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Numismatic Association of Australia’s Upcoming Conference Adelaide

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

Hub Doubled 1943m Threepence Variety

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

2015 Dollar Coin Issues, Is Your Collection Complete?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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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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

Posted in Collecting Coins

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