At the Midlands coin fair last week (June 2016), I was lucky enough to see a 2005 Perth Prospector Collection which I thought was fantastic. It was different from the rest and very unusual.
The 2005 Perth Prospector Collection consists of a Gold 1oz Prospector Nugget Coin, a 1905 Perth Mint Sovereign and 1/4oz natural gold nuggets, beautifully packaged in a wooden box.
The set is part of a series of collections that celebrates the discovery of the Welcome Stranger nugget. Found in Victoria in 1869, it is the largest nugget ever found, weighing in at a whopping 2,284oz. At the time it was estimated to be worth £9,381. Today a nugget of that size would fetch about £2.7 million.
The 1oz coin depicts the Welcome Stranger nugget together with some early Australian prospectors and their prospecting techniques. There is some red colours added to the coin. The obverse shows Queen Elizabeth II and is legal tender with a denomination of Aus$100.
The 1905 Sovereign has a ‘P’ mintmark signifying the Perth Mint. The obverse is King Edward VII and the reverse is the classic George and the Dragon by Bernedetto Pistrucci.
Only 150 of these sets were authorised, so the set is probably quite difficult to find. I hadn’t thought about it before but I was told that it’s also difficult to buy gold nuggets.
My thanks to Max Hughes (MJ Hughes Coins) for allowing me to photograph the set. The set was sold at the show.
On eBay UK:
 | 1896 Queen Victoria Old Head - Gold Full Sovereign Coin - 22ct Bullion £ 690.12 |
 | 22CT GOLD FULL SOVEREIGN COIN GEORGE V 1911 £ 623.82 |
 | 22 Ct Gold Half Sovereign Coin George V 1913 London Mint £ 363.72 |
 | 1911 King George V - Full Sovereign Gold Coin - 22ct Bullion - Collectable £ 668.70 |
 | 1913 George V Gold Half Sovereign- Uncirculated £ 328.02 |
 | 1875 Queen Victoria Young Head - Full Gold Sovereign Coin - 22ct Bullion - Rare £ 730.92 |
 | Gold Sovereign Queen Elizabeth 4th Head (1998-2015) £ 669.72 |
 | GOLD DOUBLE SOVEREIGN 22 Carat Bullion Coin 2020 ROYAL MINT £ 1,265.00 |
 | 1 Rand Gold coin. 1968. Same size and weigh as Half Sovereign. 22ct. Proof-like. £ 338.22 |
 | 1927 22ct Gold Full Sovereign Bullion - London Mint - George V £ 751.32 |
 | 1847 Gold Victoria Full Sovereign - Shieldback £ 659.52 |
 | 1959 Full Sovereign British Coin Queen Elizabeth II 22ct Gold £ 659.52 |
 | 1880 Queen Victoria Young head Full Gold Sovereign £ 642.18 |
 | The Coronation of King Charles III 2023 Gold Proof Sovereign Coin Graded PF 70 £ 750.00 |
 | 2025 One Eighth Sovereign 22ct solid rose gold coin - CHARLES III - St George £ 110.96 |
 | 2024 - The Royal Mint - Quarter Gold Sovereign - 22ct carat gold - 1.99g £ 209.76 |
 | 2000 22ct Gold Bullion Half Sovereign By Royal Mint £ 338.22 |
 | 22CT GOLD SOVEREIGN COIN GEORGE V 1913 LONDON MINT £ 669.72 |
 | ROYAL MINT 1999 Gold Proof Sovereign 4 Coin Case & Faux Victoria 1839 Una & Lion £ 29.99 |
 | Lot of Gold Sovereign 10 coins George V,Edward VII different mint some unc £ 8,778.01 |