Why Invest in Australian Rare Coins?

Australian rare coins have great value forbut even poor examples can attract five figure
investors as well as collectors. It's long beenvalues.Some of the many other highly valued
known that collections of rare coins increase incoins include the 1855, 1856 and 1858 Sovereign,
value over time and Australian coins are nothe 1933 shilling, 1922/1 overdated threepence,
exception. In the current volatile economic1925 penny and 1923 halfpenny, all of which can
conditions investing in coins can provide securityreturn well over $5000. More examples of rare
as well great investment potential. SomeAustralian coin values can be found here
Australian pre-decimal Commonwealth coins areA collection of good quality Australian coins can
among the most sought after and highly valuedcertainly make a sound investment for the astute
of all world coins. The performance of manycollector. It can be demonstrated that over the
Australian coins exceeds even most ancient coins.last 40 -50 years some coins have increased in
Sovereign coins have been minted in Australiavalue almost 200 fold, or better than a 13%
since the 1850's. The Australian Commonwealthannual increase. The coins can also make fantastic
coins were minted between the years 1910 andfamily heirlooms as well giving the opportunity to
1964. The currency used in Australia in that periodown a piece of Australian history. Their are also
was based on the British system using penniesconsiderable tax advantages to investing in
(pence) and pounds. The coins for Australian usecurrency and in Australia coin investments are
were minted in various locations including London,approved for superannuation funds.
Birmingham, San Francisco, Calcutta as well as theFor a secure investment with excellent prospects
mints in Sydney, Melbourne and Perth. The coinit's hard to go past investing in currency
series consisted of the halfpenny, penny,collections. Australian coins are among the most
threepence, sixpence, shilling, florin, crown andvaluable in the world. As they become more
sovereign.sought after, there is huge potential for the
The most valuable coin of the series and arguablyinvestor in both short term and long term profit.
of all world coins is the 1930 Australian penny.An investment in Australia's currency history is
This extremely rare coin can attract prices inalso an investment for your future.
excess of $200,000 dollars if in excellent condition