Downies Mid-May Money 2015

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Mid May 2015
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$
485
2015 $10 GALLIPOLI
5oz SILVER PROOF
Official Issue Price
GALLIPOLI GIANT
An eternal reminder of the sacrifice made by
Australian soldiers serving in the First World War,
this spectacular legal tender coin forms an
imposing, poignant tribute to the centenary of
Gallipoli. Struck from 5oz of pure 99.9% silver,
and spanning 65mm in diameter, the only thing
small about this collectable colossus is the
mintage. Just 500 have been struck!
Struck to Proof quality from FIVE OUNCES
of 99.9% pure silver
Bears a full-colour portrayal of
Simpson & the Donkey on the
65mm flan
Official Niue legal tender
– tiny mintage restricted
to a mere 500
Beautifully presented
within a case with a
Certificate of Authenticity
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Special
Announcement
The recent relocation of Downies Coins
Melbourne to the thriving shopping precinct on
Southbank has proved an unmitigated success.
Offering a brighter, bigger and more user-friendly environment in which to
display our broad array of coins and collectables, our new retail store is
now also perfectly suited to host special events – such as the first of what
will be regular visits by Downies Senior Numismatist, David Jobson!
Available from 10am to 5pm on Friday the 29th, and from 10am to
3.30pm on Saturday the 30th of May, David’s services include:
Buying – sell your coins, bullion, jewelry and other collectables
Auction Consignments – consign your collection to our auction
Valuations – bring your coins in for a free valuation and advice
Please call us on
(03) 8677 8880 to
arrange an
appointment as
limited places are
available.
David Jobson,
Downies Senior
Numismatist
A FITTING
TRIBUTE…
Featuring the RAM’s stirring
2014 50c Gallipoli Campaign
Unc, and a stamp bearing
a photo of the landing in
April 1915, this PNC is an
apt tribute to a defining
moment in Australian history.
The ideal setting for these
key commemoratives, the
stamp and coin are set on an
envelope bearing a map of
the Dardanelles.
NEW
RELEASE
NEW
RELEASE
$
19 95
2015 GALLIPOLI
CAMPAIGN PNC
12156
FOUNDING FATHER
Honouring the Father of Federation, this
Australian legal tender coin marks 200 years
since the birth of Sir Henry Parkes. A unique, notissued-for-circulation
type, taken from a mintage
of 30,000, the 2015 20c Sir Henry Parkes Cu-Ni
Unc is set on a RAM card.
$
8
2015 20c SIR HENRY
PARKES CU-NI UNC
Official Issue Price
12097
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New Australia at War issues!
Poignant, eye-catching and affordable,
the RAM’s new Australia at War 50c Unc
coins give everyone the chance to honour
those who have served Australia in times
of conflict.
Honouring the WWII campaigns in Greece,
Crete and El Alamein in Egypt, the trio will be
of interest to all with a passion for Australian
history. Just as important to the many
desperate to preserve a complete collection,
the three coins will not be issued for
circulation, and will never be found in change.
Forming the perfect environment in which to
build your collection of important Australian
military commemoratives, we also have
the RAM’s official Australia at War folder
available – comprising three albums
for your coins, plus a protective
slipcase. See the Order Form for
the previous issues in the series!
$
10
2015 50c EL
ALAMEIN CU-NI UNC
Official Issue Price
12100
$
19 95
AUSTRALIANS AT WAR 50c
COLLECTION FOLDER
12006
$
15
2015 $1 SHAKE
THE KANGAROO
AL-BR FRUNC
Official Issue Price
12098
$
10
2015 50c CRETE
CU-NI UNC
Official Issue Price
12101
NEW
RELEASES
Unsung heroes…
Celebrating Australia’s unsung heroes, the RAM’s new 2015 Unlikely
Heroes $1 coins honour Horrie the Dog and Shake the Kangaroo.
Horrie was mascot of the 2/1 st Machine Gun Battalion, whilst
Shake achieved fame when photographed shaking hands
with a WWI digger in Egypt.
Taken from a mintage of 30,000, and set on RAM
cards, these 25mm Australian legal tender coins
are also a must-have for collectors. Not issued for
circulation, they are crucial to anyone keen to maintain
a complete collection.
$
10
2015 50c GREECE
CU-NI UNC
Official Issue Price
12102
$
15
2015 $1 HORRIE THE
DOG AL-BR FRUNC
Official Issue Price
12099
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THE RAM’S OFFICIAL ANZAC
14-COIN 20c COLLECTION
Comprising coins that will not be issued for circulation and will never
be found in change, this affordable 20c collection from the RAM forms
a must-have for the serious collector – and anyone interested in
Australia’s rich military history.
