Specially marked $1 coins released in a ‘golden ticket’ style competition

... The Royal Australian Mint has release specially marked $1 coins and are running a 'golden ticket' style competition for those who collect all three. Image: Supplied.
... The Royal Australian Mint has release specially marked $1 coins and are running a 'golden ticket' style competition for those who collect all three. Image: Supplied.
... The Royal Australian Mint has release specially marked $1 coins and is running a 'golden ticket' style competition for those who collect all three. Image: Supplied.
… The Royal Australian Mint has release specially marked $1 coins and is running a ‘golden ticket’ style competition for those who collect all three. Image: Supplied.

THE nation’s first ever coin hunt, Australia’s Dollar Discovery, was launched today by the Royal Australian Mint as a fun way to encourage the public, and families in particular, to engage with coin collecting.

Australia’s Dollar Discovery will encourage more families and children to collect, with three million $1 coins marked with the letters A, U and S being released into circulation, providing an opportunity for people to begin their own collections.

Families who collect one of each coin can enter for their chance to win one of eight trips to Canberra where they will stay at Jamala Wildlife Lodge at the National Zoo and Aquarium and get the rare opportunity to mint their very own 1kg pure silver coin.

Royal Australian Mint CEO, Ross MacDiarmid said, “At a time of growing ‘intangibility’, the Royal Australian Mint (the Mint) is delighted to launch a program to encourage a whole new generation of collectors both young and old, who will not only collect these coins but also be reminded of the value of a dollar.

“The need to collect is as old as humanity and transcends time and culture. Australia’s Dollar Discovery is a nationwide treasure hunt that we hope encourages Australians of all ages and from every state and territory to check their change for these special coins,” Mr MacDiarmid said.

Winners will be announced on the 35th anniversary of the $1 coin, May 18, 2019 and the coins are also marked with the number 35.

For more information or to register for Australia’s Dollar Discovery, go to dollardiscovery.com.au