I have been involved in Numismatics for many years, initially starting in 1988 with precious metals refining, and casting gold and silver coins with the Perth Mint. Following this, I worked with one of Australia’s largest and most reputable Numismatic organisations for several years.
Starting the Southern Cross Coins business in 2003, I am a long-standing member of the Australian Numismatic Dealers Association (ANDA). Additionally, I am an Authorised Distributor for the Royal Australian Mint.
I look forward to the opportunity to do business with you either over the web, the phone, or in person at the retail outlet.
Abacus Auctions is a Melbourne-based auction house dedicated to offering our clients a wide variety of Stamps, Postal History, Picture Postcards, Coins, Banknotes, Militaria, Sporting Memorabilia and associated Collectables such as Documents, Maps and Ephemera through our regular Public Auctions. Our Specialists Gary Watson, Michael Eastick, Nick Anning, Max Williamson and Torsten Weller between them have over 150 years industry experience and are recognised experts in their respective fields.
Collectable Banknotes Australia is member of ANDA, Australasia’s professional numismatic body, and strives to provide you with banknotes of superb quality, along with unrivalled customer service and complete satisfaction in all of your dealings with us. We guarantee our grading…so much so that we give you Australia’s BEST banknote guarantee!
Our specialty is in First and Last Prefix notes, in Pre-Decimal, Decimal Paper and Polymer.
The Coinworks team works hand-in-hand with clients advising them how to get the best value out of the market, while at the same time satisfying their prime reasons for purchase. Those reasons may be hard-nosed ones, based on an investment strategy, or purely emotional ones.
The great thing about the rare coin and banknote industry is that it can offer both.
Coinworks has worked with leading Australian companies and organisations in our quest to promote and support the industry. Our most recent foray was in 2019 in a joint partnership with the Royal Australian Mint Canberra to stage an Exhibition that honoured the nation’s first coins, the Holey Dollar and Dump, the “All That Is Holey” Exhibition. We have also collaborated with the Macquarie Group in 2013 and the ANZ Bank in 2007 to stage major numismatic exhibitions.
What we do at Australian Rare Coins & Notes
We actively buy and sell Australian pre-decimal coins. Specifically, Florins, Shillings, Sixpences, Threepences and copper pennies and halfpennies, including the rare and iconic 1930 Penny and 1923 Halfpenny.
In terms of gold, we trade in Australian gold sovereigns and half sovereigns at all quality levels, from bullion grade upwards.
We also enthusiastically buy and sell pre-decimal and decimal banknotes graded Fine through to Uncirculated.
Bullion grade gold and silver is also welcomed, including Australia’s first decimal fifty cent coin, the 1966 silver round 50c.
We also sell Royal Australian Mint products.
Max was a stamp dealer for over 75 years. When he began stamp dealing at 17, he was the main provider for his family. Remarkably, Max continued to operate his business throughout most of World War II. After escaping the final deportation of Slovaskia’s Jews in October 1944, Max went into hiding with others and following their discovery early in 1945, Max was sent to Sachsenhausen concentration camp near Berlin. When the War ended, Max had survived a death march from Berlin towards Hamburg.
Max re-established a stamp business in Bratislava in 1945, but the Communists takeover of Czechoslovakia three years later made it impossible for him to continue. Escaping with his wife Eva, they made their way to Australia. He set up a stamp dealer business in 1950, opening a shop in Melbourne close to his present location in Port Philip Arcade, off Flinders Street. Max Stern’s career nurtured generations of collector
Watermans Coins is a foundation member of the ANDA and was established in Melbourne during the 1980’s. The principle of the business Steele Waterman is the current secretary and past president of the ANDA. Steele regularly attends all ANDA fairs throughout Australia as well as rural fairs in country towns such as Ballarat, Bendigo, Geelong and Shepparton and Warragul .
In addition Steele conducts a monthly coin fair at the Moonee Ponds Community Hall in Kellaway Av Moonee Ponds on the lst Sunday of each calendar month. On the 3rd Sunday of the month Steele can be found at the Coin and Stamp fair in Mary St Clayton.
Watermans coins and banknotes carry one of the most comprehensive coin and banknote inventory within Australia to each fair, we are experienced and familiar with all Australian Coins and Banknotes as well world coins and banknotes War Medal and Historical medallions, cigarette cards and other related items.
As a long establish business we have experience in evaluating collections or individual items with the offer to buy if the owner is interested in selling. WE offer immediate cash settlement if required and we are happy to come to you to carry out these evaluations
VST Australia was formed in 1964 by Ernest Weiner and has been one of the leading wholesalers, publishers and manufactures of stamp and coin albums and accessories nationwide. After Ernest Weiner’s recent retirement, VST Australia was acquired by VST Australia. We are proudly 100% Australian owned and are a growing distribution company that places emphasis on excellence and personal service. We can deliver products in a timely manner throughout Australia to the Philatelic and Numismatists market.
We are a small company that thrives on customer service and we also enjoy bringing the joys of coin collecting to so many people. Whether you are a one of buyer for that special occasion or a serious collector we are here to assist you. We are proud of our next day shipping if the coin is in stock it will be shipped the next day if the order is placed before 10:00pm the previous night.