1970 50 Cent Specimen Captain Cook in Red Presentation Case
This 50 Cent Coin, issued by The Royal Australian Mint is the first is the first commemorative coin of the decimal era. Released in 1970 to celebrate the bicentenary of the navigation of Australia’s east coast by Captain James Cook. The RAM released 554,192 specimens in a red case. The Captain Cook 50 cent coin was finally issued into circulation in 1970, a relatively small number were struck as "specimens", and were sold to collectors in a custom red lucite case. These coins have a much dif