Australian Police Recover More Than 40,000 Stolen Bluey Coins

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Australian police recovered more than 40,000 limited edition coins with characters from the children’s show Bluey on October 29, after they were stolen from a Sydney warehouse earlier this year.

According to New South Wales Police, officers received a call on July 12, 2024, saying a large amount of currency had been stolen from a warehouse in Wetherill Park.

Officers arrived and were told that 63,000 unreleased limited edition Bluey $1 coins –- produced by the Australian Mint –- had been stolen.

Three people have been charged for their alleged involvement in the theft.

On Tuesday, detectives executed a search warrant at a self-storage facility in in the Sydney suburb of Wentworthville.

During the search, detectives located numerous Royal Australian Mint bags containing a total of $40,061 ($26,318 USD) worth of Bluey coins. Credit: New South Wales Police via Storyful