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:
 | 1907 Gold Sovereign Coin Edward VII £ 822.70 |
 | 2025 Gold Proof Full Sovereign – Royal Mint – Complete with COA & Box £ 1,077.70 |
 | 5x Quarter Sovereign Gold Coin 22ct Gold Mixed Dates £ 1,178.68 |
 | 2024 King Charles III Gold Sovereign Coin 22ct 7.98g Royal Mint Bullion Sealed. £ 860.00 |
 | 1914 Half Sovereign Gold Bullion Coin - George V - 22ct - 3.99g £ 499.99 |
 | 1900 Queen Victoria Veiled Head Half Gold Sovereign Coin 4g £ 449.90 |
 | 1911 George v Full Sovereign Gold Coin, 22ct £ 913.78 |
 | 1912 King George V Gold Full Sovereign £ 892.88 |
 | 1887 Queen Victoria Jubilee 22ct Gold Full Sovereign Coin with COA £ 924.70 |
 | 1820 George III Full Gold Sovereign Coin £ 1,791.70 |
 | 22ct gold 1/2 sovereign 1865 queen Victoria young head £ 542.20 |
 | 22ct half gold sovereign coins £ 1,299.00 |
 | Royal Mint London 1914 King George v half Sovereign Gold Coin 22ct 7.98g £ 822.70 |
 | 2018 GOLD PROOF Half Sovereign Royal Mint BOXED & COA No. 0696 £ 549.00 |
 | 9ct Yellow Gold Full Sovereign Plain Pendant Mount 9ct Gold Coin Mount £ 180.88 |
 | 1894 Queen Victoria Old ‘Veiled’ Head Australian 22ct Gold Full Sovereign £ 862.48 |
 | 22ct half gold sovereign coins £ 1,100.00 |
 | 2013 Full Sovereign Gold Bullion, 22ct Uncirculated, CGT free, sensor tested. £ 873.70 |
 | Queen Elizabeth 11 Sovereign Proof 2016 22ct Full Gold Coin £ 1,230.70 |
 | 18ct Gold Plated full sovereign mount ring and george and dragon coin. £ 24.62 |