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barney

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    barney reacted to Elements in Sovereign Photo Thread...   
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    barney reacted to Sovereign in Today I Received.....   
    1937 proof half sovereign 
    PCGS PR66CAM
    very nice clear fields..





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    barney reacted to blackadder in Today I Received.....   
    Afew small bars from @arshimo2012
     


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    barney reacted to Nick1368 in Today I Received.....   
    Beautiful coins, only %3 premium, not bad at all.

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    barney reacted to Gildeon in Today I Received.....   
    My first Austrian junk, 100x10 Schillings and 20x50 Schillings, although you can't really classify as "junk" the later, which are uncirculated and bought from @HighlandTiger. The tube can take 30 pcs, I should have bought 10 more! 🤔
     

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    barney reacted to JaggyThistle in Today I Received.....   
    On my meager military pension I treat myself to silver now and then ( when i have the pennies to buy) to add to my very small  stack of silver and coins
    Today I received 3 items
    My first 1oz Oriental  Britannia
    A 1/2oz  kookaburra silver Bar
    And a 1gram Silver sun coin 
    Only have my cheeop smart phone to take a pic at this time but that too will improve over time

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    barney reacted to Nick1368 in Today I Received.....   
    £5 sovereign 😃
     

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    barney reacted to Tn21 in Today I Received.....   
    A bit of weight arrived today, many thanks to MickD and Stacksellrepeat. You guys made my weekend with these items. 

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    barney reacted to StackSellRepeat in Today I Received.....   
    Recent new pick up with some amazing history  
     
    So we see a hell load of bank related bars & occasionally coins from North America & almost never from the U.K, Ladies & Gents I present to you my new beloved addition to my collection .......
     
    Beautiful patina edge semi reeded, with Samuel Montagu stamped very clearly.
     
    Some history; (wiki copy & paste)
     
    Samuel Montagu & Co. was a British merchant bank founded by Samuel Montagu in 1853.
    Set up as a bullion broking business, it aimed to make money from the Australian gold rush by brokering deals between sellers and buyers. From 1911 onwards, it became part of the group of companies which formed the London bullion market.[1]
    After the death of founder Samuel Montagu, the bank passed into the ownership of the family trust, Montagu Trust. In 1967, the Midland Bank acquired a share in Montagu Trust, and so became the first British clearing bank to control a London merchant bank. Samuel Montagu & Co. became a wholly owned subsidiary in 1974,[2] and on completion of the acquisition Midland also gained a majority share in Guyerzeller Bank AG in Switzerland. Michael Samuel Rosenberg was Director of Corporate Finance for Samuel Montagu & Co. Ltd., from 1972 to 1974[3] [2]
    Samuel Montagu's chairman in 1977 was Philip Shelbourne, who owned a terrier named Montagu, which would travel with him in the back seat of his chauffeur-driven Mercedes. Shelbourne, a trained barrister, had been the first outside director of NM Rothschild, before joining the Drayton Corporation, a manager of investment trusts. Its founder, Harley Drayton, was a well-known City buccaneer. Drayton was later absorbed by Samuel Montagu, to form the merchant bank's investment management subsidiary, Drayton Montagu Portfolio Management. In 1977 its managing director was David, now Lord, Stevens. 
    Today, Samuel Montagu & Co. forms part of the private banking service of HSBC. The name was last used by HSBC in 2000. In 2003, HSBC spun off its private equity business, which took the name Montagu Private Equity.[4]
     
    besides the above I was told the following; 
     
    Hello Yas, I can't tell you date of mintage but i'd guess 1980's or 1990's. You won't find it in any of those guide's you mention as its a Pure Bullion coin.

    Samuel Montagu is a Big Player in Gold & Silver Bullion Investment items, they were established in 1853 in London and are Hugely involved in Big Business today....HSBC Bank, Hong Kong Markets amongst many others.
     
     
    Lot more info online, But can’t really find another example of the coin or information regarding mintage which would be a big help. If anyone has any info that would be music to my ears 👍
     
    Many Thanks 


     


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    barney reacted to richatthecroft in Today I Received.....   
    An eBay Fractional Libertad pick up, another thanks to @fiveshotdon for the Half Sovereigns and Silver & Silver Piedfort 50p’s from the Mint. 




