The Australian 2000 Millennium 50 Cent With Incused Flag

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A wide number of collectable varieties exist across the Australian decimal coin series. One of the most popular varieties appears on a 50 cent piece from the year 2000. The coin was issued to celebrate the passing of the millennium and features on the reverse a stylized Australian flag, the word "Millennium," and the denomination. On the proof version, the flag is pad-printed onto the coin in color, while the circulation issue has a non-colored flag that is designed into the dies and struck in the usual way.

An Incused Australian 2000 Millennium 50 Cent, PCGS MS65. Click image to enlarge.

Normal Australian 2000 Millennium 50 Cent, PCGS MS64. Click image to enlarge.

It is on the circulation-issue coin where the variety exists, with examples featuring detailing that is either incused or in relief (raised). Specifically, the crosses of Saint George and Saint Patrick in the Union Jack are incused on the scarce variety, while the crosses are struck in relief on the standard issue. Less noticeably, but still noteworthy, are small differences in the way the surface of the Commonwealth star is presented: the star on the normal coin has a mottled appearance, while the surface of the star on the variety is smooth.

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At 200,000 pieces released into circulation for the incused flag variety, 'scarce' would be a correct assessment, but it is certainly not 'rare'.
It appears that only one reverse die was used for the incuse flag variety, and a typical maximum number of coins were struck off it.

$40 US will buy you a typical circulated example.

The silver proof is 10 times as scarce, with 18,993 struck, but this version being a proof, is NCLT.

Edited by sel_69l
02/28/2021 12:35 am

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I don't see many references to the fat letter I in the word "Millennium". I have several copies of this variation.

Does the fat lettering only appear on the normal coins?

I dont see it in any of my proof sets.

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