Australia 2015 10 dollars
This specimen was lot 1682 in Jean Elsen sale 152 (Brussels, September 2022), where it sold for €240 (about US$290 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"AUSTRALIE, Elisabeth II (1952-), AR 10 dollars (10 oz), 2015. Année de la chèvre. Flan poli. (Australia, Elizabeth II, since 1952, silver ten dollars of 2015, year of the goat. Proof.)"
Since 1989, Australia has entered the bullion and collectibles market in a big way, having produced commemoratives and NCLT's numbering the hundreds of types. This coin, like many recent issues, is not listed in the SCWC.
Recorded mintage: 26,932 plus 1,816 with a colored reverse.
Specification: 311 g, 0.999 fine silver, 75.5 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM 3131 (plain), KM 3131.1 (colored).
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 2001-Date, 13th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2018.
- McDonald, Greg, The Pocket Guide to Australian Coins and Banknotes, 23rd ed., Lavington, Australia, 2017. ♪
- Pitt, Michael, Renniks Australian Coin and Banknote Values, 32nd Edition, Matraville, New South Wales, Australia: Renniks Publications, 2023.
- [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 152: Collection Ferdy Willems, Celtic coins, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2022.
Links to:
- 2002 10 dollars, Year of the Horse, 10 oz silver
- 2015-P dollar, ghost bat, 1 oz silver
- 2015-P 8 dollars, koala, 5 oz silver
- 2015-P 8 dollars, Year of the Goat, 5 oz silver
- 2015 15 dollars, Battle of the Coral Sea
- 2015-P 200 dollars, year of the Goat, 2 oz gold
- 2017-C 10 dollars, Trans-Australian Railway
- Coins and currency dated 2015