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:
 | 2002 Queen Elizabeth II Full Sovereign 22ct Gold £ 770.00 |
 | Bullion Gold Half Sovereign Best Value £ 408.11 |
 | 1912 Half Sovereign Gold Coin, George V, 22 CT gold £ 389.20 |
 | 1963 Full Gold Bullion Sovereign. £ 802.30 |
 | Gold Half Sovereign Coin 22ct Edward VII 1906 VGC £ 414.70 |
 | 1824 George IV Full Gold Sovereign Coin £ 1,179.70 |
 | Great Britain George V 1912 Gold Sovereign Coin 0.917 Fine Uncertified Ungraded £ 786.51 |
 | 1959 Full Sovereign British Coin Queen Elizabeth II 22ct Gold £ 836.60 |
 | 1900 Full Sovereign Queen Victoria Veiled Head 22ct Gold Coin Old Head £ 822.70 |
 | 1917-C King George V Gold Sovereign (Ottawa / Canada) £ 1,325.00 |
 | 1982 Half Gold Sovereign 22ct Elizabeth II Coin – Excellent Condition £ 445.30 |
 | 1902 Half Sovereign - Edward VII - 22ct Gold 3.994 g * £ 414.70 |
 | Gold Sovereign Best Value Gold Coin £ 803.97 |
 | 2001 Gold Half Sovereign MS65 Britain Uncirculated - 22ct Gold 4 gm £ 567.70 |
 | 375 9ct REAL Yellow Gold Saint George Sovereign Ring 18mm Coin - Size Q £ 358.80 |
 | Gold Sovereign Tester Tool Kit - Full, Half & Qtr Coins - Same Day Despatch! £ 19.95 |
 | Year 1888 Full Gold Sovereign Coin 22ct £ 822.70 |
 | 22ct Gold Full Sovereign 1892 Queen Victoria £ 843.10 |
 | Gold Sovereign - aUNC - 1925 London King George V British Gold Coin 22ct 8g £ 1,158.00 |
 | 1875 Queen Victoria Young Head Gold Sovereign (Sydney) £ 919.60 |