Attracting massive publicity across Australia in the leadup
to Anzac Day, the WWI ANZACS Remembered
20c Collection comprises fourteen Uncirculated
Australian legal tender coins. An authentic tribute
to the Australians of the WWI era, each unique type
carries a design based on an original First World War
photograph from the Australian War Memorial.
Your chance to create a complete
collection in an instant, the set is a
mere $99 – that’s just $7 per coin!
Comprises 14 official Australian
legal tender coins in Unc
Not to be issued for circulation
and never found in change
Each 28.52mm coin housed
within an individual RAM card
Complete 14-coin 20c collection
set in an official RAM folder
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S REMEMBERED
$
99
2015 WWI ANZACS
REMEMBERED 20c
COIN COLLECTION
12113
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An exceedingly rare opportunity for Downies
clients, this is your once-in-a-lifetime chance
to become the proud owner of coins that are
usually permanently set aside for archive –
coins that are distinguished by the lowestnumbered
Certificates of Authenticity of their
respective mintages!
PHONE ORDER ESSENTIAL!
Struck to flawless Proof quality from 1oz of 99.9%
silver, the 40.60mm Tuvalu legal tender coins
presented here are all highly sought after. They will
never be more sought after than right now! Featuring
very low Certificate numbers, including the ‘Number
One’ Certificate of Authenticity in each case, these
special coins are sure to be snapped up at super speed.
A never-to-be-repeated-offer, if you are interested in
any of these highly desirable coins you must order by
phone. If you send your order by post, or even email,
you are all but certain to miss out. Call us today on
1300 788 358. The earlier you call, the lower your
Certificate number!
2012 $1 Funnel-Web Spider
1oz Silver Proof
2013 $1 Tasmanian Devil
1oz Silver Proof
2014 $1 Green Turtle
1oz Silver Proof
Available:
Certificate #1
$
599
each
$
799
Available:
Available: $
299
Certificates #1 & #2
Certificate #1
2013 $1 Yellow Bellied Sea Snake
1oz Silver Proof
2013 $1 Frilled Neck Lizard
1oz Silver Proof
2014 $1 Thorny Devil
1oz Silver Proof
Available:
Certificates #1-10
$
249
each
Available:
Certificates #1 & #2
$
299
each
Available:
Certificates #1-10
$
249
each
Phone order essential: 1300 788 358
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150 struck!
Prestigious, eye-catching and official, the 2015
$100 Mahogany Glider 1oz Gold Proof is also
exceedingly exclusive. The mintage has been
restricted to a mere 150 coins!
Struck to the pinnacle of Proof quality from a TROY
OUNCE of 99.99% GOLD, and featuring a full-colour design
in sharply sculpted, fully struck-up relief, every discerning
collector would love to be the proud owner of this coin. With
the mintage so low, however, the race is on to see just who
will join that privileged handful of collectors.
Exclusive! Worldwide mintage restricted to a mere
150 coins!
Struck to immaculate Proof quality from a troy
ounce of 99.99% pure gold
Official legal tender issue of Niue – measures a
crown-sized 38.61mm
Sensational full-colour design –
created in fully struck-up relief!
Set within a lavish timber case with a
numbered Certificate of Authenticity
Features individual edge-numbering
that matches the Certificate!
$
2,795
2015 $100 MAHOGANY
GLIDER 1oz GOLD PROOF
Official Issue Price
11199
Soaring in silver
Distinguished by a charming full-colour design, contrasting
superbly against the shimmering silver surfaces, this eye-catching
Tuvalu legal tender coin forms an affordable celebration of
Australia’s endangered, iconic Mahogany Glider.
Struck to immaculate Perth Mint Proof quality from 1oz of 99.9% pure
silver, the mintage has been set at a mere 5,000 coins – each complete
with a numbered Certificate of Authenticity and beautifully presented in
a plush case with a glossy ‘bird’s eye’ wood-grain finish.
$
97
2015 $1
MAHOGANY GLIDER
1oz SILVER PROOF
Official Issue Price
SH278
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1966 to 1984 – COMPLETE!
A crucial element of Australia’s currency
history, and increasingly scarce in premium
grade, this is your chance to own the COMPLETE
1966-84 Decimal Coin Collection in strictly
Uncirculated quality!
