The Dump (and the Holey Dollar) are the nation’s first coins, minted in 1813. The coins are national treasures and are revered and sought after by collectors worldwide.

With no access to metal coin blanks to create local currency, Governor Macquarie improvised by acquiring 40,000 Spanish Silver Dollars as a substitute for blanks. To make his new coinage for the colony, he created two coins out of one by cutting a hole in each silver dollar. The holed dollar was over-stamped around the edge of the hole with the date 1813, with the value of 'Five Shillings' for the issuing authority of New South Wales. It became the famous 'Holey Dollar'.

The silver disc that fell out of the hole was not wasted. It was over-stamped with the date 1813 for the issuing authority of New South Wales with the value of 'fifteen pence' and became the equally famous Dump.

Today there are approximately 800 Dumps available to collectors with perhaps 200 held in museums. The best thing about the Dump is that each and every coin is different. No two coins are the same.

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