Australians who have a rare 20-cent coin, which dates back to the 1960s, could soon be very rich.
In 1966, the country decided to have the Royal Mint of London produce new coins for the exchange rate shift.
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According to the website Downies, over 30 million 20-cent coins were needed to be made.
There were also millions of other types of coins.
The website noted that a small number of the 20-cent pieces had a distinct appearance.
The site noted that 20-cent coins with the special mark are among the most uncommon kinds of coins in Australia.
It values one of these at around $4750. Although Australians could be very rich if they come across one of these, it’s unknown how many of them still exist.
Recently, it was reported that a number of Australian coins honoring the firefighters who fought the 2019 bushfires were being sold for thousands of dollars.
The coins, which were minted in 2020, were mistakenly depicted with a ball of flames at the center.
Unfortunately, this image ended up on the face of Queen Elizabeth II due to a manufacturing error.
Some of the issues were then sold to the public through the Royal Mint of Australia.
One of these is the 2019 $2 Police Memorial coin, which featured a design that resembled a target-like circle on the Queen’s face.
Another error was made in 2015 by the Royal Mint of Australia when they produced a Lest We Forget Colored $2 coin.
A 2000 Australian dollar coin, which is made with an error by the Royal Mint, has been selling for around $3,000 on TikTok.
According to Joel Kandiah, a coin expert from Perth, the batch of $1 coins from 2000 was mistakenly produced and entered circulation.