This coin commemorates 90 years since the discovery of the Golden Eagle natural gold nugget. Golden Eagle was discovered by prospector James Larcombe’s 17-year-old son at the height of the Great Depression in January 1931 near Widgiemooltha, a small town 630 kilometres east of Perth. Weighing 1,136oz (35.3kg), the sensational discovery remains the biggest nugget known to have been unearthed in Western Australia. The series also includes the hand of faith and the welcome stranger coins produced by the Perth mint since 2019 with a new one every year, made of 9999 silver the mintage for all the silver coins in the series is set at 30000, the weight of the golden eagle nugget would be worth around 2.7 million Australian dollars in today's economy what a find !!
The golden eagle... 2.7 M!!! What a find!
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