Australia 2001 Baby Proof Coin Set Federation
We Last Sold This Item For: | $195.00 |
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Last Sold On: | 6/7/2023 |
# Sold In Past 12 Months: | 1 |
2001 Baby Proof Coin Set Centenary of Federation
Mintage: 15,011
Contains two commemorative coins celebrating the Centenary of Federation.
Australia has been producing proof year sets packaged with a "baby" theme since 1995.
Proof coins are the same as those we see in our change, but are struck with specially prepared machinery on specially prepared blanks - the designs always stand out magnificently.
Baby proof sets are produced in far lower numbers than standard proof sets, so they are far harder to get.
Couple this with the fact that those parents & grandparents that didn't get them when they first came out are willing to pay over the odds to get them, and these sets are great to put away.
Demand for memorabilia was in a boom period leading up to the and during the change of Millennium, coin sets were particularly popular as they were officially produced by the Australian government.
The 2001 proof set built on the popularity of the coloured flag coin in the 2000 proof set, and included not one, but two coins featuring colour in their reverse designs!
Although this baby proof set has a relatively small mintage of 15,011, the fact that it included a number of popular commemorative coins meant that many have been destroyed and pulled apart just to get that single coin.
The remaining population of sets is undoubtedly far lower than that number.
The coins, case, outer shipper and certificate are all included and remain in excellent condition.
SKU: 22745
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