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Coloured 2 Dollar Olympic Coins To Be Released

More coloured $2 coins are on their way with an announcement today that Woolworths in conjunction with the Royal Australian Mint will be the distributor of six coloured 2 dollar commemorative coins for the Rio Olympics. These will be available

Posted in Coin News

Coloured 2017 Possum Magic $2 Coins In Circulation

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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Convict Love Token Exhibition in Ballarat

The Museum of Australian Democracy at Eureka (M.A.D.E.) in Ballarat currently has on display a 45 piece collection of convict love tokens that date from 1791-1843. Until 22 Jan the display features these rare keepsakes given to loved ones before

Posted in Coin News, Collectables and Ephemera

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

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

Counterfeit Australian $2 Coins

These counterfeit two dollar coins surfaced in change a few years ago now, around mid 2005. Certainly a good dodgy coin which on passing the everyday Joe wouldn’t look twice at. But those in the know can pick them a

Posted in Coin News, Collecting Coins

Decimal Error Coins in Downies Auction 319

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

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Downies Australian Coin Auction #317

We were in Melbourne this last week for four days attending our first full Downies Coin Auction. We’ve visited Downies on many occasions before, attended auction viewings and other Australian public auctions but this was our first full auction attendance

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Downies Coins in Melbourne

With the recent demise of several Victorian coin stores it can be a struggle to find numismatic items to peer at in Melbourne. However, if you are in Melbourne it’s worth a trip across the Yarra if you do want

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Error Coins on Display at The Royal Australian Mint

The Royal Australian Mint in Canberra displays a wide range of coins in their museum on the first floor of the newly refurbished building. Amongst the coins on display is a variety of error coins or mistakes that have happened

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Error Coins on Display at The Royal Australian Mint Part 2

Visiting the Royal Australian Mint is always a pleasure and they often surprise visitors with new displays and exhibitions. On our recent visit we noted a few new errors that didn’t escape the Mint and remain captive in their First

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