A popular series for collectors and their collections is the Australian one dollar coins issues.The one dollar was first minted in 1984 when the $1 note was withdrawn from circulation. The reverse has the iconic 5 ‘mob of roos’ design…

This guide gives a complete list of standard sized dodecagonal Australian 50 cent coins issued. Standard coins are 12 sided, made from copper-nickel, weigh 15.55 grams and are 31.55 millimeters in diameter. We’ve also written an article about 50 cent…

A PNC or Postal Numismatic Cover is a joint release by the Mint (either Perth Mint or Royal Australian Mint) and Australia Post. It is an envelope usually with a design and a stamp, postmark and a coin insert. Unofficial…

The Australian 20c coin is made from 75% copper and 25% nickel (cupro-nickel), is 28.52mm in diameter and weighs 11.31grams. It has a reeded edge. The standard circulation design is the platypus by Stuart Devlin and was first issued in…

The most common question we get from readers of our Blog is something like: Hi, I was wondering if a $2 coin with two ‘2’s printed/embedded on the heads side was worth anything? They are a third of the size…

We thought it might be fun to think about the top 10 affordable coins that every decimal collector should have in their collections. When we say affordable, we mean coins that the everyday collector can afford to purchase on a…