Coin Collecting News
The Royal Australian Mint recently released a new $1 coin to celebrate the life and work of Professor Fred Hollows. He was an ophthalmologist known for restoring eyesight to thousands of people in Australia and other countries. He pioneered modern cataract surgery, using an implanted intraocular lens and teaching local technicians how to do the [...]
On January 1, 2010, the Royal Australian Mint celebrated 100 years of Australian coinage with a new $1 coin design featuring four heads. A lucky visitor to the Mint had the opportunity to strike the very first coin of the year with the new design. The one dollar coin design features the heads of the [...]
On November 12, 2009, the Royal Australian Mint unveiled the new Burke and Wills Expedition coin designs. The designs were unveiled at the Burke and Wills display at the State Library of Victoria in Melbourne, Australia. “It is fitting to launch these coins in Melbourne as the Burke and Wills expedition departed almost 150 years [...]
The Royal Australian Mint has released a new coin featuring Steve Irwin as part of their Inspirational Australians collector coin series. The series recognizes and celebrates individual achievements and commemorates unique Australians who have made an extraordinary contribution to society. Steve Irwin is honored as the second release of the series. The coin was officially [...]
