AUSTRALIA - PORT PHILLIP COINS. 1853 PORT PHILLIP, Kangaroo Office, 'Pure Australian Gold', ½oz struck from original dies by W.J. Taylor, London. (7.00g) This a plain edge restrike, almost certainly struck ca1917 - 19 by Stokes & Son, Melbourne in whose possession the dies were at that time. gVF, large & a small dig near ½.. Around the rim there is a small line suggesting the coin is an electrotype but the coin appears to solid when drop tested. XRF analysis gold 43.11%, silver 55.01, copper 1.59%, other metals 0.285%. We can find no record of restrikes in this metal. Extremely interesting piece

Estimate: AUD 3000