A 16-year-old boy has camped out for a week, even sleeping rough on Christmas Day, to ensure he was first to line to collect the first evercoin of 2016.

For the fourth year in a row, Sydney coin enthusiast Harley Russo has had the honour of striking the first coin of the year after camping outside the Royal Australian Mint in Canberra.

The teen is always so determined to collect the first coin of the year he has even refused an offer of $3500 to give up his prime position in the queue, according to ABC.

It is a strategic move from the young man, as the first coin of the year is a valuable asset and Harley hopes one day his coins will be worth enough he can place a deposit on a house, according to the Canberra Times.

However, it was a close call this year and Harley almost missed the prized first coin. He claims another eager coin fan arrived just 20 minutes after the teen took his place outside the Mint on Christmas Day - narrowly missing out on first place in the queue.

Harley is a third generation coin collector has been an avid coin fan since he first saw his grandfather's collection when he was around nine years old.

Australia is the first country to press the new coin of the year due to the time zone.

To read the complete article, see:
Teenager sleeps rough on Christmas Day and camps out all week at Royal Australian Mint just so he can collect the first coin of the year - for the fourth year in a row (www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3381061/Teenager-sleeps-rough-Christmas-Day-camps-week-Royal-Australian-Mint-just-collect-coin-year-fourth-year-row.html)

To read the Canberra Times article, see:
Harley Russo camps outside Mint for a week and knocks back offers for first coin (www.canberratimes.com.au/act-news/harley-russo-camps-outside-mint-for-a-week-and-knocks-back-offers-for-first-coin-20151230-glwo35.html)

To read the earlier E-Sylum articles, see:
TEENAGER CAMPS OUT TO BE FIRST AT ROYAL AUSTRALIAN MINT SALE (www.coinbooks.org/esylum_v16n01a27.html)
TEENAGER FIRST AGAIN AT ROYAL AUSTRALIAN MINT IN 2014 (www.coinbooks.org/esylum_v17n01a33.html)