The 14th of February 1966 was ‘C Day’, when Australia changed from the pounds, shillings, and pence system to a decimal system of dollars and cents. It was a massive event with shopping tills and calculators across the country needing…

1995 marked the 50th Anniversary of the end of WWII. It was at this time that Australian Prisoners of War (POW’s) being held by the Japanese were released. The 1995 50 Cent released into circulation commemorates the life of Sir Edward…

1998 commemorated 200 years since the voyage of George Bass and Matthew Flinders which proved that Tasmania was an island. This voyage in 1798 in the sailing boat the “Norfolk”, Bass and Flinders circumnavigated the island of Van Diemen’s Land…

The Centenary of Federation 50c coin shown above is a circulation 50c coin in the 2001 series commemorating 100 years of Federation released by the Royal Australian Mint and can be found in your change. The reverse design features the…

The 2002 Year of the Outback 50 cent coin shown above is a circulation 50c released by the Royal Australian Mint and can be found in your change. It commemorates 2002 as ‘Year of the Outback’ promoting the vast expanses…

Rarely since this coin was first found do we see one of these error sets for sale and the price appears to be really hotting up in the coin market. Originally it was Downies that found, marketed and sold within…

2007 saw the 75th anniversary of the completion of the Sydney Harbour Bridge. The bridge has become a national icon for Australia recognised all over the world. It was opened on 19th March 1932 after 8 years of construction with…

Unknown to the coin collecting community in 2012 the Royal Australian Mint in conjunction with Australia Post and the Australian Football League (AFL) released a commemorative 1 dollar coin which was distributed as a gift at AFL corporate functions in…