issuing a new commemorative Australian $2 coin. Printed with green concentric circles the design features a dove with an olive branch for Remembrance. We can expect to see

Posted in Coin News

Australian 2 Dollar Coins

The Australian two dollar coin was introduced on 20th June 1988 replacing the $2 note that was withdrawn from circulation. As with the one dollar paper note, the $2 note had a short service life and replacement with a coin

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Australian Paper One Dollar Note Value

The Australian paper 1 dollar note was issued between 14 February 1966 and May 1984. A dollar coin was then introduced because of the short lifespan of the paper banknote. This proved a major cost saving for the Government. The

Posted in Banknotes

PCGS PR70 Graded Australian Decimal Coins Realise Strong Prices

Third party graded coins are proving increasingly popular with collectors, particularly those graded by PCGS (Professional Coin Grading Service). For a fee they will grade your coin on the Sheldon scale of 1-70, with 70 being the highest grade achievable.

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Australian 1983 50 Cent Sets Price Record

                  On the evening of 9 October 2014 on the online coin auction site Numisbid an Australian 1983 50 cent set a price record of $3,403.50. You can see the Numisbid images

Posted in Collecting Coins, Investing in Coins

There’s a Letter or Number Stamped Into My Dollar Coin

The most common question we get from readers of our Blog is something like: Hi, I was wondering if a $2 coin with two ‘2’s printed/embedded on the heads side was worth anything? They are a third of the size

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Numismatic Items in the South Australian Maritime Museum

One of your authors (and two children) had the opportunity to visit the South Australian Maritime Museum on Lipson Street, Port Adelaide recently and as well as being very interesting, the displays included a number of numismatic items. Always keen

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2014 Green Coloured Remembrance $2 Coin

The Royal Australian Mint have announced that we will soon be seeing another coloured 2 dollar coin, this time a green one! A Remembrance green $2 coin is being minted for circulaton to add to the ANZAC centenary coin program.

Posted in Coin News, Collecting Coins

Brisbane Coin Shop vpcoins

Note: As of 2018 This shop is now permanently closed. A few days away from a house full of children and a holiday to sunny Queensland found the Blog authors with little to do but eat fine food and drink

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