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Click and Collect: How It Works at Mint Coin Shop

Yes, you can buy coins from us click and collect. Plenty of customers prefer it. Some live nearby. Some want to save on shipping. Some simply like collecting a special coin in person. Whatever the ...

Why We Do Not Run Ballots for New Coin Releases?

Some coin retailers run ballots for sought-after new releases. You register, you wait, and you hope your name comes up. We do not do ballots at Mint Coin Shop. We never have run ballots. Here is wh...

Should You Insure Your Coin Collection? Our Honest View.

Here is a question collectors ask us from time to time: should I insure my coin collection? Okay, here is our personal view. We think there is real value in insuring your coin collection. We are no...

Blind Box Coins Are Having a Moment

Something interesting is happening in coin collecting. Blind boxes have arrived, and they are bringing new people with them. Actually, they arrived a few years ago. What's happened is that the rang...

A Coin With a Hole in It: The 2026 Holey Dollar

Australia's first coins were made by punching holes in someone else's. In the early 1800s, New South Wales was desperately short of currency. Governor Lachlan Macquarie took Spanish silver dollars ...

Why We Sell at RRP and Block the Bots at Mint Coin Shop

Mint Coin Shop sells new mint releases at recommended retail and actively blocks bots and bulk buyers, so genuine collectors get a fair chance at new coins.

The 2026 50c Coin Roll: 20 Uncirculated Coins from the Royal Australian Mint

The 50c is the largest coin in Australian circulation. At 31.51mm across and 15.55g each, it's hard to miss — yet most people barely look at one. The dodecagonal shape, the Australian coat of arms ...

The 2026 $2 Coin Roll: 25 Uncirculated Coins Straight from the Royal Australian Mint

Australia's $2 coin has been in circulation since 1988. Most people see them daily, fish them from the bottom of bags, or lose them in the car console. What they rarely see is a $2 coin that has ne...

Seven Coins. Seven Locomotives. One Place to Find Them All.

If you've been following the Steam Giants series, you know what's in it. Seven locomotives — one from each state, plus the Commonwealth Railways — each on a 50c coloured uncirculated coin from the ...

The Upside Down on a Coin: Perth Mint's Stranger Things Hawkins 2026 Release

Stranger Things first aired in July 2016. Ten years on, it still holds a strange grip on people. The show earned over 70 awards, including Emmys and a Screen Actors Guild Award, and its fanbase nev...