The following products will be available for purchase from us on Thursday June 3rd 2021. If you are interested in any of them please contact us and we will register your interest.
2021 50c Uncirculated Coin – 95th Birthday of HM Queen Elizabeth II RRP $15.00
2021 50c Gold-Plated Fine Silver Proof Coin – 95th Birthday of HM Queen Elizabeth II RRP $95.00
2021 50c Uncirculated Coin – 50th anniversary of the Battle of Long Khanh RRP $10.00
2021 $1 Coloured Uncirculated Two Coin set – Centenary of Ginger Meggs RRP $30.00
2021 1/2oz $1 Coloured Silver Frosted Uncirculated Two-Coin Set – Centenary of Ginger Meggs RRP $130.00
2021 ½ gm $2 Frosted Uncirculated Gold Coin – Mini Koala RRP $85
Australian has a long history of producing enamelled badged for commemorative, celebratory, and fund raising purposes. Australian enamel badges can be found dating from the late 19th century to the modern day. World War 1 through to the 1950’s was really the hey-day of the production for Australian enamelled badged. The most popular types of enamelled badges include sporting, fund-raising, military, and society badges. For example, enamelled regimental badges from the Australian Imperial force of World War 1 are extremely popular and command very high prices. The same can be said of sporting badges from World War 2 and earlier, with (as you’d expect) AFL, Rugby League, and Cricket badges being among the most collectable. If you’re interested in fund-raising badges then generally the higher denomination badges are more collectable and have a higher valued, this is simply because less of the higher denomination badges were sold during.
Australia Day 1917 Gilt with Blue Enamel Badge
Other areas of interest are Australia Day badges, radio club badges, bowling club badges, nurses badges, Red Cross badges, sporting club badges, trades union badges, and RSL badges. Generally the collector base for these types of badges is smaller and the prices for quality items can be less.
When you’re looking at purchasing Australian enamel badges then condition is usually paramount. Ideally all the enamel would be present and there would be no discolouration. If the badge is gilt metal then the gilding would also be fully present and not damaged. The pin and latch on the reverse of the badge should also be fully intact and not too badly bent. Of course you’ll find that base metal badges tend to sell for less than silver badges, and similarly gold badges command the biggest premium. This is a combination of the value of the metal but also the scarcity of the numbers of precious metal enamelled badges that were released.
circa 1917 Australian Children’s Patriotic Fund War Service Badge
If you’re looking for the value of any Australian enamel badges then you could Contact Us or trying searching past auction results on a site like Noble Numismatics.
The Purple Penny Coins deals in an extensive range of Australian and world gold coins. We pay top prices when you want to sell your gold coins and have very competive prices when selling old gold coins. Call us on 0422 977 753 or visit our retail store in Mawson Lakes if you have gold coins to sell or want to buy gold coins.
We Are Gold Coin Buyers
The Purple Penny is always interested in buying gold coins from anywhere in the world. Coins we always like to purchase include Australian and British gold sovereigns and half sovereigns. Top prices are also paid for coins from other countries such as French 20 franc roosters or gold angels, German or Austrian 10 or 20 mark coins, and 10 franc coins from Switzerland. If your gold coin is heavily worn and has no real numismatic value then we will generally pay close to the gold bullion price that your coin contains. Gold coins that are in better condition and have numismatic value will often be purchased for more than the gold value your old gold coin contains.
If you have one or one hundred gold coins to sell then The Purple Penny is always interested in buying.
We Sell Gold Coins
We always have a range of Australian and World Gold coins available for purchase from our online coin shop or from our retail store in Mawson Lakes. The Purple Penny specialises in Australian gold sovereigns and half sovereigns, and 999 gold bullion coins from the Royal Australian Mint or The Perth Mint. Often we have a number of PCGS graded gold coins for you to purchase online or from our shop. Please please call us on 0422 977 753 if there’s ever a gold coin you want to buy and we do not have it in stock. We can always call on our wide network of contacts try to source a coin for you!
We are delighted to announce that Adelaide coin shop in the northern suburb of Mawson Lakes, South Australia will be opening on Wednesday 15th of May 2019. This will be Adelaide’s newest coin shop and we’ll be stocking our full range of Australian pre-decimal coins, world coins, PCGS graded coins, coin errors, and archival safe coin accessories.
We’ll also be buying coins, coin errors, banknotes, medals, medallions, stamps and collections that anyone might want to sell! Just pop in and see us!
