Police allege a women charged with the theft of 63,000 limited edition Bluey coins earlier this year was the getaway driver. The 27-year-old Western Sydney woman is the third person to be arrested for the theft as 40,000 of the missing coins were discovered.
That’s some illicit drugs “street value” bullshit going on there.
https://www.ramint.gov.au/news-media/news/new-release-september-2024-bluey-dollarbucks
They were always meant to be collector coins - not circulated. The plain ones were meant to be the cheapest at $30 for 10.
They are of course valid currency and can be used to buy things. You’d just be mad (or using stolen coins) to do it.
I’m glad I don’t collect things