The Register of Unclaimed Money database was updated earlier this month,and logs 54,000 new unclaimed money notifications totaling almost $12.71 million.
People are being urged to check their change after the mint released three million specially marked $1 coins.
Germans have bought a lot of gold bullion recently,to the delight of the Perth Mint. Did they see a crash coming,or were they just being typical Germans?
A $4 op shop bargain - actually a 17th-century Chinese'libation cup'- sells for $75,640.