Pirate Guide to Collecting Australian Coins 2024-25

It’s a guide to help you figure out:

• Which coins have been released into circulation over the years,
• How rare each coin is,
• What the coins look like, so you know what you’re looking for and can easily spot errors,
• Which mini-sets you can complete, and
• Common errors, varieties and mintmarks that might be more collectible or valuable.

Whether you’re a new or experienced collector, this book will help you discover which coins to look for and what’s left to collect.

There is one chapter for each denomination currently circulating in Australia ($2, $1, 50c, 20c, 10c & 5c) plus the 2c and 1c cent coins that were in circulation from 1966 to 1991.

Each chapter has:

• Details on the standard design for that denomination, including unusual effigies and dates,
• High-quality photos, mintages and effigy details for every special design coin released into circulation,
• Alternative versions of coins, such as C-Mintmarks, privy marks, and unusual effigies/dates,
• Scoreboards to show the five lowest mintage coins among the special design coins,
• Errors and varieties unique to certain coins, with instructions on how to spot them!

With the new King Charles III effigy from Dan Thorne, this edition includes a section about the various effigies over the years, and information about errors and subtle changes to watch for (particularly on standard design coins).

The Two Dollar chapter includes details of the following special releases from Woolworths and Anaconda (with photos and mintage details):

• 2016, 2020/21 and 2024 Olympics sets,
• 2017 Possum Magic set,
• 2018 and 2022 Commonwealth Games sets,
• 2019 Mr Squiggle set,
• 2019 Wallabies coin,
• 2020 Women’s Cricket coin,
• 2021 Wiggles set,
• 2022 Socceroos coin,
• 2023 Vegemite set,
• 2023 Matildas coins, and
• 2024 NRL coins.

The One Dollar chapter showcases the coin sets released by Australia Post, including:

• Alphabet sets from 2019, 2021, & 2022,
• Dinosaur series from 2022,
• AFL coins from 2023 & 2024,
• Aussie Big Things set from 2023, and
• Bluey ‘Dollarbuck’ Set from 2024.

This information is really hard to find in one place, especially with photos of the actual coins. This book brings all the information together for you in one place, and is up-to-date as of the end of 2024.

Updates in the 2024-25 edition:

• A wrap-up of changes to Australian coin collecting in 2024,
• Updated mintages from the October 2024 RAM annual report,
• All of the new coins put into circulation in 2024,
• More details on the various effigies of Queen Elizabeth II and King Charles III over the years, variations in the designs and Heads side-related errors to look for,
• Updated scoreboards to easily identify the five lowest mintage coins with special designs,
• Additional alternate coin designs (privy marks and mintmarks to check for),
• New information about how to get the most from the book, plus
• A few extra surprises.