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2020 Welcome Stranger 2oz Silver Bu Coin
AU$110.00
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Product Code: 20S2227
CELEBRATING 150 YEARS
The Perth Mint is excited to release this Welcome Stranger 2oz Silver Piedfort Bullion Coin marking the 150th anniversary of the discovery of the largest known alluvial gold nugget ever found.
The mammoth Welcome Stranger nugget was uncovered by Cornish miners John Deason and Richard Oates in 1869, near the Victorian goldfields town of Moliagul. Estimated to weigh 72 kilos and containing almost 2,300oz of gold, the Welcome Stranger sold for about 10,000 British pounds, the equivalent of millions of dollars today.
Too large to be weighed on the bank scales, the nugget was cut into three pieces before being smelted. Although no photos were taken of the extraordinary find, several sketches were drawn. It is these sketches that inspired the depiction of the Welcome Stranger by master coin designer Stuart Devlin, which features on the reverse of this extra-thick commemorative bullion release.
No more than 15,000 of the silver coins will be released worldwide.
The mammoth Welcome Stranger nugget was uncovered by Cornish miners John Deason and Richard Oates in 1869, near the Victorian goldfields town of Moliagul. Estimated to weigh 72 kilos and containing almost 2,300oz of gold, the Welcome Stranger sold for about 10,000 British pounds, the equivalent of millions of dollars today.
Too large to be weighed on the bank scales, the nugget was cut into three pieces before being smelted. Although no photos were taken of the extraordinary find, several sketches were drawn. It is these sketches that inspired the depiction of the Welcome Stranger by master coin designer Stuart Devlin, which features on the reverse of this extra-thick commemorative bullion release.
No more than 15,000 of the silver coins will be released worldwide.
AUTHENTICATION FEATURE
This coin includes an authentication feature on the reverse in the form of a micro-laser engraved letter which is only detectable under a magnifying glass. The authentication feature is designed to make it significantly more difficult for the coin to be counterfeited.
PRESENTATION
Each bullion coin is presented in a protective acrylic capsule.
| Precious Metal Content | (Troy oz) | 2.000 |
| Fineness | (% purity) | 99.99 |
| Minimum Gross Weight | (g) | 62.213 |
| Monetary Denomination | (AUD) | 2.00 |
| Maximum Diameter | (mm) | 40.900 |
| Maximum Thickness | (mm) | 6.020 |