The first chapter of Australia’s decimal story, this
compilation embodies the complete 1c to 50c series
from 1966 to 1984 – with each coin bearing the
original decimal portrait of Elizabeth II, created by
Arnold Machin. Headlined by a variety of ever-popular
types – the 1c and 2c, the 1966 Silver Round 50c,
all the 50c commemoratives – this collection also
features many underrated, scarce issues. Indeed, an
extensive list of key dates are found in this sweeping
114-coin presentation, including the 1968 2c, 1968
20c, 1971 20c, 1972 50c and 1973 50c – along with
all the first-year-of-issue 1966 coins. Australia’s very
first $1 coin type, the one-year-only Machin portrait
1984 Mob of Roos $1 is included for FREE!
More than three decades have passed since the
curtain came down on Australia’s 1966-84 First
Portrait coin series. Even though some of the dates
will still be found in change, barring the long-gone
copper 1c & 2c of course, early decimal coins are
impossible to source from circulation in premium
condition. An unbeatable chance to secure every date
in strictly Uncirculated quality, the 1966-84 Complete
Decimal Coin Collection comprises coins in original,
as issued condition.
A rare opportunity to create a complete collection
in one fell swoop, we have only a small number
of sets available.
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$
1,495
1966-84 COMPLETE
DECIMAL COIN
COLLECTION UNC
AT769
Australia’s first $1 coin, and
the only $1 coin to carry Arnold
Machin’s portrait of Queen
Elizabeth II, the 1984 $1 Unc is
FREE when you purchase the
1966-84 Decimal Coin Collection!
YOURS
FREE
WITH EVERY
COLLECTION!
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Struck in the year of the
Gallipoli Landing, this 5-coin
set comprises the 1915
penny, shilling & florin, as
well as a key halfpenny
date and Australia’s highest
cataloguing threepence! In
average circulated condition –
mintmarks of our choice.
Comprising six coins in
average circulated quality,
including the 1/2d, 3d, 6d,
1925/23 Overdate 1/- and
2/-, the 1925 Year Set is
headlined by the 1925 Penny
– Australia’s second rarest
issued penny date, with a
mintage of only 117,000!
The penultimate coinage
issue of King George V, the
select average circulated
1935 Year Set includes
the halfpenny, penny,
threepence and florin,
as well as Australia’s 3 rd
lowest mintage shilling AND
lowest mintage sixpence!
$
269
1915 GEORGE V
5-COIN YEAR SET
HF246
$
349
1925 GEORGE V
6-COIN YEAR SET
GZ063
$
65
1935 GEORGE V
6-COIN YEAR SET
GZ069
Celebrati
milestone
KNOW SOMEO
If you are looking forward to
a key anniversary, birthday or
memorable milestone in 2015
– or know someone who is –
then Downies has the perfect
way to make the occasion
really special.
Whether it’s a 40 th , a 70 th or a
100 th anniversary celebration,
the extensive range of historic
Australian legal tender coin sets
presented on these pages means
that Downies has everyone
covered. An absolutely unbeatable
way to celebrate a key date in
someone’s life, we have complete
Australian legal tender coin sets
from 1915, 1925, 1935, 1945,
1955 and 1975 in stock.
Utterly comprehensive, each
Australian collection before
you includes every standard
coin type struck for circulation
in the particular year of issue.
The predecimal sets comprise
coins in hand-selected average
circulated quality, with the
decimal set comprising coins in
strictly Uncirculated condition.
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ng a key
in 2015?
NE WHO IS?
Enhancing its suitability as a gift,
each Australian coin collection
is beautifully presented. Housed
within an informative, attractive,
illustrated pack – very much
like the Royal Australian Mint’s
official annual Mint Sets – each
Australian collection is ready to
wrap up as the perfect present!
Highly sought after individually,
with several of these collections
representing important historic
milestones and comprising hotly
pursued dates, each Downies
anniversary set is…
• utterly comprehensive
– includes all standard
circulating coin types for the
particular year of issue
• most affordable – represents
excellent value-for-money for
such a meaningful, distinctive
gift
• ready-to-wrap – housed
within an informative,
attractive Mint Set-style pack
• eminently historic –
represents a key element of
Australian currency history
$
49
1945 GEORGE VI
4-COIN YEAR SET
HF253
$
35
1955 ELIZABETH II
5-COIN YEAR SET
HF260
$
39
1975 6-COIN
YEAR SET
AB682
With the coins issued in
the last year of WWII, the
1945 Year Set is a highly
symbolic, highly sought
after collection. Presented
in average circulated
quality, the set comprises
the halfpenny, penny,
sixpence and florin –
mintmarks of our choice.
