Double Ring Dollar Coin Australia
The coin was made when a technician at the royal australian mint accidentally paired the kangaroo patterned tails side of the coin with the head of a 10c piece explains the australian coin collecting blog.
Double ring dollar coin australia. A technician s mix up caused a rare 1 10c hybrid to be. According to the australian coin collecting blog the so called 1 10c mule coin could be worth anywhere from 1000 to nearly 3000. 0 views 0 views per day 1 281 days on ebay. Coin 3 curved clipped planchet 2 coin 1988 1998.
Even then its coins were minted by branches of britain s royal mint in sydney melbourne and perth. 1 sold 0 available. 1988 or 1989 2 dollar coins with hh stamped on them. This created a coin that is slightly thicker than a regular 1 gold with a double rim around the queen.
A mistake at the royal australia mint in 2000 led to a unique set of 1 coins being made and now they re valued as high as 4000. Planning for a one dollar coin commenced as early as the mid 1970s. Check the date the accb writes. We ve put the 2 dollar coin with hh on the reverse here not because they are rare australian 2 dollar coins but because they are not.
Popularity super high amount of bids. We haven t seen many clipped planchet 2 coin errors but the two that we have seen have been just like this one in beautiful gem condition with a large amount of the coin missing. Picclick insights double rim dollar coin 1 year 2000 picclick exclusive. It was recognised that australia needed a higher value coin which could be practically used in coin operated machines and to replace the one dollar note which had a short service life through high use mr stuart devlin was commissioned to design the reverse of the new coin.
Half penny d penny 1d threepence 3d sixpence 6d shilling 1s florin 2s and crown 5s circulated in the country. The one dollar coin was first introduced on 14 may 1984. Production of half sovereigns ceased in.