| The Aussie dollar mule is not a donkey going | | | | rare Aussie dollars out there for those with a |
| cheap; coin collectors would realise that. In coin | | | | good eye to find. And while they are now a bit |
| collecting terminology a mule is a coin that was | | | | tattered with use, they do still bring around |
| accidentally minted using an incorrect die. An | | | | $300-$400, so they are worth looking out for. In |
| example of this is the famous mistake made in | | | | fact one was found in 2008. |
| the year 2000 by the Australian Mint. It minted an | | | | For those who dont know what this rare Aussie |
| Aussie dollar coin with a mob of roos on one side, | | | | dollar coin looks like, it has the usual mob of roos |
| but the other side was minted with the Australian | | | | on one side while the other side has the queens |
| 10 cent obverse die. | | | | head and the date of 2000. It has a fairly obvious |
| Most of these Aussie dollar coins ended up in | | | | double rim all around the edge of the obverse |
| Perth, but the mistake went undetected for two | | | | side. This is not always even, due to the die being |
| years because the size of the coins was almost | | | | smaller. Some are off-centre and these do not |
| the same. Once the truth came out, collectors | | | | fetch as big a price. Coin collecting books claim |
| went into a mad frenzy of hunting for these | | | | that there were only around 400 of these Aussie |
| Aussie dollars, which were worth around $500. | | | | dollar coins minted that year, however many |
| Many were found some people managed to find | | | | collectors found up to 200 coins each and informal |
| one or two every day. But there are still some | | | | data suggests there were more like 7000-8000. |