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1745 Half Crown  with 5 over 3 in date
 

A few recent pick ups
 
Perth S2 1oz proof tiger (with thanks to our man in Germany)

 
 
1890 Crown

definitely the record

8 X 1kg gold bars.
So excited

This 1911 sovereign from @sg86 arrived today. Nice to come home from a long day at work and have this waiting. 
Cheers

Possible but also likely it was the punch that was used to impression the "E" into the die that had the broken edge.

All the info I've seen from modern day XRF analysis of old sovereigns indicate they were pretty good in those days. All have been almost exactly 917/1000 gold so their refining techniques must have excellent.
Ah yes, the rare and famous Ansell 1859. I've yet to see one in good condition, considering they were supposed to be tougher than normal, and it's scarcer than you'd think for a mintage of 167k

2006 Golden Silhouette Collection

 
1 oz Britannia proofs

I've picked up a fair few loose proofs on ebay that were sold as just sovereigns.
This one does look like a proof but not totally convincing, maybe it's an early RM BU strike similar to the recent offerings?
I have had a few bully 2002 sovs in cards like this one and they have all been full on business strikes; no question. This one could be a mistake at the mint or is there a chance it has been replaced in the card? I would expect NGC to grade it as a PR

The first wear on the horse appears around the eyes and ears, the right shoulder and the bridle/neck area.

Almost all YH G&D sovs that have a BP are of the small variety, very few varieties have a large BP. There are quite a few without.

off, off, off

off, off, off

off, off, off

An unopened GSA Carson City - Morgan silver dollar - the question now is should I open it?
 

Ukraine half ounce proofs.

Yes they are a bit unpredictable with these things but I would have thought the gouge was worse damage than the rim.

It's a fabulous coin; would have gone higher if not for the neck gouge

It's a fabulous coin; would have gone higher if not for the neck gouge

Thanks to Numi for getting this pair tucked up nice and safe [emoji6][emoji16]

Quincentennial and Bicentennial Quintuple Sovereigns
 

It's here! 
What a coin  
1911 Proof Full Sov , NGC PF65 Cameo
 
will do a youtube video soon ,, 

Full Date Run, Proof 1oz Silver Britannia
 

a very underrated coin in my opinion, better than buying bullion at the same price

A very big thank you @Jester for the help with this one. Today i received 2 Britannia Rules the Waves PR69 slabbed coins. Love them! Error coins always have something special...