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    barney reacted to 4thelongrun in Today I Received.....   
    10oz stacker to stack on top of one I got before, both from @StackSellRepeat
    5oz terracotta army coin from @MrScottsdale
    Lovely stuff from scottsdale mint

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    barney reacted to richatthecroft in Today I Received.....   
    Arrived today- recent eBay pick ups, and coins from @fiveshotdon & @arshimo2012.
    The 2012 Half was purchased on behalf of a Forum member who lives outside of the UK but he has kindly agreed to swap it with me for my NGC Graded Half- I now have all this Sovereign year date PCGS graded.
    The 2002 Double in time, will be going off for conservation & grading as it has fingerprint marks.  






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    barney reacted to firestacker in Today I Received.....   
    Today I received:
    100g Geiger bar from @RowanRK6
    5x Buffalo coins from @SilverStan
    I have to say the Geiger bar is my favourite 100g bar I have so far. Much better seeing Geiger bars in the flesh!
    The size comparison between the other 100g bars (see last pic) is pretty interesting. Makes me want to get more Geiger bars!




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    barney reacted to harrygill111 in Today I Received.....   
    Nice little haul arrived today - thank you @BackyardBullion
     

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    barney reacted to AgCoyote in Full Stack / Full Collection Photos   
    Apologies to all as I'm a terrible photographer and perhaps even worse at organization and presentation:).
     
    My stack.
     




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    barney reacted to Gildeon in Today I Received.....   
    QB box from @Alun and now my gilded beasts have their home. 😎
    Beautifully made, I hope I will get more from him in the future.

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    barney reacted to danmc82 in Today I Received.....   
    Few random bits from me...
    4 x 1oz Silver Pamps courtesy of @MickD
    Vintage Sovereign Scales. Need a bit of a clean and polish.
    2 x Monster Boxes courtesy of @Bullionbilly to keep my Pamps in 😁
     





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    barney reacted to Ryan in Today I Received.....   
    Received my first South Korean Komsco medallions this week. They look great
    Something I just found out recently .... the Zi:Sin series is actually a lunar series!!!! Gallus the rooster, Canis the dog and Scrofa the pig. It's very refreshing to see a new take on a Lunar series.
    And big thanks @MikeSol for the Chiwoo Cheonwangs, @SilverStan for the Zi:SIn Gallus and Canus and @MickD for the Zi:Sin Scrofa.
    I have the 2016 Chiwoo on the way and still on the look out for a Zi:Sin Scrofa ghost if any one has any spare?

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    barney reacted to Mike in Today I Received.....   
    Silver 2oz Lion, thanks to @Goldmick for a great transaction 👍🏼

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    barney reacted to MrScottsdale in Today I Received.....   
    Your welcome Ryan 👍
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    barney reacted to firestacker in Today I Received.....   
    Received my Scottsdale buttons from @augur and my Feburary group order from @BackyardBullion today.
    It's all so shiny! 😊

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    barney reacted to JunkBond in Today I Received.....   
    1988 half sovereign for my 3rd portrait date run.
    +8% ebay win. 😀
     


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    barney reacted to TheGoldSovereign in Today I Received.....   
    1879 Sydney - C over O in VICTORIA
    This is recorded as a variety in the Quartermaster collection and then later in the Bentley collection, but it's more likely to me that it's a die flaw, will have a better look with scope on second pass!
    Regardless it's a nice example apart from the edge nick, valued at 7000 in McDonald catalog as only a few examples known to exist
     


     
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    barney reacted to Goldmick in Today I Received.....   
    Not really sovereign.s allready had them but lovely coin box from @MikeSol ps all young head shield.s 

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    barney reacted to ilovesilverireallydo in Today I Received.....   
    Trying again 
    Sigh couldn’t resist. The 2019 are from the Harrington offer, the 1/10 proof Brit was a spot buy bargain. Might have to get more of the 2019 at the price.






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