Ok, not everybody’s cup of tea, but an interesting story: Production of coins had long switched back from the (IMHO - wrongly) vilified Franklin Mint, with coin production switched back to the Royal Mint. Contracts were signed for an unspecified or recorded number of circulation coins up through the dollar denomination, and then a “Brilliant Uncirculated” Set was struck of coins up through the dollar denomination, all of these dated 1999. Then an authorised maximum Mintage of proof sets (3,000) were struck. Now what I have observed is that coins up through the 25c denomination dated 1999 can be found in eBay and other sites. I have not seen either the 50c or dollar currency coins of this date. The 1999 $5 and $10 coins were struck as best as I have been able to figure out for the proof sets. The $5 coin had once been a rather grand sterling silver crown, large and beautiful, but in 1999 reduced to a smallish copper nickel version; the $10 coin had once been a large sterling silver crown of 35.0 gms. To a paltrey 12.0 gms. Sterling with a gold plated edge. To review I can not find any 1999 currency coins above 25c, and no mintages found. The 50c and larger coins I have only seen in what appears to be the rare BU set (50c and one dollar) and the proof set. The $5 and $10 coins only in the proof set. There is no Mintage documented that I could find of the BU sets and a maximum of 3,000 minted of the proof sets - I suspect MANY fewer than this were actually released if ever struck. Going back to the BU sets - I have only recalled seeing one in the last 20 or so years, and the main local dealer - “TT Collector” on Facebook and ??Ig has not seemed to have these in the last 5 or so that I could determine. To digress, I’m not sure just how constant he is and am not especially recommended him along with the fact that he is resistant to Intntl. Shipping. All that having been said, here are pictures of both types of sets: BU, very prooflike Proof Set:
