1852 Type II Adelaide Pound

Historically important, the 1852 Adelaide Pound will always have a place in every coin collection as Australia’s first gold coin. It is also unique as the only coin issued in South Australia. The example photographed above is from a small hoard dispersed by an organisation via a Sydney and Melbourne auction house in a few years ago. All the coins, including this one, have an original dusty bloom and weak strike, but overall lovely eye appeal. The present coin is one of the more affordable examples from that hoard.