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Rare and Valuable Australian 5 Cent Coins
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Regardless of what you’re collecting, one of the easiest ways to find interesting coins for your collection is to look in your change.
But the big question is what coins should I look for in my change?
That’s a personal decision - everyone has different goals for their collection.
So here are some rare and interesting coins to look for in your change.
This video focuses on 5 cent coins.
Rare Coins
If you’re looking for rare coins, then the rarest 5 cent coin in circulation is the 1972 5-cent coin. (There were only 8.3 Million minted, according to the Australian Mint)
That might sound like a lot, but compared to other years, this is a small number for the 5c coin.
Now remember, rarity is not necessarily indicative of how valuable a coin is. But you come across a 1972 5-cent coin, make sure to put it aside.
Special Designs
One thing that makes Australian coins collectible is when they have a special design to commemorate something.
However, the 5 cent coins don’t have their design changed very often, (unlike the higher denomination coins).
But there was a rare exception in 2016, with every coin (5 cent, 10 cent, and so on) getting a unique design on the Heads side.
In 2016, the Mint celebrated the 50th anniversary of Decimal Currency.
Normally it’s the Tails side that gets the special designs, but for this historic occasion, ALL of the circulated coins had a special design on the Heads (obverse) side.
There were coins with the normal Queen design released in 2016 too, so there were 2 different designs for 2016’s 5-cent coin!
Generally the Heads side of the coin is the same for every coin each year, so this was pretty special as far as Australian coins go. Each coin had an extra image from a classic pre-decimal coin.
If you’re collecting 5c coins, this is one of the rare times when there was a special design, so you might want hold onto it for your collection if you find a copy.
Non-circulation years
While rare coins are great, there are a few 5-cent coins which you shouldn’t even see in your change.
In 1985 and 1986, there were no 5 cent coins released into circulation.
Ironically, 1985 is also the year that the Queen’s portrait changed on the Heads side.
The only 5 cent coins created those years were created for Mint-packs (the sets that you can buy with uncirculated copies of all that year’s coins).
So if you find a 5 cent coin in your change from 1985 or 1986, it means that it is an extremely rare coin and was probably removed from one of these sets.
Errors
And finally, there are a few errors that have been found on 5 cent coins.
- Flamingo -
The first error is what has become known as the “Flamingo”. The bottom of the 5 has an extra cud, caused by a damaged stamp, which makes the bottom of the number ‘5’ look like a Flamingo head.
This error has been found on 5 cent coins from multiple years, and seems to be mostly from the early Naugties.
- Missing SD -
The Echidna design by Stuart Devlin had his initials “SD” just under the number 5 (on the tails side).
The second error to look for is on some 2015 5-cent coins - the “SD” is missing. It is very small, so you’ll probably need a magnifying glass to be sure.
- 2-headed coin -
And finally an EXTREMELY rare error in 2007 had some 5-cent coins with 2 Obverse sides. That’s right - it was a 2-headed or 2-face coin.
If you manage to find one of these, KEEP...IT...SAFE - very few have been found.
So in summary, watch out for 5 cent coins from the following years:
1972
1985
1986
The 2016 coin with the special Heads design
and then the 5 cent coins with errors:
- Flamingo
- missing SD and
- and the 2-headed 2007 coin.
Obviously this is only a rough guide, and this list may grow over time.
Happy Hunting
Regardless of what you’re collecting, one of the easiest ways to find interesting coins for your collection is to look in your change.
But the big question is what coins should I look for in my change?
That’s a personal decision - everyone has different goals for their collection.
So here are some rare and interesting coins to look for in your change.
This video focuses on 5 cent coins.
Rare Coins
If you’re looking for rare coins, then the rarest 5 cent coin in circulation is the 1972 5-cent coin. (There were only 8.3 Million minted, according to the Australian Mint)
That might sound like a lot, but compared to other years, this is a small number for the 5c coin.
Now remember, rarity is not necessarily indicative of how valuable a coin is. But you come across a 1972 5-cent coin, make sure to put it aside.
Special Designs
One thing that makes Australian coins collectible is when they have a special design to commemorate something.
However, the 5 cent coins don’t have their design changed very often, (unlike the higher denomination coins).
But there was a rare exception in 2016, with every coin (5 cent, 10 cent, and so on) getting a unique design on the Heads side.
In 2016, the Mint celebrated the 50th anniversary of Decimal Currency.
Normally it’s the Tails side that gets the special designs, but for this historic occasion, ALL of the circulated coins had a special design on the Heads (obverse) side.
There were coins with the normal Queen design released in 2016 too, so there were 2 different designs for 2016’s 5-cent coin!
Generally the Heads side of the coin is the same for every coin each year, so this was pretty special as far as Australian coins go. Each coin had an extra image from a classic pre-decimal coin.
If you’re collecting 5c coins, this is one of the rare times when there was a special design, so you might want hold onto it for your collection if you find a copy.
Non-circulation years
While rare coins are great, there are a few 5-cent coins which you shouldn’t even see in your change.
In 1985 and 1986, there were no 5 cent coins released into circulation.
Ironically, 1985 is also the year that the Queen’s portrait changed on the Heads side.
The only 5 cent coins created those years were created for Mint-packs (the sets that you can buy with uncirculated copies of all that year’s coins).
So if you find a 5 cent coin in your change from 1985 or 1986, it means that it is an extremely rare coin and was probably removed from one of these sets.
Errors
And finally, there are a few errors that have been found on 5 cent coins.
- Flamingo -
The first error is what has become known as the “Flamingo”. The bottom of the 5 has an extra cud, caused by a damaged stamp, which makes the bottom of the number ‘5’ look like a Flamingo head.
This error has been found on 5 cent coins from multiple years, and seems to be mostly from the early Naugties.
- Missing SD -
The Echidna design by Stuart Devlin had his initials “SD” just under the number 5 (on the tails side).
The second error to look for is on some 2015 5-cent coins - the “SD” is missing. It is very small, so you’ll probably need a magnifying glass to be sure.
- 2-headed coin -
And finally an EXTREMELY rare error in 2007 had some 5-cent coins with 2 Obverse sides. That’s right - it was a 2-headed or 2-face coin.
If you manage to find one of these, KEEP...IT...SAFE - very few have been found.
So in summary, watch out for 5 cent coins from the following years:
1972
1985
1986
The 2016 coin with the special Heads design
and then the 5 cent coins with errors:
- Flamingo
- missing SD and
- and the 2-headed 2007 coin.
Obviously this is only a rough guide, and this list may grow over time.
Happy Hunting
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