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Christmas Gift Idea -A Collector Coin is a Great Choice

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Stuck for Christmas gift ideas? Eric Eigner from Drake Sterling Numismatics knows what a great gift a coin is for Christmas. He says in this news article published by The Sydney Morning Herald today that younger collectors, older collectors and…

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2018 Adelaide Coin Show Weekend 17th and 18th November Buying and Selling Free Entry

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When is the Adelaide Coin Show this year you ask with excitement? Well make sure you’re free on November 17th and 18th because free is the word. Free entry to the coin expo, free parking at the Torrens Parade Ground,…

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2019 Dollar Coins Marked With 35 A, U or S Check Your Change and Register at Dollar Coin Discovery

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The collecting world has been excited to find new one dollar coins in circulation with special marks. What is this all about? Dated 2019 some new $1 coins have been found in change that bear a tiny number 35 and…

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2018 Centenary of Armistice Circulation $2 Coin

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100 years of Remembrance will be commemorated at 11am on the 11th day of the 11th month in 2018. A century to the day since the guns fell silent Australians will see a new coloured $2 coin in circulation as…

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2018 ANZAC Spirit 15 Coin Collection Newspaper Issue

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The official 2018 ANZAC Spirit coin collection consists of 15 commemorative 20 and 50 cent coins which are available with the purchase of a News Corp newspaper* -the first coin and a collector folder is free. Subsequent coins cost $3…

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2018 AC/DC Collector Coins 45 Years of Thunder Strike a Chord for all Collectors

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45 Years of Thunder, collector coins commemorating AC/DC have been released with a bang. The phones are ringing hot at coin shops around the country from collectors trying to source these new release Australian coins. The Royal Australian Mint (RAM)…

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Seeing Double – New Portrait of Queen on Australian Coin

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The Governor-General is Australia’s representative for Queen Elizabeth II and this position is currently held by Sir Peter Cosgrove*. Today the Governor-General unveiled a new dollar coin, the first to bear the official 2019 Jody Clark portrait of the Queen.…

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Melbourne ANDA Money Expo August 18-19th 2018

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The Melbourne ANDA Money Expo was held on Saturday and Sunday 18-19th August 2018 at the Melbourne Park Function Centre. It was super easy to find the venue with just a short journey on the number 70 tram from Flinders…

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Coin Striking Pressures – a Touch Series of Die Adjustment Strikes

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Over on our Facebook page we usually put some coin photos up on a Friday afternoon to get our readers relaxing into the weekend. This week, to take the pressure off the working week we’ve decided to focus on striking…

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2015 ANZACS Remembered 20c Packaging Error

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In 2015 the Royal Australian Mint produced a number of collector 20 cent coins that were available to buy when you purchased a newspaper. Collector interest has always been with the limited release red coloured poppy dollar coin issued with…

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AUD $6.93
Australian 1966 Round 50c
AUD $406.01
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AUD $508.27
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