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Dun! dun! duh!

Half sov.
 

Half sov.
 

500 produced paid a little more than I would’ve liked thanks to GSP!

Thanks to @DaveWheat89
 

https://goldsovereignexpert.com/info/rms-douro-gold-sovereigns/

Received today, thanks @tallthinkev
Not exactly PM’s but I’ve been waiting months to buy this book. 😊
 

Today's delivery, a Sov and a free ounce 

Some lovely libs through the door today. Slowly slowly I'm reaching my target. Always a pleasure dealing with Weighton coins 

Lovely pick up here from the same random place, both with a nice bit of provenance (I didn't buy from either of these places and I certainly didn't pay £12 for the sovereign 😄, but did get it at another very reasonable price looking at the coin):
1) An Alexander III Silver Tetradrachm, picked up for now looks like a bargain. Amazing to think its somewhere around about 2350 years old, i'm not getting into this at all but I just liked the coin and fancied something a bit different



2) Lovely George IV 1825 Sovereign, in far better condition than I originally thought based on the photos (and the price):



 
and together to get an idea of size, the silver is a decent ‘chunk’:

 

Keeping my gold purchases low of late. These two I had to keep though 😂 

Yesterday I added 2 sovereigns and cases to hold the latest kids collections, a sovereign date run since birth. Initially inspired because they had a Sovereign bought in their birth year (costly move 😂); even more costly, could be the eldest has just reminded me Grandad bought a Gold Brit🤭

Waiting for better prices on gold and silver for a while now 😉 But in case that will never happen I added a half sovereign for the gold stack. Thanks go to @ilovesilverireallydo

My daughter turns 16 in a few days.  She's mad about the classical world and civilisations and Romans and that sort of thing, and one day, wants to study or get a job related to that.  Anyhow, she was telling me all about the vicious life of one Emperor Caracalla who was known as Rome's ugliest Emperor and who, by all accounts lead a pretty brutal, miserable life, ( I had to google him!) and who, after murdering his mother and brother, was assassinated by a centurion.  She found this story hilarious for some reason.... So I was blown away when I managed to find this little beauty.  I keep looking at the CoA and shaking my head because I can't get my head round the fact that this little scrap of silver is 1800 years old!!  She's going to love it.  Can's wait to see her face when she realises who's scowling, grumpy head is on this coin!!

Just a few tiddly bits. I must admit I do like the new 2021 brittania design.

And a couple cheeky bits of gold just turned up.
The 2g Orianas dont come up often. 😀

John at @StBeesSilverhas been at it again 😀😀
Box is now finished 😀 many thanks to @StBeesSilver @BackyardBullion @RiverbankSilver and @StackerQueen for filling it 

This beaut from @arphethean phptos don't do the lustre and history justice 

Today I received....
This very nice 1911 Canada sovereign and my first from the Ottawa mint.
Thanks to @ilovesilverireallydo

On Friday, my 2020 1 ounce silver bar for the forum that I purchased from @Leonmarsh arrived.  @BackyardBullion did a great job of making these.

This is my latest pickup and keeper, a 1943 dated, United States 'Walking liberty half dollar' minted from .900 silver.
This design of coin came out in 1916 and was made unchanged until 1947, three mints made them, Philadelphia (coins with no mint mark) , Denver (a D mintmark) and San Francisco (an S mintmark), some years and makers being rarer than others.
The front of the coin feature the American Eagle walking and the reverse Liberty walking draped in the US flag, the walking liberty design is still used on the 1oz bullion coins, something that puzzles me is why they only had a 1/2 dollar during the war years and not a 1 dollar coin.
Production for my coin was,
53,200,000 by Philadelphia in 1943,  
The coin seems to be a good strike for the war years and the lustre is really nice on this one, it just has a couple of bag marks on the liberty side but that does not bother me.
 

Also a little platinum today for me to..dont see these often thats for sure. Mint sealed 1988 1/10th koalas 

Latest addition. Taking a short break, hope to continue stacking starting in January 2021. I have plenty of coins now I want some bars! 
 

Today I received my 1 kilo silver competition win courtesy of Rosland Gold to whom I am grateful. 
Many thanks, the coins look amazing. 
Kind Regards
GrandadLion