00:00It's a New Year's Day tradition that always draws a crowd, and today has been no exception.
00:08Several hundred people have showed up at the mint this morning for a chance to get their hands on one of the first 100 coins minted in 2026.
00:16Because of Australia's geographical location, they're actually the first coins minted anywhere in the world.
00:23A barrel draw was held to avoid people camping out, but it didn't stop the first coin enthusiasts from showing up at a quarter to three this morning.
00:32Well, the chance and then potentially the experience of minting that very first coin of the year in the world would be really cool.
00:39Yeah, and to get the certificate to go with it, number one. Everyone wants number one, right?
00:45Ultimately, it was a lucky eight-year-old Melbourne boy who got to stamp the first coin of 2026.
00:51By his own admission, he's no coin collector. He just happened to be on holidays in Canberra and visited the mint yesterday, where he found out about the barrel draw.
01:00Now he's taken home the coin in a special box and a certificate of authenticity.
01:06I'm very surprised and very unprepared and can't believe he actually won it.
01:12I think he should put it on his special display shelf and keep it there to show people when they come over.
01:17This year's coin marks 60 years of decimal currency in Australia and its design incorporates animals from the original currency.
01:26So for coin collectors, today is less like New Year's Day and more like Christmas.
01:30I think it's a little bit more like Christmas.
01:31I think it's a little bit more like Christmas.
01:32I think it's a little bit more like Christmas.
01:33I think it's a little bit more like Christmas.
01:34I think it's a little bit more like Christmas.
01:35I think it's a little bit more like Christmas.
01:36I think it's a little bit more like Christmas.
01:37I think it's a little bit more like Christmas.
01:38I think it's a little bit more like Christmas.
01:39I think it's a little bit more like Christmas.
01:40I think it's a little bit more like Christmas.
01:41I think it's a little bit more like Christmas.
01:42I think it's a little bit more like Christmas.
01:43I think it's a little bit more like Christmas.
01:44I think it's a little bit more like Christmas.
01:45I think it's a little bit more like Christmas.
01:46I think it's a little bit more like Christmas.
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