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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 ...

A Coin With Deep Roots: Perth Mint's 2026 Quarter Sovereign Marks a Royal Centenary

The Perth Mint opened in 1899 as a branch of Britain's Royal Mint. Its original purpose was straightforward — strike sovereigns from Western Australian gold. Over the next three decades, more than ...

350 Coins. One Troy Ounce. John Mercanti's Wedge-Tailed Eagle in Ultra-High Relief Gold

The wedge-tailed eagle is Australia's largest bird of prey. A wingspan of up to 2.8 metres. Thermal currents carrying it above 2,000 metres. That distinctive wedge-shaped tail visible from a long w...

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...

Why Silver Mint Coins Are Worth a Closer Look in 2026

Silver has had a remarkable eighteen months. The idea of it breaking its all-time nominal high would have seemed optimistic not long ago. Then it happened. Silver reached US$121.67 per ounce in Jan...

A Coin for New Australians: The 2026 Citizenship Release

Becoming an Australian citizen is one of those moments that tends to stay with people. The ceremony, the pledge, the handshake — and then it's done. You're Australian. It's a moment worth marking, ...

Seven Coins, One Nation: The 2026 Federation Collection

On 1 January 1901, six self-governing colonies became one country. Growing calls in the late 19th century for the colonies to unite culminated in a series of referendums, which eventually passed in...

A Three-Coin Set Worth Keeping: 1941 Service Amid Strife

Eighty-five years is a long time. Long enough that most Australians alive today have no direct memory of 1941 — yet that year sits near the centre of Australian military history. Three campaigns in...

A Wedge-Tailed Eagle on Silver: The 2026 Perth Mint Coloured Coin

There's something about the wedge-tailed eagle that makes it an obvious subject for a coin. It's Australia's largest bird of prey and one of the biggest eagles in the world. With a wingspan of up t...