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2017 Kangaroo and Joey 2 Cent Pattern Coin -Stuart Devlin Exhibition

The coin above is titled the Stuart Devlin Exhibition coin and is released to coincide with an exhibition currently being shown at the Royal Australian Mint in Canberra. On display is some of the works by Goldsmith and jeweller to

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2017 Lest We Forget Coloured 2 Dollar

ANZAC Day 2017 and this year the Royal Australian Mint has released another coloured $2 coin “Lest We Forget” to remember the honour, bravery and sacrifice of those who served our country. Over 4 million of these coins have been

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

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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2018 ANZAC Spirit 15 Coin Collection Newspaper Issue

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 Centenary of Armistice Circulation $2 Coin

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 Coloured $2 Coin Lest We Forget Eternal Flame

As ANZAC Day approaches we’ll soon see a new coloured 2 dollar coin in our change depicting the eternal flame surrounded by a pool of reflection. This orange yellow flame centre is surrounded by blue tones of water. The legends

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2019 Blue and White Police Remembrance Coloured Two Dollar Coin Found!

Yesterday on social media someone posted up a new blue and white coloured two dollar coin. The obverse (heads) side of the coin showed the usual Ian Rank-Broadley portrait of Queen Elizabeth. There reverse was very different. It showed a

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

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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2020 BRAVE Firefighters Coloured $2

The brave firefighters protecting us from danger have been honoured in a special orange flame coloured $2 coin struck at the Royal Australian Mint. Two million of these coins have hit circulation to be found in change. A central coloured

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2020 Mint and Proof Sets with New Queens Portrait

The new Jody Clark effigy of Queen Elizabeth II adorns each coin in the 2020 proof and mint sets released today by the Royal Australian Mint. These herald as the first sets with this new 6th portrait of the Queen

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Current Coin Values, Bullion Prices and Exchange Rates

AUD $14.34
Australian 1966 Round 50c
AUD $826.89
Gold Sovereign
AUD $1,035.16
Australian $200 Gold Coin
AUD $41.97
Silver Price (per Oz)
AUD $3,512.39
Gold Price (per Oz)
USD $0.6575
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Prices Last Updated: 08:04 10 May 2024

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