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Yearly Archives: 2009

Off-Centre Coin Errors

Posted on May 31, 2009 by kdh

We’ve spoken before about broadstrike error coins. There can be varying degrees of a broadstruck coin and as the size of the error increases and there begins to be missing elements of the coin then it becomes an off center…

Posted in Error Coins

Out of Collar or Partial Collar Coin Errors

Posted on May 7, 2009 by kdh

There are 3 different dies that strike a coin blank to make a coin. The obverse (heads) side, the reverse (tails) side and the collar die. The reverse die usually on the bottom is recessed below the collar. The collar…

Posted in Error Coins

2000 Incuse Flag Millennium 50 Cent Variety

Posted on May 2, 2009 by msn

In the year 2000 the Royal Australian mint released a commemorative 50 cent coin into circulation celebrating the the dawn of the new millennium. This coin had the standard Ian Rank-Broadley portrait of Queen Elizabeth II on the obverse, and…

Posted in Collecting Coins, Error Coins

Australian 20 Cent Coins Value Part 1

Posted on April 15, 2009 by msn

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…

1966 Wavy Baseline 20 cent

Posted on April 13, 2009 by msn

If you find an Australian 1966 20 cent piece in your change then you’d better take a second look. Did you know that a particular variety of the 1966 20 cent coin could be worth $100 or more! In 1966…

Slang Terms for Money

Posted on April 9, 2009 by kdh

It’s interesting that decimal currency hasn’t brought abbreviation of our coins and notes like there was with pre-decimal money that I found out when I dived into some in depth research into slang monetary terms. It’s interesting and amusing how…

Posted in Collecting Coins

Australian $200 Gold Koala Coins

Posted on March 24, 2009 by msn

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…

Australian 50 Cent Coins Value – Part 2

Posted on March 23, 2009 by msn

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…

Posted in Collecting Coins, Investing in Coins Tagged with: coins, value

Value of Rare Australian 50 Cent Coins

Posted on March 22, 2009 by msn

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…

Posted in Collecting Coins, Investing in Coins Tagged with: coins, value

Star Notes or Star Replacement Banknotes

Posted on March 14, 2009 by kdh

Star replacement banknotes are pre-decimal and paper decimal notes with serial numbers ending with a star or asterisk. Thus being named a star note. These notes were issued from 1948 to 1972 in Australia. They were used to replace faulty,…

Posted in Banknotes

Yearly Archives: 2009

Off-Centre Coin Errors

Out of Collar or Partial Collar Coin Errors

2000 Incuse Flag Millennium 50 Cent Variety

Australian 20 Cent Coins Value Part 1

1966 Wavy Baseline 20 cent

Slang Terms for Money

Australian $200 Gold Koala Coins

Australian 50 Cent Coins Value – Part 2

Value of Rare Australian 50 Cent Coins

Star Notes or Star Replacement Banknotes

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