Australian And New Zealand Coins, How Far Back Can We Go - First Edition

As Princetane said, not much to show from NZ this year.
Not the best examples, but this is all I have...
10 Cent


$1


Here's a couple of NCLT $1 coins from Aus.

Holey dollar and dump.


Slim Dusty (famous country singer)


I guess we can't go past the Coronation $2. Don't think I have ever seen one in the wild.


Lastly, the Centenary of Canberra 20c. Don't see too many of these either.


Steve :)

You're not wrong there mate. I remember listening to that on Mum and Dad's old record player when I was a kid back in the U.K.

Steve :)

Welcome to 2012 the year of a famous Australian $2 coin.




Besides the usual $2 coin, they decided to start issuing commemorative $2 coins to complement the numerous commem 20c, 50c and $1 coins alongside all the NCLT, Bullion and other tat.

They decided to use a WW1 Anzac poppy and the Remembrance theme as WW1 centenary celebrations were coming up. The coins came into two finishes, a standard uncoloured one with 5 million minted and the scarce one with a red poppy in which just 500k were minted (¼ the usual commem $2 coloured ring coin). Even more scarce is the coins released in packs with C privy mintmarks on the outside poppies.

The coin also had words from the last call inscribed on the inside. The coin became an instant classic and is now one of the most collectable of all the $2 coin series. I am very lucky to have got one (Not cheap mind you). But a key coin here.

This was the first year of commem $2 coins and the next year saw the issuing of colour rings as part of the design, here the poppy leaves are coloured red and the coin is striking.

The only coin I have from NZ this year is the 10 Cents.
Not that flash either I might add.


From Aus I have the coloured $2 coin, with C mint mark.
I believe these are going crazy price wise at the moment.


Also the wheat sheaf dollar.


and I'll throw in a standard 50c coin.


Steve :)

2011 was another sparse year, but I have a treat for you





The standard circulation coins included 10 cents and $2 for that year. 2011 was a bad year for New Zealand, with the Christchurch death toll of 182 from the earthquakes and uselss minister Gerry Brownlee turning down aid and then changing his mind just as the Japanese earthquake happened.

Then I remembered I have these uncirculated sets from the era



2011 set of uncirculated coins and $5 Maui's Dolphin coin.

These sets I bought from the boutique arm of REAL Aotearoa in 2012, they cost $70 each but the coins were made out of different metals from circulation.

The $1 and $2 are brass and the cents coins are Cupro nickel and bronze.

OK, I think we're in 2011.

These are my only coins from NZ for 2011, 10c and $2



In Aus, it was like the year of the Ram. Many different version of this coin were available with different mint and privy marks. This one is P for Perth of course.


Volunteers 20c


2011 was also the year of the CHOGM meeting in Perth. I managed to get quite a few of these.


Steve :)

Three different Australian 20c coins from me today:

Standard design:

Volunteers:

Royal Wedding - William and Kate:

It's not a very flattering image, is it?

Steve :)