Due to the low mintage, the 1972 five cent coin is very sought after (even in used condition) and can be worth over $100 in mint condition. Another scarce Australian five cent coin is the 2016 Decimal Currency commemorative - it has an easily-identifiable design on the tails side.
Description. To celebrate the 50th anniversary of Decimal Currency, the Royal Australian Mint has released the commemorative 5c coin. While the reverse of the coin is the standard design - Echidna, the Obverse has the special commemorative design which includes the design of the Australian Penny - Kangaroo Design.
On the heads side of the special edition 5c piece, some have two “antennae” above the smaller circle at the bottom of the coin. If you have a 5c coin with these markings, it is worth hundreds.
London minted 1966 5 cent tilted partial collar error. Collar has engaged with about two thirds of the coin and the beginnings of a lip are apparent on the obverse. Metal flow noted in AUSTRALIA 1966 where there was no collar engagement at all.
Australian 1966 Five Cents Upset Die Error
We've only ever seen one or two of this error making it very scarce and valuing them at anywhere from $50 to $200. The value of this Australian five cent coin certainly makes it worth looking out for in your change!
An extremely rare 1930 Australian penny has sold for $60,000 at auction, breaking an Australian record. The coin went under the hammer over the weekend and was bought by a Western Australian bidder.
Not only very distinctive, the 1966 'Wavy Baseline' 20c is extremely scarce. Although it is unknown exactly how many coins from the mintage are of this unique Australian Variety, there is no question that the 1966 'Wavy Baseline' 20c is very scarce, regardless of the grade.
Around half of the Australian 20c coins made in 1966 were struck by the Royal Mint in London where one of the tails dies used was damaged and touched up, resulting in the distinctive “wave” pattern on the number two. The 1966 wavy baseline 20c is still the most sought after rare Australian 20c coin.
Due to the low mintage, the 1972 five cent coin is very sought after (even in used condition) and can be worth over $100 in mint condition. Another scarce Australian five cent coin is the 2016 Decimal Currency commemorative - it has an easily-identifiable design on the tails side.
A normal base metal Crown may fetch £10 or more if particularly desirable. The gold and silver commemorative £5 coins will often be worth far more on metal value alone, and their more limited mintage figures may result in an even high price.
Item NU 16137 Coin - 5 Cents, Australia, 1982
A cupro-nickel coin (19.4 mm diameter) featuring on the obverse a diademed bust of Elizabeth II facing right; around, ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 1982. The reverse features an echidna (also known as a spiny ant-eater) seen from below as it rolls into a protective ball.
He states that a small amount of the 20c coins from 1966 have a wavy baseline on the '2',” and these coins sell for between “$250 and $4000 if you can find one. For 20c coins minted in 2010, Mr McCauley said a bubble above the platypus' claws also made it a valuable piece of metal.
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.
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 settlers did have some George III one-penny coins, which were referred to as "Cartwheel pennies". These were the first British coins to be officially exported to the Australian colonies, and so can be considered Australia's first official coins.
Reverse: Echidna (Stuart Devlin) A 2001 five cent with the difficult to find the reverse 'flamingo' variety. This is the large die crack running from the left of the loop of the number 5 of the reverse which when turned upside down makes the 5 look like a flamingo (sort of).
According to the NGC Price Guide, as of July 2023, a Buffalo Nickel from 1937 in circulated condition is worth between $0.50 and $20.
A Nickel is a coin minted in the United States with a value of 5 cents. The word nickel is due to the alloy of copper and nickel, the materials that make up many of these ancient coins loved and demanded by numismatic collectors.