2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games $2 Coin
The 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games $2 is a circulating $2 coin. Value band: face value. Here is how to recognize it, what makes one worth more and what to check on yours.
- Year
- 2018
- Circulation mintage
- Not published
- Value band
- Face value
- Composition
- Aluminum bronze (92% copper, 6% aluminum, 2% nickel)
Original illustration of the coin's shape and metal. Tap to flip. Not a picture of the actual design.
Face value · Small premium · Collector premium · Significant rarity. We use bands because prices change daily.
What is a 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games $2 worth?
Circulated colored $2 coins like the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games $2 usually change hands close to face value. Complete sets still in their collector cards and coins with unworn color bring a little more.
What would make yours worth more:
- Intact, unworn color
- Uncirculated condition
- Original card or collector folder
For market prices, look at recent sold results for the same coin in the same condition, not asking prices.
Quick answers
- Is the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games $2 rare?
- No. It was made in large numbers, so circulated examples are worth face value.
- How many 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games $2 coins were made?
- The Royal Australian Mint has not published a circulation figure in our source.
- What is the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games $2 made of?
- Aluminum bronze (92% copper, 6% aluminum, 2% nickel). It weighs 6.6 g and measures 20.5 mm.
- Is the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games $2 still legal tender?
- Yes. Every $2 coin, colored commemoratives included, is legal tender in Australia.
Why the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games $2 was made
The 2018 Commonwealth Games were held on the Gold Coast in Queensland in April 2018, bringing athletes from across the Commonwealth to one of Australia's best known holiday strips. It was the fifth time Australia had hosted the Games. The Gold Coast Games were the first major multi-sport event to offer an equal number of medal events for men and women. The Royal Australian Mint marked the event with a set of three colored $2 coins.
The three designs were colored red, green and blue. They reached the public through a supermarket promotion with collectible cards made to hold them. No mintage total has been published. Coming two years after the Rio promotion, the Gold Coast set found a ready audience of families who had already filled Olympic cards and many sets were completed straight from shopping change. Plenty of the coins also slipped into general circulation, where they still turn up with varying amounts of color left. Many collectors kept the three coins with their Rio set as a run of sporting issues.
How to recognize it
Each of the three reverse designs carries one main color: red, green or blue. Together they form the Gold Coast set and the color tells you which of the three you hold. All three are dated 2018 and carry Ian Rank-Broadley's portrait of the Queen, with IRB under the neck, since the switch to Jody Clark's portrait didn't happen until 2019. The coins match every other $2 in size and metal: 20.5 mm, 6.6 g and aluminum bronze. Don't confuse the blue Gold Coast coin with the blue Rio Olympic design, which is dated 2016. The three colors are bold enough to survive moderate wear.
2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games $2 by the numbers
The Royal Australian Mint has not published a circulation figure for the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games $2 in our source, so it cannot be ranked against other $2 coins yet.
It shared 2018 with 4 other circulating $2 coin designs: the Armistice Centenary (1.7 million), the Eternal Flame (3.4 million) and the 2018 Australian $2 (14.6 million).
What to check on your 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games $2
- Confirm the design: Gold Coast Commonwealth Games dated 2018, with the colored panel (Red, Green, Blue).
- Never clean a colored coin. Rubbing or solvents strip the color, which is most of what collectors are paying for.
- Check the edge: Australian $2 coins have interrupted milling, with sections of reeding separated by smooth gaps.
- Weigh it if you are unsure: a genuine $2 coin weighs 6.6 g and is 20.5 mm across.
With no published mintage it's impossible to compare these coins precisely with the others, but they were widely handed out and are not hard to find. Circulated examples with worn color generally trade at face value. A full set of three in its original card is the usual collecting target and can bring a small premium in clean condition. Single coins from change are fine for a type collection. Like every colored $2, they shouldn't be cleaned and coins in cards should be left in place.
Mintage chart
Specifications
| Country | Australia |
|---|---|
| Denomination | 2 dollars |
| Issuer | Royal Australian Mint |
| Year | 2018 |
| Circulation mintage | Not published |
| Composition | Aluminum bronze (92% copper, 6% aluminum, 2% nickel) |
| Weight | 6.6 g |
| Diameter | 20.5 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Edge | Interrupted milling |
| Colors | Red; Green; Blue |
Other 2018 $2 coins
| Coin | Circulation mintage | Value band |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 Australian $2 Coin | 14,600,000 | Face value |
| 2018 Eternal Flame $2 Coin | 3,400,000 | Face value |
| 2018 Invictus Games $2 Coin | – | Face value |
| 2018 Armistice Centenary $2 Coin | 1,700,000 | Small premium |
Frequently asked questions
How many Gold Coast Commonwealth Games $2 coins are there?
There are three colored $2 designs for the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games, in red, green and blue. They were released with collectible cards so people could complete the set of three.
Are the Commonwealth Games $2 coins rare?
Not particularly. No mintage has been published, but they were widely distributed in 2018 and still turn up in change. A complete set in clean condition is the most collectible form.
Mintage figures: Australian two-dollar coin (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0), compiled from Royal Australian Mint figures. How we build these pages.