Mr Kandiah said the high value of the coin was 'no surprise ... the opportunity of coming across another rare 50 cent piece. Victorian-based coin dealer, Downies Collectables, recently sold ...

A rare 50 cent coin from the 1980s is worth 80 times its value because only a small number were ever minted. In 1985, only one million 50 cent coins were ever produced, which now sees them fetch ...