Yearly Archives: 2015

1990 75th Anniversary Five Dollar Coin Gallipoli Veteran Presentation Set

1990 was the 75th anniversary of the ANZAC landings at Gallipoli in Turkey. The Royal Australian Mint released an aluminium bronze five dollar coin to commemorate the event, minting just over a million in uncirculated condition that were packaged with

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14 Coin News Corp 20 Cent Collection ANZACS Remembered 100 Years and Bonus Poppy Dollar Coin

News Corp Australia in conjunction with the Royal Australian Mint have released a 14 coin set commemorating 100 years of ANZAC, keeping the ANZAC stories alive. The official coin collection was available in the complete set to subscribers with a

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2015 Royal Baby Girl 50 cent

Oh boy, I mean girl there’s a lot of it going around. I thought of titling this article “We had a coin for the heir, now one for the spare” but my partner suggested “Spare Change”. Whatever we name it,

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Why is HH on my Two Dollar Coin?

If you’re new to coin collecting or noodling your change then you might notice that some $2 coins have the letters HH struck into the lower chest of the portrait of the aboriginal man on the tails side of the

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2015 Lest We Forget ANZAC Red Coloured Commemorative $2 Coin Release

A fourth commemorative $2 coin design is official! We alluded this may be the case in our article earlier this month and it has been confirmed by Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer Kelly O’Dwyer. 1.5 million of the new red

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Wedding Set Condition -Specimen or Off The Production Presses?

Wedding coins sets have been produced by the Royal Australian Mint since 2002 and are known for their top quality finish. From 2002 until 2009 they were advertised as being struck in gem uncirculated with some equating this as a

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PCGS Registry Sets Containing Highest Graded Coins

If you’re a participant in any PCGS Registry Sets then you would have received an interesting email today from BJ Searls, the PCGS manager of the Set Registry. PCGS are introducing bonus points for the so-called ‘finest graded’ coins. Basically,

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A Sneak Peak at Upcoming Coin Issues from the Royal Australian Mint 2015-16

The latest currency determination for the Royal Australian Mint gives us a sneak peak at upcoming issues as if we were looking into a crystal ball. The fourth government document issued by Treasury in 2015 explains proposed designs the Mint

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The Royal Mint Unveils New Portrait of the Queen

The unveiling of a new effigy of Queen Elizabeth II for British coins was an important event held in London yesterday. Why is this important for us Aussie collectors? Well, it’s likely the new design will be rolled out across

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2015 Gold Plated 50 Cent Open Day Release

There’s been an interesting development regarding the gold plated 2015 50 cent coin we mentioned in this blog entry. Released for the 50th birthday of the Royal Australian Mint the coin will have a total mintage of 22265 (mirroring the

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