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Australian 50 Cent Coins Value 2012

We thought it would be useful to revisit the values of Australian 50 cent coins that you might find in your change. The values below are drawn from the 2012 edition of the Pocket Guide to Australian Coins and Banknotes

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Australian Five Dollar Coins Value

Update: Triangular 5 Dollar Parliament House Coin Released – in May 2013 the Royal Australian Mint released a $5 triangular silver proof coin celebrating the 25th anniversary of the opening of Parliament House. You can read more about it here.

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1982 Australian $200 Brisbane Commonwealth Games Gold Coin

Commemorating the Brisbane Commonwealth Games in 1982 a gold $200 coin was struck by the Royal Australian Mint. The XII Commonwealth Games logo can be seen on the commemorative 50c coin released into circulation. The 200 dollar gold issue features

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1981 Australian $200 Charles and Diana Gold Coin

Following on from the $200 gold coin program started in 1980 with the Koala Reverse $200 gold coin was the Charles and Diana Royal Wedding $200 gold coin issued in 1981. Struck to brilliant uncirculated standard only it was minted

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Australian 50 Cent Coins : 2006 50c The Round 50c of 1966 Revisited

When Australia changed to decimal currency in 1966 the 50c was originally round in shape, was made of 80% silver and depicted a young Queen Elizabeth II her portrait designed by Arnold Machin. It was quickly withdrawn from circulation as

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Australian 20 Cent Coins Value Part 1

Aside from the Australian 50 cent and $1 coins the 20 cent is the only other circulation coin that you will find with a different reverse to the standard issue*. The obverse of the 20c has the usual portrait of

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Australian $200 Gold Koala Coins

Shown above is the 1983 $200 coin from Australia, struck to proof standard. These $200 gold koala coins were minted from 10.0 grams of 0.9167 fine gold (22 carat) which converts to 0.2948 ounces of gold. At the time of

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Australian 50 Cent Coins Value – Part 2

In the first part of the Australian 50 Cent Coin Value entries I talked about some of the more valuable circulation coins and the relative lack of value of the commemorative 50 cent coins. In this second part I’ll talk

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Value of Rare Australian 50 Cent Coins

One of the most popular Australian coins to collect is the 50 cent coin. And one of the most popular question about Australian coin values that we get is of course, about what is the value of Australian 50 cent

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The 2000 $1 / 10 Cent Mule

In 2003 Australian coin collectors began to become aware of a major coin error that had been released by the Royal Australian Mint. A number of the year 2000 $1 dollar coins had been minted using the incorrect obverse die

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Current Coin Values, Bullion Prices and Exchange Rates

AUD $16.41
Australian 1966 Round 50c
AUD $964.82
Gold Sovereign
AUD $1,207.83
Australian $200 Gold Coin
AUD $48.04
Silver Price (per Oz)
AUD $4,098.28
Gold Price (per Oz)
USD $0.6438
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These values are updated hourly using New York market prices. Coin values are purely the value of the gold or silver they contain and do not account for any numismatic value.
Prices Last Updated: 08:04 05 Dec 2024

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