My collection of Australian halves.

I have a small collection of Australian halves. It's not expensive coins, but I like their design. Prabobly, You'll enjoy it too

 

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50 cents 1966, silver .800, weight - 13,28 g., size - 31,5 mm, mintage - 36454000 pcs. Engravers: Arnold Machin (obverse) and Stuart Devlin (reverse). The single release only.

 

50 cents 1980, copper-nickel, weight - 15,55 g., size - 31,5 mm, thickness - 3 mm, mintage - 38681000 pcs. Engravers: Arnold Machin (obverse) and Stuart Devlin (reverse). Such coins were released at 1969, 1971-76, 1978-81 and 1983-84.

 

50 cents 1977, copper-nickel, weight - 15,55 g., size - 31,5 mm, thickness - 3 mm, mintage - 25076000 pcs. Engravers: Arnold Machin (obverse) and Stuart Devlin (reverse). "25th Anniversary of the Accession of Elisabeth II". The single release only.

 

50 cents 1981, copper-nickel, weight - 15,55 g., size - 31,5 mm, thickness - 3 mm, mintage - 44100000 pcs. Engravers: Arnold Machin (obverse) and Stuart Devlin (reverse). "Wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana". The single release only.

 

50 cents 1982, copper-nickel, weight - 15,55 g., size - 31,5 mm, thickness - 3 mm, mintage - 49500000 pcs. Engravers: Arnold Machin (obverse) and Stuart Devlin & Hugh Edwards (reverse). "XII Commonwealth Games in Brisbane". The single release only.

 

50 cents 1994, copper-nickel, weight - 15,55 g., size - 31,5 mm, thickness - 3 mm, mintage - 21200000 pcs. Engravers: Raphael David Maklouf (obverse) and Carolyn Rosser (reverse). "Year of the family". The single release only.

 

50 cents 1995, copper-nickel, weight - 15,55 g., size - 31,5 mm, thickness - 3 mm, mintage - 15860000 pcs. Engravers: Raphael David Maklouf (obverse) and Louis Laumen & Horst Hahne (reverse). "50th Anniversary of World War II". The single release only.

 

50 cents 1998, copper-nickel, weight - 15,55 g., size - 31,5 mm, thickness - 3 mm, mintage - 22390000 pcs. Engraver: Raphael David Maklouf (obverse). "200th Anniversary of the Discovery of the Bass Strait". The single release only.

 

Australia is one of my favorite countries to collect, coins and stamps, actually. I was extremely fortunate to locate a stunning 1966 proof set at a reasonable price a couple of months ago. Only the 1973 proof set is missing from among my 20th century Australian decimals.

 

nice coins. good to hear from you again. it's been awhile since we have seen you post. I was worried about you. welcome back. I like and have the 1st coin for my "coins with stars" collection.

 

Wait till you start having a few of these coins.

They literally weigh you down. Two coins make an ounce so imagine having 10 dollars worth of these. 10 ounce!

 

I lived in Australia for a couple of years. I love their coins, so beautiful. But they do get annoying to carry around, especially all those $1 and $2 ones. When I was there I tried to collect all the different reverses that they have. I think I came home with like 40-50 different ones.

 

Question: I get the BBC news on my so called smart phone. Why is all the news from Australia and New Zealand included or categorized as or with Asia?
They are miles apart...

 

There is actually a separate category of Australia on the www.bbc.co.uk website.

 

Really? Maybe I should update my BBC app. Thanks.
Anyways, back to coins.
Nice selection of halves Siberian Man.

 

A list of Australian 50 cents coin can be found at the Royal Australian Mint website.

http://www.ramint.gov.au/designs/ram-designs/50c.cfm

Most 50 cents coin can be found rather easily however it gets difficult when the mintage numbers are less than 10 million. If you struggle to find a certain 50 cents coin, let me know and I'll see how hard it is to find from circulation.

 

I like halves. Nice Set!

 

I am trying to collect them all but several years are only in sets and they get relatively expensive.

 

And the last one.
50 cents 2000, copper-nickel, weight - 15,55 g., size - 31,5 mm, thickness - 3 mm, mintage - 5000000 pcs. Engraver: Vladimir Gottwald. "Royal Visit". The single release only.