The original red poppy coins were released in 2012, Mr Kandiah said, and had a mintage of 503,000 – 40,902 of which were C-mintmarked. In 2018, for the 30th anniversary of the $2
The 2012 remembrance $2 coin, which has a red poppy on one side, was one of the lowest-minted coins in Australian history, with just 503,000 entering circulation, according to coin and banknote expert @TheHistoryOfMoney on TikTok. If you have one of those in your spare change it could fetch you a massive $370.
Mr Kandiah tells us that these 2 coins are amongst the rarest ever minted in Australia with only 503,000 of The 2012 Red Poppy and a slightly larger 995,000 minted 2013 Purple Coronation $2 coins. So don't walk, run, to check your coin stash where ever that may be!
“Now the sets are being valued at $6,000. “It's purely down for people's attraction to the $2 Mars coin. To see its value increase nearly 30 fold in five years is beyond ridiculous.”
Newer 2-dollar bills, such as those from the 1990s, tend to be worth close to their face value. Because of its rarity, collectors pay attention to the 2-dollar bill. The rarity doesn't always translate to increased value, but it definitely does sometimes.
"The 2012 Red Poppy has a small mintage of 503,000 and because of that, they're selling for between $150 and $370." With a slightly higher mintage of 995,000, the value of the 2013 Purple Coronation $2 coin has has shot up to $75 to $180.
Featuring the iconic original red poppy design, a Mint first when it was released in 2012. The red poppy coin heralded an amazing decade of coloured $2 coin collecting that has been embraced by the Australian public.
Kandiah said the 2012 Red Poppy is still valued at around $350, but has “mellowed out” from the high figures it was fetching shortly after the Queen's funeral. “Since that initial hype from when the Queen passed, the coin went down from $400 to about $350,” he said.
In a recent video, he revealed the 2012 Red Poppy coin and the 2013 Purple Coronation coin were now fetching a combined price of up to $550.
These coins are high-mintage items. The HH on them does not make them a rarity and between them, nearly 200 million examples were produced between 1988 and 1989. It is amazing that people still think these coins are valuable and this is the result of some articles that have been published that are absolute nonsense.
“It has a lower mintage than the most valuable coloured $2 coin, the Mars $2 coin from the 2018 Planetary Series collection, which is currently valued at around $4000. “The combination of these two factors have led to this price spiral which has never been witnessed before on the numismatic market.”
A new $2 coin commemorating the end of the Vietnam War has skyrocketed in value and is now selling for up to $1,200 online. The Royal Australian Mint released two $2 coins earlier this month to commemorate 50 years since the end of Australia's involvement in the Vietnam War.
“In that time, it seems that heightened demand for the coronation coin also increased demand for the red poppy. “Since the Queen's passing, the price of the coin in mint condition has increased from $310 to $400 in that time!”
Adding these circulating figures to the 2018 - 2019 RAM Annual Report, it can be concluded that a total of 5'400'000 of the coins were produced.
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Right now for a nice uncirculated 2012 red poppy $2 coin you can expect to get $100-$150 for your coin. If it includes an RSL collector card add $10 to that. If your coin is one of those that was glued to the card and is now toned expect to get $20-$30 less.
According to the USCA website, any $2 bill with a red seal printed between 1862 and and 1896 is worth big bucks. The top payout is $4,500, and that's if the bill was printed in 1890 and uncirculated. Other $2 bills with the red seal range in worth from $300 to $2,500.
If the $2 bill was minted and printed before 1976, it will likely be worth more than its face value on the collectibles market. In some cases, it might be worth only $2.25. The highest value is $4,500 or more for uncirculated notes from 1890, although most of those bills range in value from $550 to $2,500.
Generally speaking, a $2 bill is typically worth $2 if it was produced between 1976 and 2013. Even an uncirculated $2 bill won't be worth more than face value if it was printed after 1976.