2003 $1 Holey Dollar and Dump Silver Proof Coin $2 Mylar The sociable

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2003 $1 Holey Dollar and Dump Silver Proof Coin $2 Mylar The sociableThis coin celebrates one of Australias earliest and most intriguing forms of currency the Holey Dollar and Dump. Originating in 1813, these unusual coins were struck to redress a chronic shortage of coinage in the fledgling colony of New South Wales. Governor Lachlan Macquarie ordered the centres of 40,000 Spanish dollars be punched out and both the outer ring and displaced plug counter stamped with new denominations. The resulting coins proved a