Pirate Guide to Collecting Australian Coins: 2025/2026 Edition

Do you need a comprehensive list of all Australian circulated coins currently available? The Pirate Guide will take you through all coins released into circulation in Australia with high quality photos, along with valuable errors and varieties to look for.There is a chapter for each denomination in circulation in Australia - $2, $1, 50c, 20c, 10c & 5c (plus a chapter for 2c and 1c, which were in circulation from 1966-1991).It’s a guide to help you figure out:Which decimal coins have been released into circulation over the yearsThe rarity of each coinWhat the coins are designed to look like, so you know what you’re looking for (and can easily spot errors and varieties that might be valuable)Which mini-sets you can completeInformation on best practice for storing your coinsEach chapter has:High quality photos of every coin design in circulation since 1966 by the Royal Australian MintMintage (rarity) for each coinPhotos of all coins released into circulation through retail stores (Woolworths, Australia Post, Anaconda, newsXpress and Rebel Sport)Errors, varieties and mintmarks, with details on how to spot them!This 2025/2026 edition includes expanded coverage on how to store your coins, more errors along with information on what causes the errors and how to spot them, uncirculated mintages for all the coins in circulation, along with information about coin creation to understand how errors occur (and determine which ones are real). It also contains all the latest coins released into circulation in 2025 (including Australian Open coins, Torres Strait Islander flag coin, Wallabies and Wallaroos coins, Australian Women's Weekly Children's Birthday Cake Book coins, and the End of World War II coin), updated mintages and some surprises.Whether you're a new or experienced collector, this book will help you discover which coins to look for and what's left to collect. Read more