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The original red poppy coins were released in 2012, Mr Kandiah said, and had a mintage of 503,000 – 40,902 of which were C-mintmarked.
Watch video above of how to spot a fake $2 rare coin
In his video titled “Australia's rarest circulating $2 coin”, the man showed exactly how to detect a fake $2 coin featuring the iconic red flower. “The 2012 red poppy currently has a value of $180,” Joel said.
Mr Kandiah tells us that these 2 coins are amongst the rarest ever minted in Australia with only 503,000 of The 2012 Red Poppy and a slightly larger 995,000 minted 2013 Purple Coronation $2 coins. So don't walk, run, to check your coin stash where ever that may be!
A new $2 coin commemorating the end of the Vietnam War has skyrocketed in value and is now selling for up to $1,200 online. The Royal Australian Mint released two $2 coins earlier this month to commemorate 50 years since the end of Australia's involvement in the Vietnam War.
Without any paint at all, these $2 coins can get you $50. Another coin with some red paint remaining can fetch you $100. And if the coin hasn't been in circulation at all and is in perfect condition, selling the coin can fetch you $200 or more, “depending on the grade,” according to Kandiah.
The set was originally sold for $170 - however in recent days, the sets have been valued at as much as $6,000. Kandiah says it's the demand for the $2 Mars coin is driving the huge spike in price for the collection.
The all-new $2 coin that's skyrocketed to $3000 in value since the Queen died. Kandiah believes the enormous popularity surrounding the original Red Poppy is one of the driving forces behind the Royal Australian Mint's decision to release a new edition. “The Red Poppy has never been more popular,” he said.
The Royal Mint is set to release a 10th anniversary edition of the 2012 red poppy $2 coin , known as the remembrance coin. The updated coin will be sold for $15, but its value could skyrocket. Following the death of Queen Elizabeth II , the coin reached a peak of $400.
We get many calls a week from people asking if the $2 coloured coins they've found in their change or worth money. The answer from us is most often, “no”.
If there's ever been a time to check your lose change, this is it, with the value of rare $2 coins are skyrocketing following the death of the Queen. The 2012 Red Poppy coin and the 2013 Purple Coronation coin were now fetching a combined price of up to $550, avid coin collector Joel Kandiah said.
1. 2002 Commonwealth Games Northern Ireland - £43. In 2002, four different designs of this £2 coin were created to commemorate the Commonwealth games, but the Irish version is the rarest with only 485,500 minted.
Change Checker has noted that the rarest £2 coins in circulation were all created to mark the Commonwealth Games 2002 collection. The sporting event was hosted in Manchester, which was won by Australia. The most sought-after is the Northern Ireland version, of which there are only 485,500 in circulation.
The 2012 remembrance $2 coin, which has a red poppy on one side, was one of the lowest-minted coins in Australian history, with just 503,000 entering circulation, according to coin and banknote expert @TheHistoryOfMoney on TikTok. If you have one of those in your spare change it could fetch you a massive $370.
And the silver crisis of 1945 and 1946 and the 1945 Penny, Australia's rarest penny. And this 1946 cupro nickel florin, an experimental strike in an alternative metal and the the only example held by a private collector. The Melbourne Mint produced four florins in cupro nickel.
The original 2012 Red Poppy coin was released in a batch of 503,000 but the Mint also created a rarer version of 40,902 C-mintmarked coins.
The 1977 Coat of Arms 50c is the rare one. They were not meant to be minted but 10 of them have appeared.
A list of valuable 50c Australian coins is fairly short - most are only worth their face value unless they are in premium grade. One of the first 50 cent piece designs that many people notice in their change are the fifty cent coins struck for the Centenary of Federation - there is one for each state and territory.
One eBay auction listed the 1988 'HH' $2 coin, asking for bids starting at a whopping $10,000. Other auctions have the $2 pieces selling for $5 to $20 while another auction is selling the coin for $2,000.
Although the 2014 $1 WWI Centenary Unc will be issued for circulation, this is an irresistible opportunity to keep your collection complete in strictly Uncirculated condition. Better yet, this key type can be yours at a mere A$6.95 apiece!
Unfortunately his initials only appeared on the coin for two years (1988 and 1989) at which time they disappeared. So what's your 1988 or 1989 $2 coin with HH on it worth? Sadly, two dollars only. There were just under 200 million $2 coins minted with HH on them.