fifty cent proof. not sure.

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    Queen Elizabeth II - Design by Raphael Maklouf.
    Legend: ELIZABETH. II. AUSTRALIA 1988
    Reverse: Captain Cook over Map of Eastern Australia - Design by Stuart Devlin.
    Edge: Plain edge.
    Weight: 15.55 grams (240.0 grains).
    Size: 31.50 mm (diameter).
    Composition: .925 Silver
    Mintage: Struck for Masterpieces in Silver Set only - Canberra.
    Mintmarks: Captain Cook Bicentenary.

    thank you
     
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    web site didn't say if they were let out to play by them selves.
    am i missing the rest of a set?

    how sad people broke up the sets. thats just not playing nice.
     
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    The 15.55 grams quoted here is incorrect (that's the weight of the cupro-nickel coins)

    The .925 (Sterling) silver coins from this set have a nominal mass of 18 grams

    And yes, you are missing the rest of a set.. Sadly, far too many of the Masterpieces sets have been broken up, & the pieces sold off individually :(
     
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    sweet thats 2.45 grams more than stated.

    to bad iv hit my silver quota for this week. else id hunt down that set.
     
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    Cool, I have that set and the 1988 one tucked away in a SDB somewhere but never realised the numbered ingot in the '89 was solid silver too so looks like I've got a little extra silver I wasn't aware of too.

    I assume the ingot is .925 too - anyone know for sure?

    Also anyone know it's weight?

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    I assume the ingot is .925 too - anyone know for sure?

    Well, we assume that it is.. McDonald says it is ;)
    I guess we would have to ask the RAM for a definitive answer..

    Also anyone know it's weight?

    Approx. 23.5 grams.. The one I weighed went 23.57 gm, you can expect slight variations between individual examples..


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    Many thanks for that Dan Unda, don't have a McDonald here (apart from Ronald in town that is :D ).

    Heavier than I would have expected so an even nicer surprise :)

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    These should help ya....

    http://forums.silverstackers.com/topic-11352-masterpieces-in-silver-definitive-asw-list.html

    http://forums.silverstackers.com/topic-2851-masterpieces-in-silver-weight-source.html
     
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    Excellent info, I have the paperwork for the sets somewhere but I'm sure I don't remember it saying very much about the ingot for the '89 although it was years ago so that saves me rooting it out :)

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