An affordable 60 th
anniversary or birthday gift,
this early Queen Elizabeth II
annual set features
the halfpenny, penny,
threepence, sixpence and
shilling. Each coin is in
hand-selected average
circulated quality –
mintmarks of our choice.
Comprising Australia’s
classic, original decimal
denominations, from the
beloved 1c and 2c to the
Coat of Arms 50c, the 1975
Year Set features six coins
– all in strictly Uncirculated
condition, and increasingly
scarce as such.
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1988 20c
UNCIRCULATED
1970 50c COOK
SPECIMEN
Although RAM records detail that
174,000 20c coins were struck in 1988,
this date is never seen in circulation.
Indeed, it is believed that all 1988 20c
pieces struck for circulation were melted
down, with the coin only found in the
1988 Mint Set. A great chance to plug
that gap in your collection, we have a
handful of the 1988 20c in sparkling
Uncirculated quality.
$
25
A major milestone in Australian currency
history, the 1970 Captain Cook 50c
was our first decimal commemorative.
To celebrate this landmark, the RAM
issued this key type struck to rigorous
Specimen quality – and we have a few
in stock! Set in the original see-bothsides
red case of issue, the 1970
50c Cook Specimen is astonishingly
affordable at just $14.95.
$
14 95
AF920
AE315
1982 50c
COMMONWEALTH
GAMES MINT ROLL
One of Australia’s earliest decimal
commemoratives, the RAM issued a unique
50c to honour the 1982 Commonwealth Games.
Comprising 20 examples of this one-year-only
type, we have original RAM Mint Rolls available!
Not only a guarantee of strictly Uncirculated
quality, collecting rolls also represents fantastic
value-for-money. Pay less than $2 per coin!
$
39 95
2015 50c AIATSIS
MINT ROLL
Honouring the Australian Institute of
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Studies,
the RAM’s latest 50c commemorative can
be secured by the Mint Roll – but you will
have to be quick! We have a very limited
number of original RAM Mint Rolls – each
comprising 20 Unc examples of this oneyear-only
type – and we must impose a
limit of one per household.
$
35
HF951
11519
2005 $1
GALLIPOLI G
MINTMARK UNC
2014 $2
REMEMBRANCE
DAY MINT ROLL
A poignant tribute to Gallipoli, and a type
that was not issued for circulation and
cannot be found in change, this coin is
notable for one other key feature. It is
the only coin in the RAM’s 1993-2015
Mintmark Series with a ‘G’ Mintmark! A
crucial addition to every decimal collection,
the 2005 $1 Gallipoli G Mintmark Unc is set
in the original RAM pack.
$
45
AK625
Only Australia’s third $2 commemorative,
and third full-colour circulating coin type,
the eye-catching 2014 $2 Remembrance
Unc has already vanished from circulation.
Comprising 25 coins, we have original
RAM Rolls of this sought after full-colour
coin in stock! With rolls selling on the open
market at up to $200, our price of $99 is an
irresistible bargain!
$
99
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Crossing the Currency Divide
Uniting Australia’s LAST £10
note with the nation’s FIRST $20
note, this premium pair forms
a compelling keepsake of the
conversion from predecimal to
decimal currency.
The last £10 was issued under the
auspices of the Reserve Bank from 1960
to 1965, and carried the signatures of
Coombs/Wilson. Replacing the £10 as the
nation’s highest denomination, Australia’s
first $20 was unveiled in 1966, and also
carried the Coombs/Wilson signature
combination. As the highest predecimal
and decimal denominations at the time
of issue, and therefore too valuable for
most to casually set aside as a keepsake,
both notes are scarce.
The perfect way to mark the 50th
anniversary of the decimal changeover,
we have both key Coombs/Wilson
types in stock, with the £10 in premium
grade Very Fine and the $20 in near
flawless about Uncirculated condition.
$
295
£10 R63
COOMBS/WILSON
RES BANK VF
AL429
$
95
$20 R401 COOMBS/
WILSON aUNC
AJ051
REAL 99.9% GOLD!
The beauty of Australia’s banknotes is world-renowned, and
yet they have never looked better than this! A breathtaking
presentation, this set comprises five Australian notes
crafted from SOLID, GENUINE 99.9% GOLD!
