Australian Coins

An Australian Five Dollar coin will most likely be made from an aluminium-bronze alloy, giving it a gold appeaance.

Any coin with a "genuine" minting flaw would have some value, above the usual, as a collectible coin.

Genuinely flawed coins are not necessarily known about or documented until somebody turns up with one, since they are an "accident" of the minting process, and have escaped detection during quality control at the mint therefore, a valuation cannot be anticipated.

A reputable coin dealer should be able to identify and confirm the coin as genuine and make a valuation.

Genuinely flawed coins are not necessarily known about or documented until somebody turns up with one, since they are an "accident" of the minting process, and have escaped detection during quality control at the mint therefore, a valuation cannot be anticipated.

An Australian 2005 1 Dollar coin can be one of two different commemorative coins.

Option 1

A "90th Anniversary Gallipoli" Commemorative which was issued as a noncirculating coin in a folder or a mint set and as a general circulation coin. Mistruck or not, it is worth at least twice its original purchase value. The reverse design features a soldier blowing a bugle.

There is every possibility that there were mistruck coins as the Royal Australian Mint (RAM) had "Mint Your Own" presses at various sites of national significance around the country. There are two coins known to have no mint mark.

Option 2

A "60th Anniversary of Peace, WW2" Commemorative which, uncirculated and in absolute mint condition could fetch up to $3 AUD. The reverse design features a man celebrating the end of the war.

There were 31.788 million minted.

Option 3

The 2006 One Dollar coin (mob of kangaroos) contained in some Proof sets contained a coin dated 2005.

A reputable coin dealer will be able to give a more accurate valuation.

Actually, It probably isn't worth US $10. Maybe $8 to a coin dealer. I'm guessing it is probably one of the non-circulating "commemorative" coins from the Marshall Islands. If it is, then it is legal tender and can be exchanged for US $10, but only at their central bank and one person may only exchange a certain amount each day, so it might cost you a thousand to get your ten. And it is a copper-nickel alloy, not silver. There are hundreds of these commemoratives and most of them are valued about $12-$13 in World Coins if they have never been handled. But it could be from a couple of other places too. Mexico, for instance, uses the dollar sign on some peso currency, but I don't think there is a ten peso coin with it. If there is, the exchange rate would probably be about 2 cents. If it is a privately-issued American Liberty Dollar, it is one ounce of .999 fine silver, which contains about $13 worth of silver as of May, 2007. The collectible value may be greater, although most numismatists will treat it as a simple "silver round" (one ounce of silver in a round shape).

In the Australian predecimal currency as with the currencies of most British Commonwealth countries, it was based on the old British currency of Pounds, Shillings and Pence.

The denomination of "Penny" dates back nearly 1,200 years. The "d" was a symbol used to denote Pennies and was derived from the Latin "Denarius", referring to a much earlier Roman coin.

When referring to British or British Commonwealth predecimal currencies, any number followed by a lower case "d" is referring to a value in Pence, hence 10d, is Ten Pence, as it might be written on a bus ticket or a proce tag in a shop.

The 1945 is worth a little more probably because there were less of them minted.

An Australian 1932 Penny was minted in Melbourne.

The 6 pearls is a reference to how worn the coin is and refers to the pearls around King George V's crown. There should be 8 visible on a mint condition coin.

The reference to the tilted "3" in the date is so rare that it is not mentioned in Australian coin catalogues.

An Australian 1932 Penny, uncirculated and in absolute mint condition could fetch up to $685 AUD. If it has been circulated but still in good condition, it might fetch anything from $1 to $115 AUD.

A reputable coin dealer may be able to assist with verifying the coin and give a more accurate valuation.

Yes, many countries have their money made in larger countries with larger resources. Note Printing Australia for example prints polymer notes for numerous other countries with over 12 billion polymer banknotes circulating worldwide.

An Australian 1979 1 cent coin Mint Roll (minted in Canberra), uncirculated and in absolute mint condition and the original packaging, could fetch up to $40 AUD.

An Australian 1978 2 cent coin Mint Roll (minted in Canberra), uncirculated and in absolute mint condition and the original packaging, could fetch up to $60 AUD.

A reputable coin dealer will be able to give a more accurate valuation.

A "Y" looks like this "Y". An "I" looks like this "I". It is not difficult.

A Proof coin is one that is struck using specially prepared and highly polished dies. The resulting coin is then hand worked to produce a mirror like finish. They are usually sold by the issuing authority in the year of issue in some sort of protective packaging and are worth much more than their face value.

It would be a souvenir. The Royal Australian Mint has never issued such a coin.

Australian Proof coins were not sold as sets until the introduction of decimal currency in 1966. They were sold as individual coins.

A full set of Australian 1958 Proof coins, in absolute mint condition and the original packaging, could fetch up to $2,315 AUD.

A reputable coin dealer will be able to give a more accurate valuation.

There was no Australian 1937 Penny released into general circulation due to there being sufficient Pennies in circulation at the time.

There were three types of Australian 1937 "Pattern" Penny all of which were minted in London.

A "Pattern" coin is one that is struck as a suggestion for a design, but not necessarily adopted. Pattern coins are supposed to be destroyed after their purpose has been served however, destruction seems to happen very infrequently.

Type 1 - features King George VI on the obverse and a kangaroo reverse. There were 10 struck and could fetch up to $250,000 AUD in mint condition. This coin is the design on which future Australian Pennies would be based.

Type 2 - (Uniface Model) features a blank obverse with the word "MODEL" across the it and a kangaroo reverse. There were 8 struck and could fetch up to $110,000 AUD in mint condition.

Type 3 - (Uniface) is a unique silver coin with a blank obverse and a kangaroo reverse. According to records, there was only 1(?) struck and could fetch up to $75,000 AUD in mint condition.

A Type 2 coin with a hole drilled through the planchet was sold for $2,700 AUD in 1995.

A Type 3 coin with was sold for $6,600 AUD in 1985, making the "uniqueness" of this coin questionable. No other coins of this type have been seen since.

A reputable coin dealer will be able to confirm the authenticity of the coin and give a more accurate valuation.

The Royal Australian Mint Canberra has the sole responsibility for minting Australia's circulating coinage and is a part of the Federal Governments' portfolio of the Treasury. The RAM Canberra also mints coins for a surprising number and variety of other countries around the world.

The Perth Mint is wholly owned by the Western Australian Government and is operated by Gold Corporation. The Perth Mint produces much of Australia's bullion coins, most of the Non-Circulating Legal Tender (NCLT) coins for Australia and many other products including nuggets, medals, medallions, and produces precious metal blanks for other mints.

It is Australia's only major gold refiner and one of the largest in the world. The Perth Mint also carries out similar work for other countries.

No. The last serial range for Australian One Dollar notes commenced with DPS.

I have been unable to find a comprehensive listing of Australian predecimal coin mintage figures on the internet, but the average coin catalogue should contain the figures you are looking for.

Your local library may have one of the following coin catalogues specialising in Australian coins -

"Pocket Guide to Australian Coins and banknotes" by Greg McDonald.

"Renniks Australian Coin & Banknote Values" edited by Ian or Alan Pitt.

or

"The Standard Catalog of World Coins".

There has never been an "Australian" Farthing minted, issued or circulated as a part of Australia's coinage.

The only Farthings or fractional Farthings to ever circulate in Australia, would have been British coins prior to the 1910 and 1911 introduction of the new Australian coinage.

It is most likely that many British coins were still circulating in Australia for quite a few years after 1910.

An Australian 2006 pure gold half ounce "Discover Australia" Proof coin in absolute mint condition and the original packaging, could fetch up to $789 AUD.

The five different coins in the 2006 series featured -

a saltwater crocodile - 588 minted

a grey kangaroo - 714 minted

an emu - 446 minted

a koala - 1,000 minted

a kookaburra - 738 minted

A reputable coin dealer will be able to give a more accurate valuation.

There is no documented evidence of any Australian One Dollar note with a "small white dot" printing defect on the reverse.

Genuinely flawed banknotes are not necessarily known about or documented until somebody turns up with one, since they are an "accident" of the printing process, and have escaped detection during quality control at the printers therefore, a valuation cannot be anticipated.

I suggest that you take your One Dollar note to a reputable coin dealer for an opinion.

An Australian 1929 "Centenary of Western Australia" medallion, depending on its condition, might fetch anything from $15 to $50 AUD.

A reputable coin dealer will be able to give a more accurate valuation.

An Australian 2004 10 cent coin, uncirculated and in absolute mint condition could fetch up to $2 AUD. An Australian 2004 10 cent coin (Proof), uncirculated and in absolute mint condition could fetch up to $2 AUD. There were 89.1 million minted. These coins are still in circulation so, unless they are part of a proof set or are uncirculated and in absolute mint condition, they are worth 10 cents. A reputable coin dealer will be able to give a more accurate valuation.

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An Australian Twenty Dollar note (Phillips/Randall)(serial XBS to XEU), uncirculated and in absolute mint condition could fetch up to $395 AUD. If it has been circulated but still in good condition, it might fetch anything from $45 to $200 AUD.

A reputable coin dealer will be able to give a more accurate valuation.

Money in Adelaide looked the same as it did in the rest of the country.

There were three different Kings during the 1930's. King George V from 1910-1936, King Edward VIII in 1936 who abdicated with no coins bearing his image, and King George VI from 1936-1952.

The design of all Australian coins changed between 1936 and 1938, not only because of a change of Monarch, but the reverse design also changed, so there a quite a few possibilities.

Circulating Australian coins were the Halfpenny, Penny, Threepence, Sixpence, Shilling and Florin. The Crown was only circulate in 1937 and 1938.

Circulating Australian notes were the Ten Shilling, One Pound, Five Pound and Ten Pound notes.

Pictures of a specific coin are difficult to come by. Usually you should be able to find one on eBay, but the picture is withdrawn after the coin is sold.

Try an image search - 1935 Australian Penny, for example.

The Australian 5 cent coin has an echidna on it?