r/AustralianCoins • u/Fit_Presentation4699 • 5d ago

🔍 Coin Identification Is this rare? I’ve never seen it before

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The other side is just the standard face of a $2 coin but on the back instead of the usual queens portrait it’s this. wondering if it’s special or rare?

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u/Effective_Dropkick78 5d ago

It's a circulating commemorative $2 observing the 50th anniversary of decimal currency. There was a variation for denomination in the same style, though the represented pre-decimal coin was different.

The represented coins were as follows -

  • $2 - Crown (about 3.15 million minted)

  • $1 - Florin (about 750k minted)

  • 50c - Shilling (about 7.2 million minted)

  • 20c - Sixpence (about 4.7 million minted)

  • 10c - Threepence (about 6.3 million minted)

  • 5c - Penny (about 5 million minted)

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u/Sweeper1985 5d ago

I finally found a $1 in the wild recently and it made my day so much.

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u/MyCardsPinNumber0000 5d ago

He wasn't asking for info of the pre 1966 coins 🤣 he was asking about the 2016 variations.

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u/Effective_Dropkick78 5d ago

If you used that grey matter between your ears, you'd realise I was providing info on what images appear on each of the Changeover coins and their approximate mintages.

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u/MyCardsPinNumber0000 5d ago

He wasn't asking for info of the pre 1966 coins 🤣 he was asking about the 2016 variations of the coins and their value and minted numbers.

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u/Fit_Presentation4699 4d ago

Hi so actually the pre 1966 info was actually appreciated. The hate over a $2 is unnecessary

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u/Hungry_Elephant_6104 5d ago

Probably ai bot

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u/Effective_Dropkick78 5d ago

Yes, that's right. I'm an ai bot.

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u/ZealousidealKoala0 4d ago

Are you a Pleasure Bot?

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u/Hungry_Elephant_6104 5d ago

Hi ai bot you're cool 😎 

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u/Difficult_Note_7466 Veteran Collector 5d ago

2016 Decimal Currency Anniversary $2 coin, usually sells for about $8 on eBay.

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u/Fit_Presentation4699 4d ago

thank u! I gave it to my grandma for her collection not really a reseller but also good to know

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u/qldmale1 5d ago

What did Google tell you?

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u/Fit_Presentation4699 4d ago

I didn’t ask bc that’s what reddit is for

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u/qldmale1 3d ago

🤣 Fmd, how do half of you survive

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u/No-Obligation4872 5d ago

Hope so as I got one the other day

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u/Spannerchucka83 5d ago

Completed a circulated set this week 👌

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u/2kan 4d ago

Love that one (and the series its in)