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World War 1 Military ID Discs made from Coins

Despite being referred to as the “Hobby of Kings” coin collecting often involve the accumulation of what are mostly mundane objects.  Every day many coins pass our hands without being looked at, they are worn, damaged, and disposed of without

Posted in Collectables and Ephemera, Collecting Coins

Coin Collecting – Asking Questions on Social Media

Several months ago I saw a collector post images of an Australian penny struck on a defective and incomplete planchet onto a well known Facebook coin group. The collector wasn’t sure if the coin was a genuine error, and if

Posted in Collecting Coins

Great Britain 1988 20p Rim Cud

Having been in and around error collecting for 15 years I often see the new error collector lusting after spectacular errors or varieties that are worth many hundreds or thousands of dollars. The unfortunate reality is that not all of

Posted in Error Coins

The Rabbit Ear Variety – Mob of Roos Dollar

What Went Wrong – Error coins that escaped the Mint Those of you who are noodlers, or those that look closely and intently at their change will notice that quite often extra “features” can show up on a coin’s design.

Posted in Error Coins

2016 Dollar Coin Struck on Ten Cent Planchet

As originally published in Australasian Coin and Banknote Magazine in October 2022. What Went Wrong -error coins that escaped the Mint Join with us, for a few minutes at least, as we conduct a thought exercise. Imagine a factory in

Posted in Error Coins

The Milk Tin Hoard

A version of this article was originally published in the May 2024 edition of the free online coin mazazine, Independent Coin News. As always, we asked our customer where he’d come across his items.  He said, “This is just a

Posted in Coin News, Collecting Coins

1967 ACR Pattern Swan Dollar (Goose Dollar) by Andor Meszaros

The 1967 “Goose” dollar is not an official issue, although it does hold an important part in Australia’s numismatic history. The Swan Pattern dollar has been nicknamed the “Goose dollar” by collectors and has risen in popularity in the past

Posted in Australian Decimal Changeover, Collecting Coins

Great Britain 1988 One Penny Faulty Planchet Error

As originally published in Australasian Coin and Banknote Magazine in September 2022. What Went Wrong -error coins that escaped the Mint We’re going to discuss an error coin this month that originated from an overseas mint. A mint that, in

Posted in Error Coins

Australia 1956 Florin Struck Out of Collar Error

As originally published in Australasian Coin and Banknote Magazine in August 2022. What Went Wrong -error coins that escaped the Mint If you’ve been reading our articles each month you will be familiar with the collar die, the third die

Posted in Error Coins

Australia 1966-1984 Ten Cent Die Adjustment Strike Error

As originally published in Australasian Coin and Banknote Magazine in June 2022. What Went Wrong -error coins that escaped the Mint Manufacturing coins is a high-pressure business, both figuratively and literally! What sorts of pressures are involved in making a

Posted in Error Coins

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AUD $17.57
Australian 1966 Round 50c
AUD $978.16
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