Rare Australian Coins

1. Rare Australian Coins
2. Rare Australian Coins Worth Money
3. Rare Coins Australian Penny
4. Rare Australian Coins Fifty Cent Coin 1979
5. Rare Coins Auctions Australia

The coin was acquired at a Melbourne public auction and later sold to the owner of the Madrid Collection of Australian Rare Coins for $147,500. Now in a retirement phase, the owner is relinquishing his prized possession and has consigned the coin to Coinworks to offer in 2021. A second Proof 1930 Penny surfaced in 1999.

1. Rare Australian Coins Perhaps it's mystery, like the intrigue that surrounds the folkloric 1930 Penny. Maybe it's a unique sense of Australia, captured by coins like the 1919-21 Square Kookaburra Pattern Penny championed by treasurer William Watt. Or perhaps it's the story of a could've-been.
2. 4 Rare Australian 2 Dollar Coins Two dollar coins (and 10c coins) are the least favourite coins to look through when noodling. However, it can still be fun (and rewarding) to do so, and this is only becoming more so as the Royal Australian Mint releases different coloured $2 coins into circulation.
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The obvious answer to this one is its value. The Proof 1930 Penny is Australia's million-dollar penny. Nearly everyone knows it. And is proud of the fact.

But there are two other reasons why the Proof 1930 Penny is so famous. It is a ‘penny'. And it has the date ‘1930' on it, the year '1930' being the key.

Rare Australian Coins

Australians just love their pennies. It was the coin that everyone was familiar with. The round copper that you had in your pocket. The coin that, as a child, you might be given to go to the corner shop to buy a MacRobertson's Freddo Frog.

And the 1930 Penny is the rare one! It was the coin that could bring instant wealth to those lucky to find one in their change.

Australia was socially and economically blitzed in 1930 during the Great Depression. And there was no requirement to produce pennies for circulation.

But somehow a few pennies were accidentally produced at the Melbourne Mint and released into circulation. The suggested figure a miserly fifteen hundred 1930 Pennies.

The accidental minting of the 1930 Penny was not discovered until the 1940s, dealers responding to the discovery by offering to pay up to 10/- for an example. By 1960 the 1930 Penny had become a national symbol, newspapers instrumental in creating that image with television also playing a role. By 1965, an average used 1930 Penny had more than doubled in price to £120. And by decimal currency changeover, the price had moved to £255 ($510) and the 1930 Penny had captured the imagination of collectors and non-collectors alike.

Today a well-used genuine 1930 Penny can be worth upwards of $20,000.

One of the most common coins for coin noodlers or coin fossickers look through is the 1 dollar coin. To those who are new to the hobby of noodling it's usual to ask those with more experience if something they've found that looks a bit odd is actually valuable. The inevitable next question is, ‘what is the most valuable 1 dollar coin you can find in change?'. In this article we'll look at what we think are the three most valuable Australian $1 coins that you might have some chance of finding in change or while noodling.

Australia 2001 Upset 1 Dollar Coin

Rotated 2001 Federation Dollar Coin

Seen above is a year 2001 Federation of Australian Dollar coin with the obverse die rotated incorrectly to the reverse die. The most commonly found of the three valuable Australian 1 dollar coins we're talking about today it is the result of a loose obverse die during one die pair production run. The degree of rotation (or upset) changed continuously during the production run and as a result coins with any angle of upset can be found.
Worth $20-$30 in average circulated grades some have sold for a few hundred dollars in brilliant uncirculated grades. You're not going to find an uncirculated example in your change but $20-$30 for coin in your pocket is not worth sneezing at!

Rare Australian Coins Worth Money

A Valuable Mule Dollar Found in Change

The Year 2000 $1 / 10c mule

Of the three dollar coins we're looking at today the Year 2000 $1 / 10c mule is probably the best known and most desirable. Dedicated coin noodlers have been finding them since 2003 and at the time we wrote this article (November 2018) we are still hearing reports of mules being found every week or two. Mules found in change have been sold for more than $2000. However, these were fantastic quality coins found way back in 2003 or 2004 and those found today might be worth $300 or $400.

Rare Coins Australian Penny

Circulation 1992 Mob of Roos One Dollar -we've made this one up, does it exist?

Rare Australian Coins Fifty Cent Coin 1979

1992 Mob of Roos Dollar Coin

The most valuable Australian 1 dollar coin you can find in change is undoubtedly the 1992 Mob of Roos dollar coin. The Royal Australian Mint website lists the coin as having a mintage of 8000 but we doubt that to be true. We're actually only aware of two (yes 2) evey being sighted. One sold at auction for more than $1000, and the other was accidentally spent on a cup of coffee. So, what is the the 1992 Mob of Roos dollar worth? Probably $2000+, or even more if two dogged decimal error collectors get into a fight over one at auction.

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The obvious answer to this one is its value. The Proof 1930 Penny is Australia's million-dollar penny. Nearly everyone knows it. And is proud of the fact.

But there are two other reasons why the Proof 1930 Penny is so famous. It is a ‘penny'. And it has the date ‘1930' on it, the year '1930' being the key.

Rare Australian Coins

Australians just love their pennies. It was the coin that everyone was familiar with. The round copper that you had in your pocket. The coin that, as a child, you might be given to go to the corner shop to buy a MacRobertson's Freddo Frog.

And the 1930 Penny is the rare one! It was the coin that could bring instant wealth to those lucky to find one in their change.

Australia was socially and economically blitzed in 1930 during the Great Depression. And there was no requirement to produce pennies for circulation.

But somehow a few pennies were accidentally produced at the Melbourne Mint and released into circulation. The suggested figure a miserly fifteen hundred 1930 Pennies.

The accidental minting of the 1930 Penny was not discovered until the 1940s, dealers responding to the discovery by offering to pay up to 10/- for an example. By 1960 the 1930 Penny had become a national symbol, newspapers instrumental in creating that image with television also playing a role. By 1965, an average used 1930 Penny had more than doubled in price to £120. And by decimal currency changeover, the price had moved to £255 ($510) and the 1930 Penny had captured the imagination of collectors and non-collectors alike.

Today a well-used genuine 1930 Penny can be worth upwards of $20,000.

One of the most common coins for coin noodlers or coin fossickers look through is the 1 dollar coin. To those who are new to the hobby of noodling it's usual to ask those with more experience if something they've found that looks a bit odd is actually valuable. The inevitable next question is, ‘what is the most valuable 1 dollar coin you can find in change?'. In this article we'll look at what we think are the three most valuable Australian $1 coins that you might have some chance of finding in change or while noodling.

Australia 2001 Upset 1 Dollar Coin

Rotated 2001 Federation Dollar Coin

Seen above is a year 2001 Federation of Australian Dollar coin with the obverse die rotated incorrectly to the reverse die. The most commonly found of the three valuable Australian 1 dollar coins we're talking about today it is the result of a loose obverse die during one die pair production run. The degree of rotation (or upset) changed continuously during the production run and as a result coins with any angle of upset can be found.
Worth $20-$30 in average circulated grades some have sold for a few hundred dollars in brilliant uncirculated grades. You're not going to find an uncirculated example in your change but $20-$30 for coin in your pocket is not worth sneezing at!

Rare Australian Coins Worth Money

A Valuable Mule Dollar Found in Change

The Year 2000 $1 / 10c mule

Of the three dollar coins we're looking at today the Year 2000 $1 / 10c mule is probably the best known and most desirable. Dedicated coin noodlers have been finding them since 2003 and at the time we wrote this article (November 2018) we are still hearing reports of mules being found every week or two. Mules found in change have been sold for more than $2000. However, these were fantastic quality coins found way back in 2003 or 2004 and those found today might be worth $300 or $400.

Rare Coins Australian Penny

Circulation 1992 Mob of Roos One Dollar -we've made this one up, does it exist?

Rare Australian Coins Fifty Cent Coin 1979

1992 Mob of Roos Dollar Coin

The most valuable Australian 1 dollar coin you can find in change is undoubtedly the 1992 Mob of Roos dollar coin. The Royal Australian Mint website lists the coin as having a mintage of 8000 but we doubt that to be true. We're actually only aware of two (yes 2) evey being sighted. One sold at auction for more than $1000, and the other was accidentally spent on a cup of coffee. So, what is the the 1992 Mob of Roos dollar worth? Probably $2000+, or even more if two dogged decimal error collectors get into a fight over one at auction.

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Important Note: Values are approximate only and current at time of writing of this article (November 2018). If you find one of these dollar coins in your change you can only ever know the true value when you sell it.