January 2018 - The Australian Coin Collecting Blog

Monthly Archives: January 2018

Downies Coins in Melbourne

Posted on January 20, 2018 by kdh

With the recent demise of several Victorian coin stores it can be a struggle to find numismatic items to peer at in Melbourne. However, if you are in Melbourne it’s worth a trip across the Yarra if you do want…

Posted in Coin News

ANZAC Remembrance Medal by Dora Ohlfsen

Posted on January 20, 2018 by msn

Above you can see a remarkable 60mm bronze medal sculpted by Dora Ohflsen and released in 1919. One side depicts a fallen soldier being comforted by a female representation of Australia. The other side shows the outline of a soldier…

Posted in Collectables and Ephemera, Medals

Clarification of the Circulation 2014 Mob of Roos One Dollar Mintage

Posted on January 16, 2018 by kdh

The 2014 standard design Mob of Roos dollar coin issued into circulation has a mintage clarification that not everyone is aware of, and it seems not even the Mint itself! Each year in their annual report the Royal Australian Mint…

Posted in Collecting Coins

Canadian Mint Sees Red Over RAM Poppy Coin

Posted on January 7, 2018 by kdh

The future of our 2 dollar coins isn’t looking too bright after the Royal Australian Mint (RAM) was hit with a lawsuit from the Royal Canadian Mint (RCM) on December 22nd 2017. The Royal Canadian Mint claims the technology that…

Posted in Coin News

Monthly Archives: January 2018

Downies Coins in Melbourne

ANZAC Remembrance Medal by Dora Ohlfsen

Clarification of the Circulation 2014 Mob of Roos One Dollar Mintage

Canadian Mint Sees Red Over RAM Poppy Coin

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