Rush to buy Bluey coins crashes Australia Post website

Ardent coin collectors and fans of the little blue dog scrambled for release of dollarbucks' on Monday morning

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The little blue dog is up to mischief again. Such is Bluey's astronomical popularity, the world's best-loved blue heeler temporarily crashed Australia Post's website with demand for her dollarbucks".

Ardent numismatists and fans of cartoon dogs scrambled for the release of the Bluey collectible coins, released on Monday morning. Australia Post has issued 10 $1 coins featuring illustrations of Bluey, her sister Bingo and their family and friends.