Back in 2006 this site started out as an information site about Aussie threepences, hence the domain name www.australian-threepence.com. In 2007 it took a change in direction and became a blog about collecting Australian coins, collecting error coins, and about…

The Sixth Biennial Conference of the Numismatic Association of Australia Inc. took place in Adelaide over the weekend of 23-25th October 2015. Held every 2 years the conference was a chance for dedicated numismatists and interested collectors to meet up…

Last month a new currency determination was handed down in the Australian Parliament and it included provision for a new coloured $2 coin. You can see the currency determination here. This time the coin is going to include “a pattern…

The 2015 Sydney ANDA/APTA Coin, Banknote and Stamp Show was held in Sydney in the last couple of days (Friday October 9 and Saturday October 10).  It was located in Lower Town Hall in the middle of Sydney’s CBD, just across…