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The death of  has rocked the world and now Australian lovers of the Monarch are flooding the internet in a bid to grab any memorabilia they can to honour her.<br>Her majesty died overnight aged 96 after 70 years as Queen, leading to a wave of supporters heading to the Royal Australia Mint website to seek out official commemorative coins and memorabilia.<br>      (image:  )    Queen Elizabeth II memorabilia is expected to skyrocket in value following her passing<br>Thanks to high demand for the recently released limited-edition 50-cent commemorative coin to celebrate the Australian Signals Directorate's (ASD) 75th anniversary, visitors to the website have been faced with delays to even access the online shop. <br>Predictably, online auction and sales website eBay is lighting up with new listings featuring Queen Elizabeth memorabilia, collectables and commemorative items - but they come at premium prices.<br>      (image:  )    Visitors had to wait in a queue for the Royal Australian Mint online shop today due to very high demand in the wake of her majesty's death<br>Items up for auction are attracting enormous interest while set-price items are fetching eye-watering prices, like an Australia 2022 50c Cent Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Proof Silver Coin listed for $649.<br>If you are looking for a bargain, Facebook Marketplace might be your best bet.  There are still hundreds of items listed with many more being added following the news of the monarch's passing.<br>  RELATED ARTICLES                  Share this article Share    You can grab items like the Woman's Day Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II souvenir issue for as low as $2, while many items are priced between $10 and $20.<br>However, if you are looking for commemorative coins, you'll need to refresh your page constantly because most of the existing items for sale have been snapped up.<br>      (image:  )    <br>      (image:  )    Queen Elizabeth commemorative coins on eBay today had high price tags, low availability and plenty of interested parties watching on <br>It is a similar story at online classifieds website Gumtree, with a host of affordable collectables flooding the website by the hour because of the sad news.<br>A handful of commemorative coins are available - but none of the really valuable Australia Mint versions, just options that have sat in the classifieds queue for up to two years.<br>      (image:  )    <br>      (image:  )    Facebook Marketplace is the best place for affordable collectables, although commemorative coins are hard to come across and have large price tags<br>Prices had already soared on many commemorative items prior to the Queen's passing because of the Queen's Platinum Jubilee, which honoured her 70 years of wearing the crown this year.<br>For those looking for a collectors piece to remember her majesty by, antiques trader and royal memorabilia collector Ann Parker told the  that coins might not be your best bet.<br>'Mugs and cups tend to be the most sought-after items because of their aesthetic appeal.  However, only pieces kept in pristine condition are collectable,' she said.<br>      (image:  )    Online classifieds site Gumtree has a wide range of collectables but coins are in short supply<br>She said the Spode limited edition loving cup made to celebrate the Queen's silver wedding anniversary in 1972 was one of the most sought-after items of its kind on the market.<br>'The loving cup is a traditional favourite due its elegant design - but over time many break because the two handles that stick out from it are so fragile,' she said.<br>