Coins and Australia - Two dollars 1966-1988 - Australian banknotes price guide and values

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Two dollars 1966 to 1988 - Price guide and values

Despite reduced attention to representing economic development, Australia's agricultural industries continued their reign as important features on our currency notes, with wool and wheat symbolised on the $2 banknote. 2 dollars John Macarthur (1767-1834) and the wool industry featured on the front of the $2 banknote.

To help you to know the meaning of grades such as G, VG, F, VF, EF, AU, UNC, etc., you can jump to the grading section. View the average prices of certified banknotes sold at auctions.

Johnston-Stone

• Circulated
• Uncirculated
• Specimen

Average prices of certified Two dollars 1966 to 1988 Johnston-Stone sold at auctions

Johnston-Fraser

• Circulated
• Uncirculated

Average prices of certified Two dollars 1966 to 1988 Johnston-Fraser sold at auctions

Phillips-Wheeler

• Circulated
• Uncirculated
• Specimen

Average prices of certified Two dollars 1966 to 1988 Phillips-Wheeler sold at auctions

Knight-Wheeler

• Circulated
• Uncirculated

Average prices of certified Two dollars 1966 to 1988 Knight-Wheeler sold at auctions

Knight-Stone

• Circulated
• Uncirculated

Average prices of certified Two dollars 1966 to 1988 Knight-Stone sold at auctions

Coombs-Wilson

• Circulated
• Uncirculated
• Specimen

Average prices of certified Two dollars 1966 to 1988 Coombs-Wilson sold at auctions

Coombs-Randall

• Circulated
• Uncirculated

Average prices of certified Two dollars 1966 to 1988 Coombs-Randall sold at auctions

Phillips-Randall

• Circulated
• Uncirculated

Average prices of certified Two dollars 1966 to 1988 Phillips-Randall sold at auctions

Varieties and details

Commonwealth

Phillips-Wheeler banknotes of 1972.

Australia

Phillips-Wheeler banknotes of 1974.

Gothic

It refers to the font used for the serial number. Gothic font is narrow compared to the OCRB one.

OCRB

It refers to the font used for the serial number. OCRB (Optical Character Recognition) font is narrow compared to the Gothic one. OCRB function was to facilitate the optical character recognition operations by specific electronic devices. It was accepted as the world standard in 1973.

Thread (center thread and side thread)

Starting in 1974, the Reserve Bank added a metallic security thread down the centre of banknotes as a new security feature. Because the center position is also the place where people fold their banknotes, they used prematurely. This is why the Reserve Bank moved the position of the thread to the side. The location of the thread (a dark line) can easily be found by looking at the banknote with enough lights passing through it.

Star (*)

It refers to the star (pre-decimal) or asterix (decimal) that can be found at the end of the serial number to indicates replacement notes.

You can find known star notes in the registry.

Last update : Thursday, April 3, 2025

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