Collectors turning a pretty penny; It might be 200 years old and a bit the worse for wear but Austra...
Collectors turning a pretty penny; It might be 200 years old and a bit the worse for wear but Australia's first coin, the Holey Dollar, just keeps going up in value. But while some investors burned by shares or property are now turning to coins as an alternative, coin dealers warn that those spectacular returns won't always be repeated
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BELINDA DOWNIE, MD, COINWORKS: The Holey Dollar is Australia's very first coin and it was struck in 1813 under the directions of governor Lachlan Macquarie. BELINDA DOWNIE: I think that's a very gutsy figure that's been set and we'd be delighted if people doubled their money in 10 years. [Neal Woolrich]: While individual coins can attract some eye-...
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Collectors turning a pretty penny; It might be 200 years old and a bit the worse for wear but Australia's first coin, the Holey Dollar, just keeps going up in value. But while some investors burned by shares or property are now turning to coins as an alternative, coin dealers warn that those spectacular returns won't always be repeated
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