Australian coin find

[Monty]

I was going through my "treasures" and found an Australian coin of some type. I thought it was a quarter until I cleaned it up. Perhaps some of our members Down Under can tell me its value. It's sightly smaller than a USA quarter and has a picture of Queen Elizabeth II on the front. On the back it has the numeral 10. It is dated 1977 and appears to be made of nickel or a compound of nickel clad. I'm sure it is a common coin and I don't even know where I dug it up or how it got into my collection. Replies appreciated. JIM

 

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[tank]

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[AKiwi]

With the 10 on it........it is a 10 cent piece and yep it is a nickel compound
How it got there ...

 

[Jessejam]

Nice coin, on the reverse is the Lyre bird. your coin is worth about double of the denomination.


Jim

 

[Monty]

Thanks for the info guys! I think it was a coin I got from the chips of a playground but not positive. Probably brought to school for show and tell? JIM