“In that time, it seems that heightened demand for the coronation coin also increased demand for the red poppy. “Since the Queen's passing, the price of the coin in mint condition has increased from $310 to $400 in that time!”
One is made of the same traditional gold colour of Australian $2 coins and was minted 80,000 times. However, the second, which is a silver colour, was only minted 500 times. Due to this small number, it could be worth up to $1200, according to a coin expert.
A $2 Vietnam War coin has skyrocketed in value.
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.
“Coins made in 1988 and 1989 with 'HH' on them are only worth $2,” he said in the video. “As there were 198 million of these minted.”
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.
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”.
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.
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.
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.
The Royal Australian Mint has released a $2 collectors' coin to celebrate 200 years since the introduction of the European honeybee. At the time of writing, one of the 60,000 uncirculated coins was selling for as high as A$36 – but that's not the only sting in the tail of this commemorative release.
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.
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.
You can however find the initials of the designer Horst Hahne (HH) on every 1988 2 dollar coin. This coin has no value beyond it's face value of $2. Take a closer look at the 2 dollar coin in your pocket, purse or wallet, does it have a tiny HH on the torso of the Aboriginal in the picture?
1988 $2 Coin - Lamination Peel
As you can see from the image above, the surface layer of the coin has peeled over the roman numerals 'II' and is also separated at the effigy section of the Queen's hair. This lamination error has caused a crack to continue up through the crown.
Which Australian One Dollar Coins Are Valuable? Australia's rarest one dollar coin is the 2000 $1/10c mule - this is the one to look for! A few years ago, a mint condition example sold at auction for more than $10,000.
The 1977 Coat of Arms 50c is the rare one. They were not meant to be minted but 10 of them have appeared.
If there's ever been a time to check your loose change, this is it, with the value of rare $2 coins 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.
The Royal Australian Mint proudly presents this $2 Wags The Dog Coin. A must-have for decimal collectors! As with every RAM $2 commemorative, the four full-colour Wiggles $2 coins are likely to be low-mintage issues, and sure to be hoarded out of circulation at speed!
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.
How much will they cost? “On Thursday, the Royal Australian Mint (RAM) will release a 2022 C-mintmark version of the famous 2012 Red Poppy $2 coin,” Kandiah said. “60,000 coins will be minted and they will cost $15 each.
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. In 2018, for the 30th anniversary of the $2 coin set, another version was released with a mintage of 30,000, he said.