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Mint Releases first Counterstamped 20 Cent – Netball World Cup 2015 20c

Posted on July 31, 2015 by msn

In their never ending quest to find more products to sell to collectors the Royal Australian Mint is going to apply a counterstamp to the 2015 Netball World Cup 20 cent coin. Counterstamping coins is an easy way to “add…

Posted in Coin News

Melbourne and Perth Foy Bags and the 1934-5 Centenary Florin

Posted on July 14, 2015 by msn

A Foy Bag is a little paper envelope that does or once did contain a 1934-5 Melbourne Centenary Florin. The commemorative florin was given as change in the special paper pouch to those who shopped at Victoria’s first department store…

Posted in Collectables and Ephemera, Collecting Coins

What is an Australian 1927 Parliament House Florin Coin Worth?

Posted on June 14, 2015 by msn

On Facebook page we recently posted up an image of an Australian 1927 florin with a picture of the building that used to house Australia’s Parliament on the reverse (or tails) side of the coin. Over the next few hours…

2015 $2 Red Lest We Forget Rolls

Posted on June 8, 2015 by msn

Over the last 6 weeks or so there has been much frothing at the mouth by collectors over the bags of 2015 $2 red coloured Lest We Forget coins. These security bags were getting over $600 a bag in the…

Posted in Coin News, Collecting Coins

Decimal Error Coins in Downies Auction 319

Posted on June 4, 2015 by msn

Downies held auction #319 last week (27-28 May 2015) and it included a number of interesting error coins that we though we’d share with you here. Note that realised prices are net of buyers commission of 19.25%. First up is…

Posted in Coin News, Error Coins

1990 75th Anniversary Five Dollar Coin Gallipoli Veteran Presentation Set

Posted on May 20, 2015 by msn

1990 was the 75th anniversary of the ANZAC landings at Gallipoli in Turkey. The Royal Australian Mint released an aluminium bronze five dollar coin to commemorate the event, minting just over a million in uncirculated condition that were packaged with…

Posted in Collectables and Ephemera, Collecting Coins

Why is HH on my Two Dollar Coin?

Posted on May 2, 2015 by msn

If you’re new to coin collecting or noodling your change then you might notice that some $2 coins have the letters HH struck into the lower chest of the portrait of the aboriginal man on the tails side of the…

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PCGS Registry Sets Containing Highest Graded Coins

Posted on April 3, 2015 by msn

If you’re a participant in any PCGS Registry Sets then you would have received an interesting email today from BJ Searls, the PCGS manager of the Set Registry. PCGS are introducing bonus points for the so-called ‘finest graded’ coins. Basically,…

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2015 Gold Plated 50 Cent Open Day Release

Posted on February 24, 2015 by msn

There’s been an interesting development regarding the gold plated 2015 50 cent coin we mentioned in this blog entry. Released for the 50th birthday of the Royal Australian Mint the coin will have a total mintage of 22265 (mirroring the…

Posted in Coin News, Collecting Coins

Adelaide Assay Office Ingot from the Collection of the Art Gallery of South Australia

Posted on January 31, 2015 by msn

Above you can see an Adelaide Assay Office Ingot from the collection of the Art Gallery of South Australia. We were lucky enough to have seen this amazing piece of Australian numismatic history on our visit to the Art Gallery…

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Blog Archives

Mint Releases first Counterstamped 20 Cent – Netball World Cup 2015 20c

Melbourne and Perth Foy Bags and the 1934-5 Centenary Florin

What is an Australian 1927 Parliament House Florin Coin Worth?

2015 $2 Red Lest We Forget Rolls

Decimal Error Coins in Downies Auction 319

1990 75th Anniversary Five Dollar Coin Gallipoli Veteran Presentation Set

Why is HH on my Two Dollar Coin?

PCGS Registry Sets Containing Highest Graded Coins

2015 Gold Plated 50 Cent Open Day Release

Adelaide Assay Office Ingot from the Collection of the Art Gallery of South Australia

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