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Collecting a ‘Type’ Set of Coins

Posted on November 23, 2015 by msn

One of the beauties of coin collecting is that there are no hard and fast rules that determine what you should and shouldn’t collect. One way of collecting coins is collecting a ‘type’ set of coins. A type set of…

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Valuable Coins in Your Change

Posted on October 28, 2015 by msn

A presentation given by one of our authors at the recent 2015 Conference of the Numismatic Association of Australia.

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We’ve Got a New Domain!

Posted on October 27, 2015 by msn

Back in 2006 this site started out as an information site about Aussie threepences, hence the domain name www.australian-threepence.com. In 2007 it took a change in direction and became a blog about collecting Australian coins, collecting error coins, and about…

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NAAC 2015 Adelaide Commemorative Medallion

Posted on October 26, 2015 by msn

Seen above in antique silver is the NAAC (Numismatic Association of Australia Conference) Commemorative Medallion that was struck for the 2015 Sixth International Conference of the Numismatic Association of Australia Inc. The Conference was held in Adelaide on 23 to…

Posted in Medals

2015 Orange Remembrance $2 Coin

Posted on October 11, 2015 by msn

Last month a new currency determination was handed down in the Australian Parliament and it included provision for a new coloured $2 coin. You can see the currency determination here. This time the coin is going to include “a pattern…

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2015 $2 Red ANZAC Poppy Counterstamp Coin

Posted on October 11, 2015 by msn

The Royal Australian Mint announced last week that they’d be moving one of their portable presses into a public area of the mint and applying a poppy counterstamp to 2015 $2 circulation Lest We Forget coins. These $2 coins with…

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2015 Sydney ANDA/APTA Coin, Banknote and Stamp Show Report

Posted on October 11, 2015 by msn

The 2015 Sydney ANDA/APTA Coin, Banknote and Stamp Show was held in Sydney in the last couple of days (Friday October 9 and Saturday October 10). It was located in Lower Town Hall in the middle of Sydney’s CBD, just across…

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NAV 2015 Centenary of Gallipoli Medallions

Posted on September 11, 2015 by msn

Above you can see a silver medallion issued by the Numismatic Association of Victoria to commemorate the Centenary of Gallipoli. Just 20 of these 50.3mm diameter medallions were struck in 999 fine silver and each weighs 66.5 grams. This medallion…

Posted in Medals

Perth Mint Off Metal Trial Strikes – What are they?

Posted on September 2, 2015 by msn

Update 4 – 1kg 1993 Platinum Uniface Koala Facsimile Coin Imaged Update 3 – Problems with Perth Mint Advertising Pieces for more than 20 years! Update 2 – We’ve been in contact with the Perth Mint, mystery solved! Update 1…

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2015 Netball 20 Cent Counterstamp Variations

Posted on August 27, 2015 by msn

We got 10 of the 2015 20c Netball S counterstamps a couple of days ago. The quality of the coins isn’t the best that we’ve seen from the RAM in recent times but we’ve had a closer look at the…

Posted in Collecting Coins, Error Coins

Blog Archives

Collecting a ‘Type’ Set of Coins

Valuable Coins in Your Change

We’ve Got a New Domain!

NAAC 2015 Adelaide Commemorative Medallion

2015 Orange Remembrance $2 Coin

2015 $2 Red ANZAC Poppy Counterstamp Coin

2015 Sydney ANDA/APTA Coin, Banknote and Stamp Show Report

NAV 2015 Centenary of Gallipoli Medallions

Perth Mint Off Metal Trial Strikes – What are they?

2015 Netball 20 Cent Counterstamp Variations

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