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1988 AUSTRALIAN NUGGET .999 GOLD COIN SET-PROOF-W/COA
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1988 AUSTRALIAN NUGGET BICENTENNIAL PROOF ISSUE SET OF FOUR (4) GOLD COINS _________________ ALL COINS ARE UNCIRCULATED NEVER REMOVED FROM ORIGINAL PLASTIC CAPSULES _____________________ Comes with COA (Certificate of Authenticity) _____________________ .999 Fine Gold ~ 1.85 TROY OUNCES ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ WITH GOLD PRICES GOING THROUGH THE ROOF AND EXPECTED TO KEEP RISING, THESE RARE AND BEAUTIFUL COINS COMMEMORATING AUSTRALIA'S BICENTENNIAL SHOULD BE A PART OF EVERY SERIOUS COIN COLLECTION! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ These Beautiful Coins Are Housed in a Handsome Wooden Presentation Case Inscribed in Gold Lettering "The Australian Nugget/Bicentennial Proof Issue" .Case Has a Slide Out Base With a Felt Covered Cork Insert for Each Coin.It Contains Four Coins With the Values of $100, $50, $25, and $15.Protected With Original Paper Sleeve Which is Then Encased in Another Styrofoam Packing Sleeve * Coins Were Never Removed From Their Plastic Capsules * No More Than 10,000 of Each of the Four Denominated Coins in the Proof Issue of The Australian Nugget Series (1oz, 1/2oz, 1/4oz, 1/10oz) Were Minted by the Perth Mint in 1988. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ COINS COMPRISING THE SET: "Pride of Australia" ~ 1oz. Fine Gold"Welcome" ~ 1/2oz. Fine Gold"Ruby Well" ~ 1/4oz. Fine Gold"Jubilee" ~ 1/10oz. Fine Gold~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Since there is no return for this item, before bidding, please ask any questions if you need more information about this item. PayPal payment is expected within two days of end of auction. If expedited shipping is chosen, immediate Paypal payment is required. *A Brief Background History of THE P ROOF I SSUES O F T HE A USTRALIAN N UGGETThe 1988 Bicentennial Proof Issue is the third in this unprecedented series of pure gold coins. (Because it celebrates Australia's Bicentennial and has a lower mintage, THE 1988 BICENTENNIAL is the most desirable of the three Nugget Set Issues.) The series created a unique and permanent form of "catalogue" of twelve of the most famous, distinctive and largest nuggets found in Australia, the discoveries of which have been so significant in its history.The 1986 Proof Issue included: (1oz) 'Welcome Stranger' depicting a Victoria, 1869 nugget(1/2oz) 'Hand of Faith' depicting a Victoria, 1980 nugget(1/4oz) 'Golden Eagle' depicting a Western Australia, 1931 nugget(1/10oz) 'Little Hero' depicting a Western Australia, 1890 nugget(No more than 15,000 of these were minted.)The 1987 Proof Issue included: (1oz) 'Poseidon' depicting a Victoria, 1906 nugget(1/2oz) 'Bobby Dazzler' depicting a Western Australia, 1899 nugget(1/4oz) 'Father's Day' depicting a New South Wales, 1979 nugget(1/10oz) 'Golden Aussie' depicting a Western Australia, 1980 nugget(No more than 15,000 of these were minted.)The 1988 Proof Issue included: (You are only bidding on this set.) (1oz) 'Pride of Australia' depicting a Victoria, 1981 nugget(1/2oz) 'Welcome' depicting a Victoria, 1858 nugget(1/4oz) 'Ruby Well' depicting a Western Australia, 1913 nugget(1/10oz) 'Jubilee' depicting a New South Wales, 1887 nugget(No more than 10,000 of these were minted.) Unlike the mass-produced bullion Nuggets, the designs of which do not change, the coins in each year's Proof Issue of the Australian Nugget depict a complete new set of nuggets. At the time, Proof Nuggets were the only proof gold coins in the world to change the design of all coins in each new issue. Each year's Proof Issue is therefore unique and, in turn, part of a unique series. ~~~~~~ Starting in 1989, the nugget ...
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