Queen Elizabeth II’s passing has shocked the whole globe, and now Australian fans of the monarch are scouring the internet for whatever souvenirs they can find to honour her.
After serving as Queen for 70 years, Her Majesty passed away suddenly at the age of 96, sending a flood of admirers to the Royal Australia Mint website to order official commemorative coins and mementos.
Visitors to the website have experienced difficulties in trying to enter the online store due to the great demand for the newly launched, limited-edition 50-cent commemorative coin to honour the Australian Signals Directorate’s (ASD) 75th anniversary.
As expected, the online auction and sales site eBay is exploding with fresh ads for memorabilia, collectibles, and commemorative goods related to Queen Elizabeth, but many are quite expensive.
Goods that have a predetermined price are fetching eye-watering prices, such as an Australia 2022 50c Cent Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Proof Silver Coin advertised for $649, while items that are up for auction are drawing great attention.
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While many goods are priced between $10 and $20, you can pick up items like the Woman’s Day Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II commemorative issue for as little as $2.
However, if you’re seeking for commemorative coins, you’ll need to keep refreshing your website since the majority of the available stock has already been purchased.
Similar events are taking place at the internet marketplace Gumtree, where a variety of reasonably priced collectibles are pouring in by the hour as a result of the terrible news.
Only alternatives that have been in the classifieds queue for up to two years are available; none of the extremely expensive Australia Mint commemorative coins are.
The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, which celebrated her 70 years as monarch this year, caused prices on many commemorative items to skyrocket even before the Queen passed away.
Ann Parker, an antiques merchant and collector of royal memorabilia, told the Mail that coins may not be the ideal option for anyone searching for a collectible item to remember her majesty by.
The most popular products are often mugs and cups due to their visual appeal. Only those preserved in excellent condition, nevertheless, are collectible, she said.
She said that one of the most sought-after products of its sort on the market was the Spode limited edition love cup created to commemorate the Queen’s silver wedding anniversary in 1972.
The two handles that protrude out from the love cup’s delicate shape make it a classic favourite, but because to their fragility, many of them shatter with time, she said.