A Tasmanian detectorist has found a Dutch East Indies 1 duit coin that pre-dates colonisation in the state. While the coin itself is not rare, it's an uncommon find in Tasmania. While the coin won ...

The coin is a copper 1754 Dutch East Indies 1 duit, pre-dating colonisation in the state by almost 50 years (1803). It's one of five coins from the 1700s Mr Crawford has found, but is by far the ...