Australians have been thrown into crisis over a new set of Bluey coins, with queues forming outside Australia Post and customers claiming the website has crashed.
Australia Post launched the new Bluey coins on Monday following the extremely popular sale of Bluey coloured ‘dollarbucks’ earlier this year.
The new coins feature characters Bluey, Bingo, Mummy and Daddy, Rad and Frisky, Muffin and Socks, and Stripe, Trixie and Nana.
They are available at Australia Post offices and online. Pre-orders are not accepted.
“We’re excited to bring Bluey to the world of collectible coins,” said Australia Post Executive General Manager Retail Josh Bannister.
‘Whether you’re enchanted by Bluey’s adventures or are someone who has enjoyed the show since its inception, these coins are a unique way for fans to connect with the characters they love and celebrate a show that has touched the hearts of families across Australia and beyond.’
The $1 coins are available on individual trading cards for $10 or in ten-coin tubes and binder sets for $29.
Customers who purchase the tube pack will have a one in ten chance of finding a randomly placed Bluey Coin of a rare color.
Australians have been thrown into crisis over a new set of Bluey coins, with queues forming outside Australia Post and customers claiming the website has crashed.
Images from an Australia Post store showed a long queue of families had already begun to form outside the premises as Bluey fever took hold.
Coloured coins featuring Bluey chasing a balloon are also available through the Mint’s online voting system.
Images from an Australia Post store showed a long queue of families had already begun to form outside the shop as Bluey fever took hold.
“A lady just came out with 8 (coins) because ‘she has 8 children,'” wrote one on social media platform X.
Another person shared a photo of five blue coins in their hand and shared their surprise at the size of the tail.
Other Australians tried their luck buying coins online, although some said they encountered technical problems.
“The Auspost site is throwing a 504 error,” wrote one.
“Bluey coins went on sale on Aus post online and the store crashed and has been down for over an hour,” a second person wrote.
Another added: “I just want some Bluey coins.”
Other Australians tried their luck buying coins online, but some said they encountered technical issues.
The $1 coins are available on individual trading cards for $10 or in sets of ten-coin tubes and folders (pictured) for $29.
Australia Post customers have also been encouraged to pay in cash as a number of Bluey coins (pictured) have been mixed in with the retailer’s change.
An Australia Post spokeswoman said the company is working to fix the technical issue.
“Due to unprecedented demand for the Bluey Dollarbuck Limited Edition Coin Collection, our online store is currently down, but please keep checking back as we are working hard to resolve this as soon as possible,” he said.
‘In the meantime, Bluey coins and stamps are available at participating Post Offices across Australia.’
Australia Post customers have been advised to pay in cash as a number of Bluey coins have been mixed in with the retailer’s change.
A Bluey stamp pack containing 12 self-adhesive stamps and a similar large stamp is also available for $1.50.
The new coins differ from the three-piece Bluey collection launched earlier this year because they are not coloured.
While the set sold for $55, its resale value quickly skyrocketed to $375 online.
Coin expert Matthew Thompson of Thompson’s Coins and Collectables explained that the coins were valuable because of their low mintage and colour, combined with the huge popularity of the specimen.
“The colour edition only had 30,000, but the ones being released by Australia Post will have a much larger print run,” he said. Yahoo.
‘(The September releases) aren’t coloured, so they’re not as rare or collectible. But as long as there’s Bluey involved, there’s going to be a lot of demand.’
The new collection follows the arrest of two men who allegedly stole thousands of unreleased Bluey coins from a Sydney warehouse in July.
New South Wales Police have set up Strike Force Bandit to recover the missing 63,000 coins, worth more than $600,000.
A new set of Bluey character coins has been released with some rare coloured coins (pictured) hidden in collector packs.
The new coins feature characters Bluey, Bingo (pictured), Mummy and Daddy, Rad and Frisky, Muffin and Socks, and Stripe, Trixie and Nana.
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