The coins will go on sale at 8:30am this morning, but some keen collectors have been in the queue since yesterday evening.
The Royal Australia n Mint is releasing new commemorative coins to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Australia n television show Countdown .The coins will go on sale at 8:30am this morning, with some keen collectors having been in the queue since last night.The Royal Australia n Mint has released a collectible coin to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the iconic television show Countdown .Hosted by the legendary Molly Meldrum , Countdown first hit small screens around the country in 1974.
He said many would already be aware of the story of Simpson and his donkey, but hoped the coin could help share some of the many other stories about animals in wartime. "We can't make every coin idea that we have, but it's good to have ones that are really successful and really resonate," he explained.
But Mr Gordon said he hoped people would be interested in collecting coins because they had a connection with them and their story instead.Some of those people who wanted the coins so much they queued up at the mint from last night, included Stephen Offnar who had travelled from Armidale, New South Wales.
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