

The government was fearful that silver coins would be hoarded and created this issue of 5-shilling notes to ease a possible coin shortage. The note came into existence because of the rising price of silver during World War I. Natalie Brown natalieisbrown 2 min read Septem3:35PM A coin expert has urged people to pay more attention to their spare change before giving it away, revealing some rare 5c, 20c and 1 coins could fetch you a whopping 20,000. Also this week, John Wexler tracks down the rare 1970-S Lincoln, Doubled Die Obverse #1 cent.Īccording to Noble, these notes were printed in 1916 without signatures, which were added at a later time. Want to be an ‘early bird’? Buy a badge at your next coin show and gain early bourse access. We’ve covered the rare Australian coins you can find in your change previously but these 3 varieties are the most popular to look for. We actively buy and sell Australian pre-decimal coins. The note was described in the catalog as nearly Uncirculated with a light fold in the center. It’s much rarer to find these unusual varieties such as the 2000 Incuse 50c, the 1966 Wavy 20c, and the 2000 1/10c mule. What we do at Australian Rare Coins & Notes. It has the word SPECIMEN faintly overprinted in blue on the face.

Cerutty, from whose estate this bill traces its provenance, as assistant secretary. bullion coins like the US Platinum Eagle, the Australian Platypus and the. One of probably four surviving unissued Australian 5-shilling specimen notes from 1916 sold for $77,513 Australian, including a 19.5 percent buyer’s fees and taxes (the equal to about $58,758 in U.S. Privacy Policy Rare Coin Inventory Rare Coins What We Recommend.
