Royal Australian Mint Launches Massive Treasure Hunt

To celebrate the 35th anniversary of the Australian $1 coin the Royal Australian Mint launched the nation’s first ever coin hunt.

The ‘Australia’s Dollar Discovery’ aims to encourage more families and children to collect coins, with three million $1 coins marked with the letters A, U and S hidden beneath the kangaroo being released into circulation.

Families who collect one of each coin can enter a competition 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 one kilogram pure silver coin.

Simply collect the $1 coins specially marked with the number ‘35’ and either the letter A, U or S for your chance to win. There are over 1 million of each letter in circulation, so get hunting, and register on the Australian Dollar Discovery website.

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Winners will be announced on the 35th anniversary of the $1 coin, 14 May 2019.

“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,” says Ross MacDiarmid, CEO of the Royal Australian Mint.

More details here

Happy hunting people!

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25 Comments

- - mom129591 said
  - 03 Jul 2019
    11:02 pm
That’s cool. I like it when they do things like this.

- - Kate Sander said
  - 28 Apr 2019
    7:34 pm
Still got some time to find them and I love coin collecting. It is a great hobby i love so i hope i find the coins needed to enter.

- - country chick said
  - 22 Apr 2019
    9:18 pm
This is fun, wish I found some

- - LuckyMum said
  - 22 Apr 2019
    9:13 pm
I have collected a few! Fingers crossed!!

- - AmbieBambi said
  - 27 Mar 2019
    8:28 pm
Had no idea about this!!
Will have to start searching.. intact I have a 1 dollar coin in my wallet now. Shall have to go check it.

- - mom81879 said
  - 14 Mar 2019
    9:53 am
Oh no, I forgot all about This :,( Now it’s nearly finished! I’m going to get onto it asap tho

- - lspew said
  - 13 Mar 2019
    4:34 pm
I did not even know about this competition. Has it been advertised anywhere other then on here?

- - mom114371 said
  - 10 Mar 2019
    10:10 pm
I’ve collected a few of these coins. Had no idea there was a competition

- - mom101628 said
  - 13 Feb 2019
    11:26 pm
Sounds like a lot more people will use cash while this competition is on instead of their credit card.

- - mom111059 said
  - 28 Jan 2019
    6:53 pm
I’ve been looking but unable to find one yet.

- - Blossom said
  - 27 Jan 2019
    3:48 pm
I wonder how many are still at the mint in storage or at a bank and not been released yet

- - mom93821 said
  - 26 Jan 2019
    7:12 am
Such an exciting treasure hunt for everyone in the family! We will keep our eyes open!

- - mom101628 said
  - 26 Jan 2019
    12:06 am
Wow – I’ll definitely be checking my $1 coins – hopefully I’ll get a lot of them soon. Usually I get $2 coins in my change.

- - MrsA said
  - 25 Jan 2019
    9:22 pm
Will have to remember to check!

- - Ellen said
  - 25 Jan 2019
    7:54 am
Nice !

- - mom265671 said
  - 25 Jan 2019
    12:27 am
Oh wow excited to find these

- - Mum2archer said
  - 24 Jan 2019
    9:10 pm
I have found a couple of sets. Just look for the super shiny coins!!
- mom93821 replied
  
  28 Jan 2019 , 6:10 pm
  Well done! We have not found any!
- - BellaB said
  - 24 Jan 2019
    7:11 pm
I’ll try to remember to check my coins!

- - nealsq said
  - 24 Jan 2019
    5:22 pm
A friend of mine found all three!

- - youngoldlady said
  - 24 Jan 2019
    2:33 pm
Still yet to see any of these coins in real life will keep checking.