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You might think its a rare and valuable book but dont know where to find its value. Although rare, coins like the australian 1930 penny and, as we mentioned before, the 2000 mule are worth more than their weight in gold to serious coin collectors. Well, this section on mugglenet will explain all the intricacies associated with the rare harry potter books, from the first editions to the misprints and covers associated with each. Berkelouw books is australias largest rare and antiquarian bookdealer. Price if prices have been found and the book is in reasonable condition, these prices are indicative only, and do not mean that the book has that specific value, only that similar copies have sold for that or similar prices at a certain source. Coins and australia australian coins price guide, value. Country australia type common coin years 19661984 value 1 cent 0. This selection ranges from 1917 to 1969, and really is. In 1865, printers ran one sheet each of the western australian 4d stamp in carmine. Do you have an old or antiquarian book and would like to know its value. Book collecting is the collecting of books, including seeking, locating, acquiring, organizing, cataloging, displaying, storing, and maintaining whatever books are of interest to a given collector. We will say that the golden age begins in 1938 and ends in 1956, when the silver age began. If you really need a documented estimate of a books value for probate or insurance purposes then visit your local rare bookshop and pay for a formal appraisal. This is particularly the case with australian exploration.