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Welcome to the NEW Australian Coin Collecting Blog

Posted on June 26, 2014 by msn

We’ve spent the whole day rolling out a new design for the blog as well as implementing an entirely new site engine. This will allow us to post bigger images, create new tools, and generally provide you with the coin…

Posted in Coin News

Victoria Cross $10 Coin Ballot Success

Posted on June 21, 2014 by msn

Those of you who entered the Royal Australian Mint ballot for the For Valour Victoria Cross Ten Dollar coin should now know if you were successful and hold the new release in your hand. If you weren’t successful then you…

Posted in Coin News

Value of Australian 50 Cent Coins 2014

Posted on June 21, 2014 by msn

It’s been five years since we wrote our original 50 cent value article and 2 years since we wrote the 2012 update. We thought it was time to take a look at the latest catalogue values of our Aussie 50c…

2014 Victoria Cross For Australia $5 Fine Silver Frosted Uncirculated Coin

Posted on May 23, 2014 by msn

If you’ve ever watched ANZAC Day parades, commemorating the Gallipoli landing of 1915, you would have seen squadrons, platoons, companies, regiments, marching bands – a whole range of armed forces – proudly marching and displaying their medals. Even more noticeable,…

Posted in Coin News, Collecting Coins

What are Australian Coins Made Of?

Posted on May 21, 2014 by msn

Right now all circulating Australian coins are made of two different metal alloys. 5 cent, 10 cent, 20 cent, and 50 cent coins are silvery grey in colour and made from an alloy of 75% copper and 25% nickel. This…

Posted in Collecting Coins

Australian Pre Decimal Coins

Posted on May 14, 2014 by msn

It you’re new to coin collecting in Australia then you’re probably aware by now that most Aussie collectors collect pre decimal coins in one form or another. It wouldn’t surprise me though, if you’re not exactly sure exactly what exactly…

Posted in Collecting Coins

Australian Penny Values

Posted on April 1, 2014 by msn

You’ve found a bunch of old brown coins hidden away or in a drawer and you’re wondering if they’re worth anything? Do Australian Pennies Have any Value? The tails side of an Australian Penny either says “Commonwealth of Australia” and…

Australian 1992 Mob of Roos Dollar

Posted on January 26, 2014 by msn

There’s a big question over whether this coin exists or not -the Stuart Devlin designed 5 kangaroos standard reverse design on the Australian one dollar coin dated 1992 and released into circulation. The Royal Australian Mint certainly think they minted…

Posted in Collecting Coins, Error Coins

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…

Posted in Investing in Coins Tagged with: coins, value

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

Blog Archives

Welcome to the NEW Australian Coin Collecting Blog

Victoria Cross $10 Coin Ballot Success

Value of Australian 50 Cent Coins 2014

2014 Victoria Cross For Australia $5 Fine Silver Frosted Uncirculated Coin

What are Australian Coins Made Of?

Australian Pre Decimal Coins

Australian Penny Values

Australian 1992 Mob of Roos Dollar

Australian Florin Value, Australian Florin Worth

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

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