r/AustralianCoins

Starting at a 2c loss with two New Zealand coins in one bag 😂

It makes you wonder how many are actually in circulation across Australia 🤔

From my grandfathers collection, lots of pennies, half pennies, franc’s, yen…. This is ancient and I’ve got no clue

I was noodling and found this $2 coin

Minted for sets only

Only 188,000 minted. Rare in good condition and hold a premium above their silver content in even worn condition (graded Good-Very Good). Anything graded Fine and above sell for a few hundred dollars each. Above VF grade they go for thousands of dollars each.

Mine is a humble example around Fine grade.

Have a few cards waiting to be shipped from the mint. Accepted that Mars will be my white whale and that's about it folks.

Now I just need to fund a puuurty box for the cards.

...back to pre-decimals for me.

The 1910 Australian florin is the first-ever florin (two shillings) minted for the Commonwealth of Australia. Struck in London during the brief reign of King Edward VII, it features a 92.5% sterling silver composition, a weight of 11.31 grams, and a mintage of roughly 1.25 million.

This is my nicest 1910, grade a/VF. Nice condition for 116 year old coin.

Unbroken roll of $1s from when they were introduced. Worth $20?

Curious about the damage on the face of the coin and the hairline crack following it down the edge of the coin. Any input appreciated 🙏

*most likely never

EDIT:

Without making too much damage on inner part of PNC… whatever is called

Picture is just informative.

Credits to the author ©️

Hi all, I unearthed this beauty today metal detecting. Coins don’t often come out the ground in this condition, patina aside, would it be worth sending for grading or given it’s spent approx 100 years in the dirt, don’t bother?

It seems to have a slightly thicker rim and there also seems to have a marking on both sides like another inner rim (if that makes sense).

The Royal Australian Mint increased the price to press your own $1 C mintmark coin from $3 to $5 at the start of the new financial year in July.

​The official reason given for the price rise is the high cost of maintaining the older press machinery. The timing makes it feel more like a scheduled budget adjustment than an urgent fix for maintenance costs.

​Pressing your own coin on a school excursion is a classic Canberra memory for many people. It was always an affordable, hands-on souvenir. A jump to $5 feels steep for an activity aimed at visiting school kids.

​The update also looks rushed. The new signage is just a sticker placed over the old $3 label. The machine still only takes coins. It does not accept banknotes, so you need exact change in coins to use it.

This lovely community has inspired me to start collecting interesting Aussie coins and I’ve just found this in my change

Is it an error? I’ve tried to move it with a toothpick and it seems to be part of the coin

Value interests me less, just want to know if this is common or not

Thanks !

I've noticed there's 28 million people living in Australia and, I've noticed there's (6.000) of these PNC been created and, I've noticed they've got envelope marks and this makes them very hard to come by.