Individually superb, these spellbinding gold notes look
utterly sensational as a complete collection. Sure to add a
touch of class to your home or office, the set is housed in
a sturdy, see-both-sides Perspex frame,
ready to hang upon the wall.
This is your chance to be among the
privileged few people to own Australian
notes crafted from 99.9% gold. Don’t
miss a truly golden opportunity!
$
695
$5-$100 GOLD
BANKNOTE SET
AO727
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• Very first decimal stamps issue of Australia’s
Antarctic possession – in MUH!
• Colourful, attractive and scarce – terrific
value at around $8 per stamp
1966 AAT FIRST DECIMAL
SET MUH (11 STAMPS)
• Celebrating Antarctic wildlife, and the planes
used to explore the region
• Complete set – provides unique insight into
Antarctica’s beauty & isolation
• Features the 1980 15c Error – supposed to
picture the SY Nimrod, but actually depicts the SY
Morning!
• In superb MUH, the Block of Four Pair also
comprises the 1981 15c, which bears correct
picture of the Nimrod
$
89 $
18 95 $ 19 95
1973 AAT PICTORIAL SET OF 12
AAT 1980 & 1981 15c SHIP BLOCKS
AL732 AT867 12175
STAMPS MUH
OF 4 PAIR MUH (8 STAMPS)
• Australia’s first decimal issue, comprising eight
bird stamps – scarce in MUH
• Sure to be highly sought after in the
50th anniversary of decimalisation
1966 DECIMAL BIRD SET MUH
(8 STAMPS)
• A key early decimal issue, this 6-stamp set is
scarce in premium grade MUH
• High face-value stamps, and rarely
stashed away at the time of issue
• One of the earliest decimal issues – unites two
stamps either side of the gutter
• Pays homage to International Soil Congress
and World Medical Assembly
$
29 $
65 $
9 95
1966 DECIMAL NAVIGATOR
1968 5c SOIL & MEDICAL
AH858 AG851 12176
SET MUH (6 STAMPS)
GUTTER PAIR MUH
• A lovely early decimal set, paying tribute to
Australia’s State Floral Emblems
• Fantastic opportunity to secure this
much-admired set in strictly MUH
1968 FLORAL EMBLEMS
SET OF SIX MUH
• A collector favourite, featuring the seven
different 1971 Christmas stamps
• Taken from original sheets and in superb
• Celebrating the important role of primary produce
to the Australian economy
• Comprises four MUH stamps – an affordable
$
14 50 as issued MUH quality. Top value! $ 29 95 acquisition at less than $10 $ 9 95
1971 7c CHRISTMAS
1972 PRIMARY PRODUCE
AK382 AH453 12178
BLOCK OF 7 MUH
SET OF 4 MUH
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SPECTACULAR
INNOVATION!
A breathtaking leap forward in the art of modern minting, the
spectacular 2015 $2 ChromaDepth 3D Colour 1oz Silver Proof is
a coin unlike any other. When viewed with the accompanying
3D glasses, the vivid colours found on the reverse seem to leap
off the coin! With the mintage of 699 smashed by demand, and
our allocation naturally tiny, this sensational innovation will be
offered exclusively online at www.downies.com/exclusive
• Unique, stunning ‘ChromaDepth’ 3D
technology!
• Struck to Proof quality from 1oz 99.9% silver
• Mintage set at a mere 699 – instantly sold out
• Legal tender of Niue – measures 38.61mm
• Set in a case with a Certificate of Authenticity
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12 NOON (AEST) MAY 26th AT
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Every $1
in Unc!
A wonderful opportunity, this is your
chance to own every Australian $1
commemorative type issued for
circulation up to the present day –
in strictly Uncirculated condition!
Although all nineteen 25mm Al-Br $1
types have been issued for circulation,
it’s tough to compile the 1984-2014
$1 series from change – and impossible
to do so in top grade. With the
original 1984 Roos $1 and eighteen
commemoratives offered in Unc, that
search through change is irrelevant!
• Includes original 1984 Roos $1 & all
EIGHTEEN $1 commemoratives
• Every coin in Unc – impossible to
secure from change in this grade!
• Beautifully presented within
illustrated, informative packs
• Buy both $1 sets and receive the
2014 WWI Centenary $1 for FREE!
*Mintmark $1 issues
may be used
$
149
1984-2001 $1
COMMEMORATIVE
PACK UNC (9)
SH108
$
89
2002-2011 $1
COMMEMORATIVE
PACK UNC (9)
SH109
$
6 95
2014 $1 WWI
CENTENARY COIN PACK
SH271
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