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1852 Adelaide Pattern Five Pounds |
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No original Adelaide Five Pounds strikings are known to exist. It is thought that around a half dozen were issued under the South Australian Bullion Act of 1852. Only restrikes of the coin are known to exist. See the Gold Rush article for more information.
Valuation :
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| Very Fine | Extra Fine | Uncirc | |
| 2002 | 175,000 | 200,000 |
Notes:
No original strikings are known to exist.The Melbourne Branch of the Royal Mint (London) borrowed the dies for the Five Pound issue in 1921 to strike examples for their own collection and the Royal Mint collection in London. About 12 pieces were struck but five of these were subsequently melted down in 1929 after the Melbourne Mint was unable to sell them to collectors for the value of their gold content.
The current location of the remaining seven pieces is as follows:
- Melbourne Mint Collection (Museum of Victoria).
- A.M. Le Souef Collection (Museum of Victoria).
- Royal Mint Collection (London)
- Adelaide Art Gallery and Museum.
- William Dixson Collection (NSW Dixson Library Collection).
- Privately owned - sold by Sotheby's on February 17, 1971 for £5,000.
- Privately owned - sold by Spink (Australia) on October 27, 1977 for $16,000. Sold again sold by Spink in June, 1986 for $43,500. Last sold in 1996 by Monetarium for $150,000. This coin is described as being in 'Mint State'.
Uniface restrikes were produced by the Royal Australian Mint in Canberra in 1971. These were struck in gilt copper for the mint's own collection and for the National Gallery of South Australia. It is thought that several may have filtered into private hands.
Electrotypes of the Adelaide Five Pound coin are also known to exist.
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