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.
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