Rare US 1943 copper coin fetches a pretty penny at auction
“What makes this so exciting is that it’s the only time ever in history when the discovery coin for this piece has been available for sale. In other words, this was the first one that was ever found,” said Sarah … Continued
Changes to Australia’s heritage protection law
Australia’s new Underwater Cultural Heritage Act 2018 (Underwater Heritage Act) will come into force on 1 July 2019 and will replace the current Historic Shipwrecks Act 1976 (Historic Shipwrecks Act). The Underwater Heritage Act continues the protection of shipwrecks and … Continued
NAV AGM and Bumper Book Sale
The NAV is kicking off 2019 with its AGM on Friday 15th February at the Celtic Club offices, 420-424 William St., West Melbourne. In addition to election of office bearers, and setting the direction of the Association for the next … Continued
NAA Stokes & Sons Project
The Numismatic Association of Australia (NAA) have started posting details of the dies used by Melbourne based manufacturer Stokes & Sons in the production of value-added tokens. These were struck for a number of clubs and businesses, not just … Continued
New Sponsor & Discount Offer
Victorian based coin dealer COMMCOINAGE is offering members of the NAV and the Melbourne, Geelong and Morwell Numismatic Societies a 5% Discount on all new, non-licenced* Royal Australian Mint and Perth Mint products. The discount code is applied at checkout … Continued
2018 Melbourne Money Expo
On the weekend of the 18th & 19th of August people from all over Victoria (and beyond) descended on the Melbourne Park Function Centre to add to their collections. Collectors of all ages were in attendance and members from the … Continued