Category: Products and New Stock

We’ve had a massive shakeup of pricing on The Purple Penny website. Many Australian pre-decimal and most decimal graded coins have come down in price so check out what we have in stock today! Get in quick, particularly with our decimal PCGS graded coins as these were graded when the US dollar exchange rate was better and these prices won’t be repeated anytime soon. Remember we can layby items so contact us and place your order today. Mention “latest news” when you order and receive free postage on your coin order (accessories excluded).

Errors and varieties are one of our specialties and we’ve just listed up a nice selection of decimal and pre-decimal errors and varieties, check the errors and varieties category. Another new addition and one of the first of these to be graded is a British 1957 Die Trial. A MS66 1951 New Zealand Florin is also a stunning coin and a standout in our newly listed items.

We’ve just listed up some quality and high grade world coins including a MS68 South African threepence from 1948. There’s also a gaggle of geese been added to the website including two in MS67, one with an original box and an equal finest MS68. If you’re not familiar, these are the pattern dollars from 1967, not legal tender but highly collectable and keenly sought. Check our newly listed items.

This week we’re running a couple of finest graded eBay auctions. Take a look on our home page for featured products. We also have a bunch of PCGS graded, quality high grade pennies listed. With a submission on it’s way back from PCGS at the moment, be sure to check out our newly listed items now and through the coming month.

We’ve just listed a few quality Australian proclamation coins and they are featured on our home page. The two guilders grade MS65 by NGC are stunning coins with hints of blue toning.

We’ve just received our stock of AL counterstamped 100 years of ANZAC dollar coins. Originally the Mint said that you had to attend the Royal Australian Mint stand during ANZAC Albany celebrations to purchase these coins. Because of this we organised a trooper friend to pick up some coins for us and subsequently they have travelled by road across the country and then halfway back to Adelaide! Then…the Mint advised of a dealer allocation of these coins. But since we aren’t RAM dealers this was the only way we’d secure coins for our customers. We have limited stock and they are proving popular so get in quick!

We have recently negotiated with our 20 pocket coin page supplier to manufacture our pages in a clearer plastic. We hope this new stock meets well with our customers. It’s being sent out from today so all new orders will receive the new-look pages.

We’ve just completed an update to the webshop which includes adding a sold coin archive category so we don’t lose all the lovely coin images once they are sold. As well as this we’ve widened the entire site to allow for an upsize in the photographs displayed. This made us rejig our logo header which you’ll agree showcases some lovely coins, the rainbow obverse from a 1964y halfpenny in PCGS MS66RB and one of our archived sold coins a 1927 Canberra Parliament florin in PCGS MS65+, a stunning blue toned coin. It also adds graded decimal coins which are proving more and more popular to collectors.

The new 2014 Pocket Guide to Australian Coins and Banknotes 21st ed by Greg McDonald arrived yesterday and all those who have pre-purchased please be advised that your order was also shipped yesterday. Please keep an eye on your mailbox soon!

Christmas Specials in the accessory department! Head over to coin collecting supplies for some great Christmas specials.