{"product_id":"2020-1-eureka-australia-s-gold-rush-silver-proof-selectively-gold-plated-c-mintmark-coin","title":"2020 $1 Eureka ! Australia's Gold Rush Silver Proof Selectively Gold Plated 'C' Mintmark Coin","description":"\u003cp\u003e2020 $1 Eureka ! Australia's Gold Rush Silver Proof Selectively Gold Plated C Mintmark Coin\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe discovery of gold in Australia set off a wild chain of events that ultimately led to Federation and the development of modern Australia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAmong the many stories of the Gold Rush was the thrilling 1869 discovery of the enormous Welcome Strange nugget by two fortunate Cornish miners. Stories like theirs noticed thousands of hopeful prospectors to settle in Australia.The Welcome Stranger was the discovery of miners John Deason and Richard Oates, seasoned gold prospectors hoping to find their fortune in Victoria.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e They were working in Bulldog Gully, near Moliagul in Central Victoria. On the morning of 5 February 1869, Deason was working around the rots of a tree when his pick struck something had a few centimeters beneath the surface, and broke. He is purported to have exclaimed in annoyance 'I wish it was a nugget'.It turned out to be a single nugget of alluvial gold that weighed around 70kg. This extraordinary discovery, estimated to be wort millions in today's money, encouraged thousands of hopeful prospectors to come to Australia to try their luck. The excitement and drama of the Gold Rush has inspired this 2020 $1 'C' Mintmark silver coin, featuring selective gold plating.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the third release in a three-year theme of Colonial Australia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDisplayed in a presentation case with a numbered Certificate of Authenticity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLimited mintage of just 5,500 coins.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach coin's reverse features a design reflecting the exciting and wild period of Australia's Gold Rush.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe coin's obverses feature Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II effigy sculpted by Jody Clark.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach coin is issued as Australian legal tender.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDenomination :      $1\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMetal :                  99\/9% Pure Silver\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWeight :                11.660 gms\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDiameter :             25 mm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFinish :                  Uncirculated\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMintage :               5,500\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIssued by :            Royal Australian Mint\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47817749627201,"sku":"2020-1-EUREKA-GP-C","price":470.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0854\/0219\/0145\/products\/5324.jpg?v=1708233393","url":"https:\/\/coincity.com.au\/products\/2020-1-eureka-australia-s-gold-rush-silver-proof-selectively-gold-plated-c-mintmark-coin","provider":"Coin City","version":"1.0","type":"link"}