Coins and banknotes can be given as a gift, appreciated for its history or can be taken up for investment purposes. Coin collecting is very interesting and a lot of fun. Each coin hold different values that many be due low mintage figures or due to its high demand by coin collectors.

Grading can be a gray area so good judgment is required in any purchase. Besides Australian Coins and Banknotes as the focus of the website, World coins and banknotes are also worth while to have in a collection as you go. Collecting gold coins are valuable due to the bullion content as well as due to its dates.

The aim of this site is to general summary of Australian coins and banknotes that are out there paying particular attention to what may pose most potential for increasing in value for investment purposes. Hence, this is a new practical guide to collecting Australian coins and banknotes. This is my focus as I believe making the right choices is quite a hard one. It is important to keep note of all the coin and banknote issues released but its the selection from all those issues that makes a difference.

A balance between research and knowing what has potential to increasing in value is hard. This is a good starting point when considering purchasing of items. Also this site allows you you look up key dates and banknote signature types that are most commonly sort after. Hence, the dates or signature combinations outlined here are most likely to increase in value. General summaries of Australian coins and banknotes are given out time and time again but I have condensed the information in a form that is easy to understand and refer to.

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A FEW SUMMARIES OF KEY DATES & TYPES OF AUSTRALIAN COINS & BANKNOTES PUT TOGETHER FOR YOU TO GO FOR BELOW !

Decimal Coins: Key Dates

1 cent: 1966 Perth mint , 1968 Melbourne mint

2 cents: 1967 Perth mint

5 cents: 1972

10 cents: 1972 , 1968

20 cents: 1968 , 1969

50 cents: 1966 (Round) , 1972 , 1973 , 1974

1 Dollar: 2000

2 Dollar: 2000

Predecimal Coins: Key Dates

Halfpenny: 1923 , 1915 , 1918 , 1939 , 1930 , 1925 , 1946

Penny: 1930 , 1925 , 1946

Threepence: 1910 , 1915 , 1912 , 1914 , 1923 , 1942M

Sixpence: 1910 , 1918 , 1922 , 1924 , 1939 , 1952 , 1953

One shilling: 1910 , 1933 , 1915 , 1915H , 1921* , 1911 , 1912 , 1914 , 1924 , 1939 , 1940

Florin: 1932 , 1915H , 1914H , 1915 , 1911 , 1912 , 1932 , 1933 , 1939

Crown: 1938

Variety Coin Favorites:

$1 / 10c MULE VARIETY COIN: 2000.

…many examples of $1/10c mule coins like this can be viewed for sale here

Decimal First & Last Prefixes Polymer Banknotes:

First and last prefixes have potential for investment purposes. The following polymer issues that are most valued for investment potential in my opinion include:

Last Prefix: $5 AB19 medium to dark green serials

Last Prefix: $5 AB19 pale green

Last Prefix: $5 HC95

Last Prefix: $5 KC95 (narrow bands)

Last Prefix: $5 KC95 (wide bands)

First Prefix: $5 AN97 (test note)

Last Prefix: $5 DN97 (test note)

Last Prefix: $10 AB33 (first release)

First Prefix: $10 AB10 (second release)

Last Prefix: $10 AB57 (second release)

Last Prefix: $10 DF94 (blue dobell)

Last Prefix: $10 DF94 (grey dobell)

Last Prefix: $10 DF96

Last Prefix: $10 DF97

Last Prefix: $20 PE94

Last Prefix: $20 DA95

Last Prefix: $50 VG95

First Prefix: $100 AN96 (test note)

Last Prefix: $100 CS96 (test note)

Last Prefix: $100 CF98

Decimal Test Notes Polymer Banknotes

With the introduction of the polymer series there have been the creation of TEST NOTES that have been put into circulation and recalled. This occurred in the $5 (From first prefix AN97 to last prefix DN97) & $100 (From first prefixes AN96 to last prefix CS96) polymer banknotes. It is stated that there are estimated to be about 300,000 $5 polymer test notes in circulation.

1997 $5 dollar TEST NOTES

The SET of $5 Test Notes on this link WOW !

A prefixes:

AN97 (First Prefix) , AO97 , AP97 , AQ97 , AR97 , AS97 , AT97 , AU97 , AV97 , AW97 , AX97 , AY97 , AZ97

B prefixes:

BN97 , BO97 , BP97 , BQ97 , BR97 , BS97 , BT97 , BU97 , BV97 , BW97 , BX97 , BY97 , BZ97

C prefixes:

CN97 , CO97 , CP97 , CQ97 , CR97 , CS97 , CT97 , CU97 , CV97 , CW97 , CX97 , CY97 , CZ97

D prefixes:

DN97 (Last Prefix)

1996 $100 dollar TEST NOTES

The SET of $100 Test Notes on this link WOW !

A prefixes:

AN96 (First Prefix) , AO96 , AP96 , AQ96 , AR96 , AS96 , AT96 , AU96 , AV96 , AW96 , AX96 , AY96 , AZ96

B prefixes:

BN96 , BO96 , BP96 , BQ96 , BR96 , BS96 , BT96 , BU96 , BV96 , BW96 , BX96 , BY96 , BZ96

C prefixes:

CN96 , CO96 , CP96 , CQ96 , CR96 , CS96 (Last Prefix)

Note: that all information listed on my web site pages are in my opinion and through numismatic research over years. I do not take any responsibility for any errors or possibly misleading information.