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:
 | QUEEN ELIZIBETH II 2015 PROOF 22ct GOLD FULL SOVEREIGN - ORIGINAL ROYAL MINT BOX £ 798.20 |
 | 1962 Full Gold Sovereign £ 781.87 |
 | Edward VII - 1906 Gold Sovereign AU-58 £ 746.18 |
 | 2005 Full Gold Sovereign Special Design in Luxury Case Uncirculated £ 770.66 |
 | 1982 Half Gold Sovereign Coin £ 381.02 |
 | 2021 Gold Bullion Full Sovereign Queen Elizabeth II 22ct Gold Coin £ 781.88 |
 | 5 FULL SOVEREIGN King George V Gold Bullion Coins 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1915 £ 3,831.68 |
 | 22ct Gold Sovereign 1918 - George V Mounted in 9ct gold mount £ 1,026.67 |
 | 2000 Gold Proof Half sovereign with Box and COA £ 419.78 |
 | Royal Mint UK GOLD PROOF SOVEREIGN 1979 to 2025 - Choose your year £ 845.00 |
 | 2025 Anniversary Of The United Kingdom 1g Gold Sovereign Coin £ 120.23 |
 | 1967 Queen Elizabeth II Full Gold Sovereign 22k Nice Example #2 £ 799.00 |
 | 1982 Gold Proof Half sovereign with Box and COA £ 419.78 |
 | gold sovereign £ 873.68 |
 | Solid Gold Coin 22ct One Eighth Sovereign - Anniversary Of The United Kingdom £ 135.00 |
 | Gold Sovereign Series £ 34.24 |
 | 2013 Gold Full Sovereign - Elizabeth II Fourth Head Uncirculated from RM tube £ 843.07 |
 | 1926 SA George V Gold Sovereign - South Africa mint - Sigma tested £ 761.47 |
 | 1982 Yellow Gold Half Sovereign Coin Pendant - 6.6g £ 571.20 |
 | 375 9ct REAL Yellow Gold Saint George Sovereign Ring 18mm Coin - Size T £ 279.00 |