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Coins, bank notes, medallions and dolls were among the treasures on display at the Bendigo Collectables Fair on Saturday.
Attendees made their way through the trestle tables laden with items at the Bendigo Exhibition Centre.
People stopped to chat with dealers or buy items for their own collections.
Coin dealer Chris Varvakis from Bendigo store Sigma Numismatics had a 10 shilling note dating from 1918 on display.
He said such a note was very scarce to find in general, “extremely scarce to find in high grade.”
“In that sort of grade, you’re talking between $14,000 and $15,000,” Mr Varvakis said.
“The note is the second ever issue of our Australian note since federation.”
He said it was uncommon 10 shilling notes of that era were saved.
“They were usually spent and or traded,” he said.
Echuca doll collector Gwyn O’Neill had a small sample of her 400 or more dolls available for purchase.
“All I ever wanted when I was a child was a pony – I didn’t play with dolls,” she said.
“I’m a late bloomer, I got into these later on in life.”
She said the only downside to collecting dolls was that they took up so much space, so she has started selling some.
“I’m hoping to reduce the number to an acceptable level – say half the amount,” Mrs O’Neill said.
Her first doll was a plastic Roddy doll, gifted to her by her parents when she was about nine years old.
“And they gave me a plastic one because I broke everything else,” she said.
“I’ve still got it to this day.”