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Bright Ideas $2 Proof Coin: The Collector's Edition, Limited to 10,000

The 2026 Bright Ideas program has a coin for every budget. For collectors who want the best finish, the $2 proof coin is the one to own. It carries the same design as the uncirculated version. The ...

How a Bondi doctor gave Australia the jaffle

People have toasted bread over fires for centuries. Hinged "pie irons" were sold in America from the 1920s. But a hot sandwich had one big flaw. The moment you bit into it, the filling escaped. Mel...

From exploding black holes to your home Wi-Fi

In the early 1990s, computers that needed to talk to each other needed cables. Radio looked like the obvious replacement, but indoors it failed badly. Radio waves bounce off walls, ceilings and fur...

How a broken bolt on Yorke Peninsula changed farming around the world

In the 1860s and 1870s, South Australia and Victoria sold land cheaply to anyone willing to farm it. Much of that land was covered in mallee scrub. Farmers cut the scrub and burnt it, but it grew s...

The Melbourne chemist who taught aeroplanes to tell their own story

In 1953 and 1954, the world's first jet airliner, the de Havilland Comet, broke apart in mid-air more than once. Investigators had little to go on beyond the wreckage. David Warren, a fuel chemist ...

Bright Ideas coins from the Royal Australian Mint: available from 8.30am today

The 2026 Bright Ideas collection from the Royal Australian Mint is available here at our Mint Coin Shop from 8.30am AEDT today, Thursday 8 October 2026. The collection celebrates five Australian in...

The 2026 Kookaburra in 5oz Silver, and Why Incused Coins Look So Different

The Australian Kookaburra 2026 5oz Silver Incused Coin is limited to 500 from The Perth Mint. Here's what incused striking means and why collectors want it.

Dumbo lands in store: a silver set for Disney collectors

The Disney Dumbo Collectible Set from Agoro by New Zealand Mint pairs two pieces of 999 pure silver in one display pack. The first is a shaped 3/4 oz coin of Dumbo himself, in black and white with ...

A new $1 coin for the heart and soul of Australia

The Royal Australian Mint has released a $1 uncirculated coin for the International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists, and we have it in store at our www.mintcoinshop.com.au now. The UN named 202...

The 7 Most Collectible Australian Coins of 2026 (And Why Now Is the Time to Start)

2026 has evolved as an interesting year in modern Australian coin collecting. It marks 60 years since we swapped pounds, shillings and pence for dollars and cents. It brings a rush of releases tie...