Coinworks guide to building an Australian Rare Coin Collection.
The first step in making a rare coin purchase is to work through a budget.
The second step is to find an area of the market that is in line with your ideals or your preferences.
In this article, we offer a snapshot of Australia's most popular and sought after coin rarities.
The 1930 Penny ... most collectors looking to make their very first purchase in the Australian rare currency market will buy a 1930 Penny. It's a comfortable choice. The piece is a national icon and its star status has made it one of Australia’s most popular rare coins. The 1930 Penny is available in a range of qualities and prices starting at $20,000. Read more ...
1930 Penny
The Kookaburra Penny ... in 1919, the Australian Government produced prototypes of a new coinage with a kookaburra on it, the aim to bolster national pride. A new square shape was part of the deal to guarantee public awareness. The coins are extremely rare and their novel shape makes them very popular. Read more ...
Kookaburra Penny
1813 Holey Dollar ... the Holey Dollar is the nation’s first coin struck in 1813 under the direction of Governor Lachlan Macquarie. Extremely rare, the coin is one of Australia's most desirable. Talk to owners of Holey Dollars and they will tell you that the coin is the jewel in their collection. The crowning glory! Read more ...
1813 Holey Dollar
1813 Dump ... Governor Lachlan Macquarie created two coins out of one when he cut a hole in a Spanish Silver Dollar. He created the 1813 Holey Dollar, With a value of five shillings. And the circular disc that fell out of the hole was over-stamped and became the 1813 Dump, its value fifteen pence. Read more ...
1813 Dump
1852 Adelaide Pound ... the Adelaide One Pound is the nation’s first gold coin, struck in 1852 at the South Australian Government Assay Office, Adelaide. The gold had been brought overland from the Victorian gold fields. Designed by jeweller, Joshua Payne, the coin is a classic piece of colonial Australia and has timeless appeal. Read more ...
1852 Adelaide Pound
Proof Gold ... nothing compares to the allure of gold, particularly when it comes in the form of an Australian sovereign or half sovereign struck to PROOF quality. The coins are visually stunning, distinguished by brilliant golden-mirror surfaces. They are extremely rare and ultra-exclusive and have been the hunting ground of investors for decades. Read more ...
Proof 1889 Sovereign
Collector coins pre-1966 ... today’s decimal collectors can buy a proof coin or a proof coin set 24/7. Collectors in the pre-decimal era were not so lucky, effectively starved for collectibles. Between 1916 and 1953, the Melbourne Mint released only eight issues. And in the most limited of numbers. The most famous of these is the Proof 1927 Canberra Florin. Read more ...
Proof 1927 Canberra Florin
1855 Gold Sovereign ... the discovery of gold in 1851 instigated an extraordinary chapter in Australia's history, transforming the economy and the nation's social order. It also resulted in the opening of the Sydney Mint, the nation;s first mint and the first branch of the Royal Mint London. On 23 June 1855, the Sydney Mint issued its first sovereign. Read more …
1855 Sydney Mint Sovereign
Proof silver ... our recent offering of the Proof 1925 Shilling drew a marked response. It was a case where super quality, extreme rarity … and a price too good to refuse drew a spontaneous reaction from our clients. The Silver Proofs of George V are a pocket of the market with great potential for growth. Read more …
Proof 1925 Shilling
Proof copper ... Australians just love their copper coins, the pennies and halfpennies that were accessible to the man in the street. That passion has continued into our PROOF coinage. Collectors not only love the look of the coins but value their inherent scarcity. Read more ....
Proof 1931 Penny
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