Page 7 of Australian Rare Coin News & Research
We research and write regularly about the history and rarity of the items we handle. We write about news in the Australian numismatic market as it unfolds. We also write on what it takes to be a successful collector.
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The 1772 Silver Resolution & Adventure Medallion - Captain James Cook & Sir Joseph Banks Square Off
November 20, 2020 | Andrew Crellin
The silver Resolution and Adventure medallion commemorates Captain James Cook’s Second Voyage across the Southern Hemisphere, a pioneering journey that fundamentally changed the way the world was viewed.
It has long been regarded as a key item in Australian numismatics, and unequivocall...
2019-11-23 00:00:00
The 2015 Anzacs Remembered Official Coin Collection - More Publicity Than Any Other Coins In A Decad
November 20, 2020 | Andrew Crellin
The newspaper that landed on the front lawn at Chez Crellin 2 Sundays ago unfortunately for a little bit more wet than usual, however fortunately only the outside cover ended up being damp, and the internal pages were dry. While I hate nothing more than a wet newspaper, the reason for m...
2019-11-23 00:00:00
Australia's Next Generation $5 Polymer Note - Can Dunny Brushes Really Be A Technological Breakthrou
September 6, 2023 | Andrew Crellin
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) threw the internet into meltdown on April 12th when it revealed the designs of the first note to be released in their Next Generation Banknote (NGB) Project, the $5 note.
I wasn’t working in the numismatic industry when our current series of banknotes...
2019-11-23 00:00:00
The Australian Coin and Note Market in 2017
November 20, 2020 | Andrew Crellin
That remains to be seen of course, but I have a feeling that 2017 is going to be better than the last 12 months have been - the Australian numismatic market seems to be more efficient now than it has been, which is an important stage for us to reach.
By efficient, I mean that buyers and...
2019-11-23 00:00:00
Ian Rank-Broadley - Sculptor of the Third (and Perhaps Final) Portrait of the Queen on Australia's
November 20, 2020 | Andrew Crellin
Ian Rank-Broadley (IRB) is a renown British sculptor - perhaps his best-known work is the obverse coinage design that he designed of Queen Elizabeth II - it was used on Great Britain's coins between 1998 and 2014, and has been seen on Australia's coins since 1997....
2019-11-23 00:00:00
The Way Henshall Cut & Struck the 1813 Dump/Fifteen Pence Impacted the Viability of the Holey Dollar
November 20, 2020 | Andrew Crellin
Whenever Australia’s first coins are discussed, most of the focus is placed on the Holey Dollar rather than the Dump. This is hardly surprising, as the larger coin had four times the purchasing power of the smaller coin.
What is often overlooked in that assessment is the fact that the w...
2019-11-23 00:00:00
The 1966 Silver Australian Uniface Obverse Pattern Dollar - One Of Australia's Most Important Numism
September 29, 2022 | Andrew Crellin
In the middle of 2015, a 1966 silver Australian uniface obverse pattern dollar coin was offered for sale via public auction. This coin had not been seen on the open market since March 1988, so it was an exciting offering. Excitement was building in the collector market as the 50 anniversary of de...
2019-11-23 00:00:00
A Proposed Table Listing the Different Types of Polymer Test Notes Used by CSIRO ca 1972 ~ 1979
November 25, 2020 | Andrew Crellin
Across 2015, the Australian numismatic community saw a polymer $50 note that was truly unusual - it was violet and green in colour, and had designs vastly different to those we see in circulation.
It turned out that the note was actually used by CSIRO across the 1970’s in their testing ...