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Yearly Archives: 2018

Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Team Coloured $2 Week 3 Coin at Woolworths

Posted on March 28, 2018 by kdh

Today is week 3 in the great Woolworths change race. Splitting up my groceries at the self checkout, feeding my note in and seeing how many shiny new $2 coins I’ll get is getting a bit tedious and I am…

Posted in Coin News

1967 Australia 1 Dollar Pattern ‘Crown’ Goose Dollar 90% Silver Copy Coin Counterfeit Fake

Posted on March 27, 2018 by kdh

The 1967 swan (goose) pattern dollar is being faked. Chinese counterfeit coins are flooding the market so if you are looking to buy one of these coins then read on. A genuine goose or swan pattern dollar is a true…

Posted in Collecting Coins

Error Coin Spotlight – 1962 Elliptical Clipped Florin

Posted on March 23, 2018 by msn

Above you can see a remarkable and rarely seen error, and elliptically clipped or elliptical planchet Australian florin minted for 1962. The coin weighs just 7.82 grams, almost exactly 3.5 grams under the regulation florin mass of 11.31 grams. Now,…

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Counterfeit Fake 1966 Round Silver 50 Cent Coins

Posted on March 22, 2018 by kdh

If you thought counterfeiters just targeted high value and key date collector coins then you’re wrong. We’ve found fake Australian round 50c coins being sold on eBay for a similar cost to genuine coins at about $8 each. The fake…

Posted in Collecting Coins, Investing in Coins

Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Coloured $2 Week 2 Borobi Mascot Coin at Woolworths

Posted on March 21, 2018 by kdh

From today you should see the next coin in the 3 coin series of 2018 Commonwealth Games coloured 2 dollar coins in your change at Woolworths and Safeway supermarkets. I visited two Woolies stores today without luck still receiving last…

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Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Coloured $2 Coins When You Shop at Woolworths

Posted on March 13, 2018 by kdh

The Royal Australian Mint has struck Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games circulating coloured 2 dollar coins that will be distributed through Woolworths and Safeway supermarkets. There are 3 coins to be released over the coming weeks, the first orange/yellow/red coin…

Posted in Coin News, Collecting Coins

Counterfeit / Fake Year 2000 $1 / 10c Mules on eBay

Posted on March 12, 2018 by msn

Update July 2019 In the last three months a new crop of counterfeit coins that are supposedly mules have been appearing on eBay and being bought up by unsuspecting collectors. These are different counterfeits to those we originally spoke about.…

Posted in Coin News, Error Coins

Error Coin Spotlight -2014 50c Struck on a Brass Planchet

Posted on March 9, 2018 by kdh

Above we can see an Australian 50 cent that has been struck on a wrong coin planchet. This error 50c is the wrong weight, wrong colour and the wrong shape. A regular 2014 50 cent should weigh 15.55 grams, be…

Posted in Error Coins

Double Struck A Pair of Halfpenny Errors

Posted on March 9, 2018 by kdh

We recently had the opportunity to look through the coin collection of a friend and some special coins caught our attention. I looked closer at one of the error coins and was surprised at the similarities to one of our…

Posted in Error Coins

1970 Captain Cook Proof 50 Cent VIP Presentation Set

Posted on February 22, 2018 by kdh

In 1970 Australia was excited about the very first decimal commemorative coin. This circulating coin was a dodecagonal 50 cent piece with the image and signature of Captain Cook and a map of Australia designed by Stuart Devlin. This commemorated…

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Yearly Archives: 2018

Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Team Coloured $2 Week 3 Coin at Woolworths

1967 Australia 1 Dollar Pattern ‘Crown’ Goose Dollar 90% Silver Copy Coin Counterfeit Fake

Error Coin Spotlight – 1962 Elliptical Clipped Florin

Counterfeit Fake 1966 Round Silver 50 Cent Coins

Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Coloured $2 Week 2 Borobi Mascot Coin at Woolworths

Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Coloured $2 Coins When You Shop at Woolworths

Counterfeit / Fake Year 2000 $1 / 10c Mules on eBay

Error Coin Spotlight -2014 50c Struck on a Brass Planchet

Double Struck A Pair of Halfpenny Errors

1970 Captain Cook Proof 50 Cent VIP Presentation Set

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