The Great Aussie Coin Hunt 2 Has Started at Australia Post

RichardL on 10/05/2021 - 13:55
Last edited 10/05/2021 - 13:55

Join The Great Aussie Coin Hunt 2

Fire up the BBQ and rip open a packet of Tim Tam biscuits, The Great Aussie Coin Hunt is back for another year. We’ve teamed up with the Royal Australian Mint to celebrate Aussie icons by releasing 26 new collectable $1 coins.

Head to our Online Shop to collect A - Z of the new Aussie Az coins.

A is for Akubra
B is for BBQ
C is for Cherry Ripe
D is for Dingo
E is for Emu
F is for Flies
G is for Great Barrier Reef
H is for Home and Away
I is for Ironbark
J is for Jolly Swagman
K is for Koala
L is for Lyrebird
M is for MILO
N is for Nobby's Nuts
O is for Opera House
P is for Pavlova
Q is for Queen Victoria Market
R is for Red Back Spider
S is for Sydney Harbour Bridge
T is for Tim Tam
U is for Ulysses Butterfly
V is for Victa Lawnmower
W is for Witchetty Grub
X is for Xanthorrhoea
Y is for Yabby
Z is for Zinc Sunscreen

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Link to the first 'The Great Aussie Hunt' Forum Post

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Comments

  • spackbace on 10/05/2021 - 13:59
    +2

    X is for Xanthorrhoea

    How many people had to Google that…?!

    • brokenglish on 10/05/2021 - 14:05
      +2

      Well if you click on it and read the page, you don’t have to Google it 😂

      X is for Xanthorrhoea – part of more than 60 grass trees endemic to Australia.

      • spackbace on 10/05/2021 - 14:08

        Well if you click on it and read the page, you don’t have to Google it

        Lol I know, same same… who had to click on it to see? :P

        • SF3 on 10/05/2021 - 15:40

          Evolution of Clickbait :D

    • iDroid on 10/05/2021 - 14:11

      I've got hundreds of these at my place..

    • mapax on 10/05/2021 - 14:24

      Part of my job is to do flora surveys, I’d be in trouble if I didn’t know what it was.

    • dasher86 on 10/05/2021 - 14:45
      -1

      you mean Xenophobia?

    • DashCam AKA Rolts on 10/05/2021 - 16:36

      X is for Xanthorrhoea

      You can get a cream that will clear that up.

  • Quantumcat on 10/05/2021 - 14:13

    Are they going to be released into general circulation? It is more fun trying to find stuff like this in the wild

    • RichardL on 10/05/2021 - 14:14
      +1

      Last year, they were also entered into circulation via Australia Post change and eventually into the general circulation.

      • Quantumcat on 10/05/2021 - 14:26
        +1

        Oh I haven't seen a single one!!

        I need to start using cash more lol.

        • djones145 on 10/05/2021 - 15:35
          +1

          thats the problem, dont use cash much
          prolly just need to buy the set

        • WookieMonster on 10/05/2021 - 22:04
          +1

          I coincidentally came across my first coin from the 2019 collection earlier this evening (K for Kangaroo). I got it from an abandoned shopping trolley.

          I don’t pay anything for cash these days unless it’s Gumtree or the shopping centre car park fee, so the chance of me coming across these coins are basically zero…

          • djones145 on 11/05/2021 - 09:08
            +1

            @WookieMonster: yeah 47 bucks for the set, 26 coins, 7 dollars for the album, 14 bucks for saving time effort… kinda worth it

    • brokenglish on 10/05/2021 - 14:45
      +2

      Gotta catch ‘em all!

  • GG57 on 10/05/2021 - 14:53
    +1

    So if you get one of these in your change, it is worth $1
    If you buy them from Aust Post, you pay $3?

    • WookieMonster on 10/05/2021 - 17:13
      +1

      Welcome the world of numismatics.

      My guess is that the coins you get in your change from Australia Post are circulated, plus you have no way of asking Australia Post which coin you want (unless you specifically ask the cashier and they happen to have that coin available, I guess).

      However, the coins you buy direct from Australia Post are uncirculated, so they are of higher quality, plus you get to choose which coin you want to purchase, and you get a sick display folder or sleeve! This is also a way for Australia Post (and probably to a lesser extent, the Royal Australian Mint) to make money off this promotion, so of course they will charge you extra if you go down this route. Someone has to pay for Cartier watches…

  • xaykogeki on 10/05/2021 - 15:50

    Bought the whole set lol. I did the same with the previous coin hunt. I still don't know if my 'A' from the previous coin hunt has that mail imprint.

  • Ocker on 10/05/2021 - 18:10

    And the scalpers are prolific on eBay making multiple sales at highly inflated prices. Really don't understand why so many people get sucked in

  • Jimothy Wongingtons on 10/05/2021 - 18:11

    If its not z for zooper dooper I don't want to know about it

    • RichardL on 10/05/2021 - 18:19
      +1

      'Z was Zooper Dooper' for the first Coin Hunt

  • Hithere on 10/05/2021 - 18:25

    X = Unknown.

    As in AP don't know why a package took a week to travel 10kms, or why mail posted a 3 hour drive away over a month ago hasn't turned up yet.

  • AussieDaddy on 10/05/2021 - 20:31

    Slightly off topic. I have about $160 worth of those $2 coins that have different colours in the middle (have been collecting them and keeping them for several years now). I saw the owner of my local fish & chips shop putting them aside years ago, so I was wondering if they have any value above $2?

    • [Deactivated] on 10/05/2021 - 20:40

      $2 purple one was more valuable years ago . Check ebay for current value.

  • ShannonN on 11/05/2021 - 10:07

    interesting, while I know its about ionic Aussie stuff, nobbys nuts are owned by Americans (pepsico) and most of the nuts come from overseas,

  • deal-pickle on 17/05/2021 - 14:33

    So are these A-Z coins the code words that are referenced in the treasure map? Or are there other code words?

  • lilkid28 on 20/05/2021 - 18:16
    +2

    Somewhat related, does anyone have the codewords required for this competition? https://auspost.com.au/content/dam/auspost_corp/media/docume…

    • dinob7 on 25/05/2021 - 19:02

      I have the same question!

      • BTP on 31/05/2021 - 16:19

        Word 2 is on the receipt if you buy something. It's "Aussie". Code word 1 was in the newspaper, but haven't found it

    • saleseeker on 31/05/2021 - 22:54

      If anyone has the codeword from any Sunday Times from May (or still has one laying around) would appreciate you messaging me… or letting us know.

  • Monamia on 15/06/2021 - 20:33

    Has anyone found out the second code word? I haven’t been able to find it in the paper.

    • jkd2502 on 16/06/2021 - 14:58

      also need this code word, can't find it anywhere, really appreciate if someone could share?

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