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1997 Kingsford Smith $1 Coin & $20 Note Portfolio |
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In recognition of a great Australian, the Royal Australian Mint and Note Printing Australia jointly issued a portfolio featuring a Large Head Type 1997 .999 Silver Proof dollar and a special Overprinted $20 paper note with the final 'ADK' Serial Prefix, each depicting Sir Charles Kingsford Smith, Australia's legendary aviation pioneer. Due to the limited availability of the discontinued $20 paper notes, only 4,000 portfolios were offered for sale. The portfolios were distributed in May/June, 1997 by randomly selecting from applications received from Mint list customers. The issue was vastly oversubscribed with some 40,000 applications being received by the Royal Mint and Note Printing Australia. Valuation :
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| 2002 | 195 |
Notes:
Both the coin and note are unique to the portfolio - the $20 note carrying the words 'Sir Charles Kingsford Smith' as an overprint and the .999 Proof Silver Dollar carrying the Large Head type reverse design.There are significant premiums on low numbered portfolios. The following table provides an estimate of the value of the first portfolio which raised $1,150 for charity when it was initially offered for sale.
Valuation :
1997 Kingsford Smith $1 Coin & $20 Note Portfolio - First Set
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| 2002 | 2,700 |
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