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2007 Double Headed Australian 5 Cent Coin

Posted on December 28, 2017 by kdh

For the past 10 years people have been finding in their change the Aussie 5 cent piece with the Queen’s head on both sides -a so-called ‘double header‘. This came about when two head side dies were placed into the…

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2017 25th Anniversary of International Day of People With Disability 20 Cent

Posted on December 20, 2017 by kdh

To mark the 25th anniversary of International Day of People with Disability on December 3rd 2017 the Royal Australian Mint (RAM) released this specially designed commemorative 20 cent coin for the collector market (NCLT-not for circulation). Issued on a collector…

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2017 20c Struck on Cook Islands 2 Dollar Planchet

Posted on November 27, 2017 by kdh

Above you can see one of the most spectacular errors to come out of the Royal Australian Mint since the Australian 20c and dollar coins struck on bi-metal planchets. Or perhaps an error by the Royal Mint accidentally striking Australian…

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Collecting the Australian 2 Dollar Coin

Posted on October 28, 2017 by kdh

Collecting the Australian $2 coin continues to be a very popular pastime with more and more commemorative coins released in the last few years. The Royal Australian Mint has just released its’ annual report for the 2016-2017 fiscal year which…

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Royal Australian Mint Visits Adelaide

Posted on October 24, 2017 by kdh

The Trans-Australia tour rolled into Adelaide today and setup in Rundle Mall this morning. Nestled amongst our own bronze pigs in the city mall the Royal Australian Mint stood out with passers by very interested on what the queue was…

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2015 Netball World Cup 20 Cent Counterstamp and Mintage Information

Posted on October 13, 2017 by kdh

As one of the writers here on the Aussie Coin Blog I often sometimes almost by accident discover information that isn’t in plain sight to the everyday coin collector. Open up a coin catalogue, see a number, either a mintage…

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New Next Generation Australian $10 Banknote Release

Posted on September 19, 2017 by kdh

Expect to see the next generation new $10 banknotes in your change from tomorrow as the Reserve Bank of Australia releases the new note into circulation. This is the next step in the upgrade of our banknotes to be continued…

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Coloured 2017 Possum Magic $2 Coins In Circulation

Posted on September 8, 2017 by kdh

All three coloured Possum Magic coins can now be found in circulation so it’s worth posting up an article with them side by side to see the differences in the designs and colours used. The collectable $2 coins all have…

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Possum Magic Week 3 Coloured $2 Coin

Posted on August 29, 2017 by kdh

Check your change at Woolworths this week as the last of the 3 Possum Magic coins are now available. There’s a chance you could receive any of the three coloured coins that are now in circulation. The week 3 coin…

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Possum Magic 2017 Coin Collection

Posted on August 29, 2017 by kdh

The Royal Australian Mint has released a special coin collection distributing the coin set and coloured circulation coins through Woolworths supermarkets. The collection celebrates Australia’s most popular childrens book “Possum Magic” that has sold over 3 million copies since it…

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Blog Archives

2007 Double Headed Australian 5 Cent Coin

2017 25th Anniversary of International Day of People With Disability 20 Cent

2017 20c Struck on Cook Islands 2 Dollar Planchet

Collecting the Australian 2 Dollar Coin

Royal Australian Mint Visits Adelaide

2015 Netball World Cup 20 Cent Counterstamp and Mintage Information

New Next Generation Australian $10 Banknote Release

Coloured 2017 Possum Magic $2 Coins In Circulation

Possum Magic Week 3 Coloured $2 Coin

Possum Magic 2017 Coin Collection

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