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Yearly Archives: 2015

Numismatic Association of Australia’s Upcoming Conference Adelaide

Posted on July 18, 2015 by kdh

Every second year the Numismatic Association of Australia (NAA) holds a conference in a major capital city and this is an opportunity for coin collectors, dealers and those interested in numismatics to come together for the event. Held over 3…

Posted in Coin News

Melbourne and Perth Foy Bags and the 1934-5 Centenary Florin

Posted on July 14, 2015 by msn

A Foy Bag is a little paper envelope that does or once did contain a 1934-5 Melbourne Centenary Florin. The commemorative florin was given as change in the special paper pouch to those who shopped at Victoria’s first department store…

Posted in Collectables and Ephemera, Collecting Coins

Hub Doubled 1943m Threepence Variety

Posted on July 13, 2015 by kdh

As published in the Australasian Coin and Banknote Magazine June 2015 by the Australian Coin Collecting Blog. Subscribe here. Hub Doubling – What is it? “Hubbing” is the process in coin manufacturing where hardened positive image working hubs are pressed…

Posted in Error Coins

What is an Australian 1927 Parliament House Florin Coin Worth?

Posted on June 14, 2015 by msn

On Facebook page we recently posted up an image of an Australian 1927 florin with a picture of the building that used to house Australia’s Parliament on the reverse (or tails) side of the coin. Over the next few hours…

2015 $2 Red Lest We Forget Rolls

Posted on June 8, 2015 by msn

Over the last 6 weeks or so there has been much frothing at the mouth by collectors over the bags of 2015 $2 red coloured Lest We Forget coins. These security bags were getting over $600 a bag in the…

Posted in Coin News, Collecting Coins

2015 Dollar Coin Issues, Is Your Collection Complete?

Posted on June 8, 2015 by kdh

If you’re collecting dollar coins it can be hard, with the plethora of new releases from the coin issuers, to keep your collection up to date with all the coins you need to keep your collection complete. To decrease this…

Posted in Coin News

Decimal Error Coins in Downies Auction 319

Posted on June 4, 2015 by msn

Downies held auction #319 last week (27-28 May 2015) and it included a number of interesting error coins that we though we’d share with you here. Note that realised prices are net of buyers commission of 19.25%. First up is…

Posted in Coin News, Error Coins

John Reid & Sons Tanners, Leather & Bark Merchants Adelaide South Australia Medal

Posted on June 2, 2015 by kdh

It’s been fascinating researching into the history of this medal created by the biggest Adelaide tanner, leather, and bark merchant from around the turn of the 20th century. John Reid, an enterprising Scotsman founded the business in 1873 after being…

Posted in Medals

1989 5 Cent Error Struck on Wrong 1 Cent Planchet

Posted on May 29, 2015 by kdh

The above coin is a very spectacular error for a few reasons. It’s coppery red lustre is not what you expect to see with the 5 cent echidna design by Stuart Devlin. The Australian 5 cent piece should be struck…

Posted in Error Coins

2015 Pocket Guide to Australian Coins and Banknotes by Greg McDonald 22nd Edition

Posted on May 29, 2015 by kdh

If you have been wondering where the 2015 (22nd) edition of the Pocket Guide to Australian Coins and Banknotes by Greg McDonald is then you’ll be relieved to hear that news is at hand. Usually a new Aussie coin catalogue…

Posted in Coin News

Yearly Archives: 2015

Numismatic Association of Australia’s Upcoming Conference Adelaide

Melbourne and Perth Foy Bags and the 1934-5 Centenary Florin

Hub Doubled 1943m Threepence Variety

What is an Australian 1927 Parliament House Florin Coin Worth?

2015 $2 Red Lest We Forget Rolls

2015 Dollar Coin Issues, Is Your Collection Complete?

Decimal Error Coins in Downies Auction 319

John Reid & Sons Tanners, Leather & Bark Merchants Adelaide South Australia Medal

1989 5 Cent Error Struck on Wrong 1 Cent Planchet

2015 Pocket Guide to Australian Coins and Banknotes by Greg McDonald 22nd Edition

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