ROYAL AUSTRALIAN MINT UNCIRCULATED COIN COLLECTION - 1985 AND 1986 MINT SETS

A COMPREHENSIVE COLLECTION OF ROYAL AUSTRALIAN MINT UNCIRCULATED COIN SETS SPANNING 1985 AND 1986, REPRESENTING THE DECIMAL CURRENCY COINAGE OF AUSTRALIA DURING THIS PERIOD. THIS LOT COMPRISES MULTIPLE MINT SETS IN ORIGINAL PRESENTATION PACKAGING, INCLUDING BOTH OBVERSE AND REVERSE SPECIMENS.

COLLECTION CONTENTS:
THE 1985 SETS FEATURE THE STANDARD UNCIRCULATED COIN COLLECTION IN GREEN PRESENTATION CASES, CONTAINING THE COMPLETE RANGE OF AUSTRALIAN DECIMAL DENOMINATIONS. THE 1986 SETS INCLUDE THE INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF PEACE COMMEMORATIVE ISSUE IN RED PRESENTATION PACKAGING, FEATURING THE DISTINCTIVE PEACE-THEMED REVERSE DESIGN WITH OLIVE BRANCH MOTIF.

SPECIFICATIONS:
- 1985 MINT SETS: MULTIPLE EXAMPLES IN ORIGINAL GREEN CARDBOARD CASES WITH PROTECTIVE CAPSULES
- 1986 MINT SETS: INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF PEACE COLLECTION IN RED PRESENTATION CASES
- DENOMINATIONS: COMPLETE SETS INCLUDING 1 CENT, 2 CENT, 5 CENT, 10 CENT, 20 CENT, 50 CENT, $1, AND $2 COINS
- ALLOYS: BRONZE (1C, 2C), CUPRO-NICKEL (5C, 10C, 20C, 50C), ALUMINIUM-BRONZE ($1, $2)
- CONDITION: UNCIRCULATED, ORIGINAL MINT LUSTRE PRESERVED

PROVENANCE AND DOCUMENTATION:
ACCOMPANIED BY ORIGINAL ROYAL AUSTRALIAN MINT DOCUMENTATION INCLUDING SPECIFICATION SHEETS DETAILING COIN COMPOSITIONS, NOMINAL MASSES, AND NOMINAL DIAMETERS. COLLECTOR GOLD COIN INFORMATION SHEETS PRESENT WITH DETAILED NUMISMATIC SPECIFICATIONS. INCLUDES REFERENCE MATERIALS DESCRIBING THE AUSTRALIAN FAUNA FEATURED ON THE REVERSE OF EACH DENOMINATION.

CONDITION ASSESSMENT:
ALL COINS REMAIN IN UNCIRCULATED CONDITION WITH ORIGINAL SURFACE CHARACTERISTICS INTACT. CAPSULES SHOW NO SIGNS OF TAMPERING OR REMOVAL. PACKAGING DEMONSTRATES MINOR AGE-RELATED WEAR TO CARDBOARD EDGES AND SURFACES, CONSISTENT WITH CAREFUL STORAGE OVER FOUR DECADES. NO RESTORATION OR CLEANING EVIDENT. THE COLLECTION REPRESENTS AN EXCELLENT EXAMPLE OF ROYAL AUSTRALIAN MINT PRODUCTION STANDARDS FROM THIS PERIOD.

HISTORICAL CONTEXT:
THESE MINT SETS REPRESENT THE STANDARD CIRCULATION COINAGE OF AUSTRALIA DURING THE MID-1980S, PRODUCED AT THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN MINT FACILITY IN CANBERRA. THE 1986 INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF PEACE ISSUE IS PARTICULARLY NOTABLE AS A COMMEMORATIVE RELEASE, FEATURING SPECIALLY DESIGNED REVERSE IMAGERY DISTINCT FROM REGULAR CIRCULATION COINS. BOTH YEARS SHOWCASE THE HIGH-QUALITY PRODUCTION STANDARDS MAINTAINED BY THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN MINT FOR NUMISMATIC COLLECTORS.

COLLECTOR APPEAL:
THIS COLLECTION APPEALS TO AUSTRALIAN NUMISMATISTS, DECIMAL CURRENCY SPECIALISTS, AND COLLECTORS OF MINT SETS FROM THE 1980S PERIOD. THE COMBINATION OF STANDARD UNCIRCULATED SETS WITH THE COMMEMORATIVE 1986 INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF PEACE ISSUE PROVIDES BOTH COMPLETENESS AND THEMATIC INTEREST. ORIGINAL PACKAGING AND DOCUMENTATION ENHANCE THE COLLECTIBLE VALUE AND PROVENANCE OF THE LOT.

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