This month we had five members attending.
- Bill had recently been to the Benalla Post Office, where he was able to purchase the 2023 60th Anniversary of the Bathurst 1000 50c as well as a WW1 medallion of Simpson and his Donkey, 1914-18 Great War Penny and a 2023 Tasmanian Devil $1.
- Rupe spoke about English coins.
- Peter showed us his set of the Aussie Big Things, a set of ten $1 coins, depicting the larger-than-life statues, situated in ten towns around Australia. These too can be purchased from AusPost. He also showed us a small Coin Collection Folder, which depicts all the circulated, 1c, 2c, 5c and 10c coins.
- Frank showed us his collection of 50c coins, starting with a 2002 “Outback, the 1982 Brisbane Commonwealth Games, 1977 QE 2 Silver Jubilee, 2006 Melbourne Commonwealth Games, 1995 International Year of the Family, 2001 Australian Federation Coins, Victoria, Northern Territory and South Australia, 2003 Australian Volunteers, 1981 Charles and Diana’s wedding, 2004 Student designed Australian Fauna and 1995 Weary Dunlop.
- Finally, David exhibited his collection of Silver Proof 50c coins and spoke about their characteristics.
David Lowing
