2020 $1 Eureka Australia's Gold Rush Selectively Gold Plated Silver Proof Coin

The discovery of gold in Australia transmuted colonies into thriving communities and old penal settlements into places of shining opportunity. As Australia’s population and cities grew rapidly with prospectors from around the world, the wealth generated from gold launched a rush towards Federation. Of all gold rush discoveries, one of the luckiest was the Welcome Stranger, believed to be the largest alluvial gold nugget ever found. The huge nugget was unearthed at Moliagul in Victoria in 1869, a remarkable stroke of luck that inspired countless other hopeful miners.