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Coins & banknotes · Adelaide · since 2012

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Bought and sold over the table

We buy and sell old money. Pennies, florins, paper notes, the lot.

Book a time, bring the tin, and we'll put the kettle on.

$1 1954 1943

From the fair table to the viewing room

Bev started Cash Nimbus in 2012 with a folding table at weekend collector fairs around Adelaide, buying pre-decimal tins from families clearing out houses in the eastern suburbs and the Hills. In 2017 the trays moved into an appointment-only viewing room and the posted orders began from the same table, and what is in the trays still changes every week.

What
Australian and world coins, banknotes, and cased mint and proof sets.
Where
Adelaide, South Australia. A viewing room, by appointment.
How
Over the table, or by tracked post anywhere in Australia.
Cost
Appraisal free for up to 30 pieces. Post $14 flat, free over $250.

Six of eighteen · stock changes weekly

From the trays

See all 18 trays
1943

Pre-decimalFine

Penny, 1940s

A tray of mixed dates from the forties, every one readable. Pick your year.

333X10

Pre-decimalMixed dates

Silver threepences, 1950s

Ten little silver threepences in a paper bag, the kind that turned up in Christmas puddings.

$25 bag of ten

Hold it, tray 02
1954

Pre-decimalVery fine

Florin, 1950s

Sharp rims and most of the fine detail still there. Silver repriced on Tuesdays.

1946

Pre-decimalFine

Shilling, 1940s

Worn but honest wartime shillings, just right for filling the gaps in an album.

501966

Decimal coinsCirculated

Round 1966 fifty-cent

The round silver fifty from the first decimal year. Repriced every Tuesday against silver.

1196621966

Decimal coinsUncirculated

1966 one and two cent pair

A matched pair from the first decimal year, still carrying their mint colour.

$22 the pair

Hold it, tray 06

Door one

Buying from us

  • 48 hrsAny piece held on request, no deposit. Just email the tray number.
  • 20%Lay-by deposit, the balance within 8 weeks, no fees.
  • $14Tracked post anywhere in Australia, free over $250, out within 2 working days.
  • CounterPay by cash or bank transfer when you visit.
Browse the trays

Door two

Selling to us

  • FreeAn over-the-table look at up to 30 pieces while you wait, 50 on July Saturdays.
  • $65A written valuation for insurance or an estate, first 50 items, then $1.20 each.
  • 40 kmEstate visits free within 40 km of the city, then $0.90 per km.
  • 70-85%Of our shelf price for good single pieces, offered at the table.
How selling works

The same every year

The year at the table

January
Back behind the table on 6 January, after the summer break.
February
Closed in the second week while every tray gets counted for the stocktake.
April
Closed from Good Friday to Easter Monday.
June
Written valuations needed before 30 June fill fast, so book early; they come back within 7 working days.
July
Valuation Saturdays, every Saturday of the month, with a free over-the-table look at up to 50 pieces.
September
Lay-by opens for Christmas: 20 percent down, 8 weeks to pay, no fees.
November
The last estate visits of the year are booked by 21 November.
December
Last posted orders go out on 16 December; closed from 24 December to 6 January.

Next step

Email a rough count, or the number of the tray you're after, to hello@cashnimbus.com, and we'll find you a time in the viewing room, Tuesday to Saturday.

Book a time