It’s probably worth 20 bucks. They’re made from silver and we’re taken out of circulation soon after 1966 because people were melting them and selling the silver for more than 50c.
xtrabeanie on
Been through so many slot machines the edges have worn off.
Such_Bison_9859 on
The first ones, people confused them with 20c. So they changed to the dodecahedron. They are valuable due to their silver content, not so much as collectables, they go up and down wiith the silver market, presently high
8008ytrap on
80% silver, bout 35 AUD right now. Hang onto it.
TheTwinSet02 on
I remember them!
red1223453 on
Can’t comment on the value but I never knew 50 cents used to be round- so I’ve learned new tonight.
gedda800 on
r/australiancoins
Suets on
Got clipped one too many times
theflamingheads on
>In come the dollars and in come the cents
>to replace the pounds and the shillings and the pence.
>Be prepared folks when the coins begin to mix.
>on the 14th of February 1966.
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It’s probably worth 20 bucks. They’re made from silver and we’re taken out of circulation soon after 1966 because people were melting them and selling the silver for more than 50c.
Been through so many slot machines the edges have worn off.
The first ones, people confused them with 20c. So they changed to the dodecahedron. They are valuable due to their silver content, not so much as collectables, they go up and down wiith the silver market, presently high
80% silver, bout 35 AUD right now. Hang onto it.
I remember them!
Can’t comment on the value but I never knew 50 cents used to be round- so I’ve learned new tonight.
r/australiancoins
Got clipped one too many times
>In come the dollars and in come the cents
>to replace the pounds and the shillings and the pence.
>Be prepared folks when the coins begin to mix.
>on the 14th of February 1966.
[Have a listen ](https://youtu.be/7oTDRjyti1s?si=uZ_Ihw2UQv4_k8R8)
Trippy
Someone chewed off the edges