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Gold ADELAIDE POUND TYPE II 1852 Adelaide Assay Office Extremely Fine


The 1852 Adelaide Pound is Australia’s first unofficial gold coin, minted in response to the discovery of gold at Mount Alexander (Victoria) in November 1851.Varying reports suggest that up to 80% of the adult male population of Adelaide decamped to the goldfields, taking all of the hard currency they could find and allowing the colony to fall into disrepair.According to the noted authority on the topic, J. Hunt Deacon “The introduction of the Bullion Act and the subsequent coinage of the Adelaide Pound was a masterly stroke of legislature, and played no small part in averting economic catastrophe and laying the foundation for a stabilised currency.”, The Adelaide Pound remains to this day as solid testament to Australian ingenuity during a period of social and economic turmoil.Their appeal to historians and collectors is heightened further when their rarity and beauty in superior grade is considered.

SKU: 23150

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1852 Type II Adelaide Pound Choice Unc (PCGS MS63) 1852 Type II Adelaide Pound Choice Unc (PCGS MS63) 1852 Type II Adelaide Pound Choice Unc (PCGS MS63) $39,500.00
Last sold for this price on 15/11/2019
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1852 Type II Adelaide Pound Extremely Fine 1852 Type II Adelaide Pound Extremely Fine 1852 Type II Adelaide Pound Extremely Fine $19,485.00
Last sold for this price on 9/7/2019
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1852 Type II Adelaide Pound Unc (PCGS MS61) 1852 Type II Adelaide Pound Unc (PCGS MS61) 1852 Type II Adelaide Pound Unc (PCGS MS61) $25,000.00
Last sold for this price on 9/8/2022
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1852 Type II Gold Adelaide Pound good VF ex mount 1852 Type II Gold Adelaide Pound good VF ex mount 1852 Type II Gold Adelaide Pound good VF ex mount $9,500.00
Last sold for this price on 13/1/2021
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1852 Type II Gold Adelaide Pound PCGS AU55 1852 Type II Gold Adelaide Pound PCGS AU55 1852 Type II Gold Adelaide Pound PCGS AU55 $12,500.00
Last sold for this price on 4/1/2021
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1852 Type II Gold Adelaide Pound PCGS AU58 1852 Type II Gold Adelaide Pound PCGS AU58 1852 Type II Gold Adelaide Pound PCGS AU58 $17,500.00
Last sold for this price on 12/6/2020
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