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Today I received a lovely 2022 SotD Sovereign courtesy of Chards.
It was my first purchase from them and it was packaged amazingly and the coin itself is perfect!
Thank you @LawrenceChard.
I am just recovering from Covid so didn’t think of snapping a pic - but I will do so and share it here.

Big thanks to @arshimo2012 for today's arrival. 

Finally got my replacement Gothic Portrait after about a month, looks much better than the first and also a few of the new James Bond bars.
 

Just need a nice 1818 George III Crown now to complete the trio.

received this quality poker chip from @LiquidMetalsUKreally nice in hand  

Got my 2022 full sov back from grading today. My 10 one year obverse/reverse designs (excluding privys and the Edward VIII of course) is nearly complete 😁. I’m of the thought that we might have to wait a while for the next special design

Big thanks to @Richiesilver @arshimo2012 and @BullionMan89 for today's arrivals. 

Got the Knights Templar, only 2000 minted so no chance of retaking the holy land but it's a start...lol

Got this pile today, 007 bar which is better in hand than the stock photo I have to say,still don’t know why I bought it apart from its shinny. A few standing libs and a trade from @LiquidMetalsUK who we all know is a great guy 👍 very happy this week 😁

A flock of Kookaburras, Thanks to the wonderful @SilverStan

Some rather lovely world gold has been arriving over the past couple of days, thanks to @DuncanWylieWilson
Kingdom of Italy 40 Lire 1812-M
The Shieldback Sovereign 1872
The Chile 10 Pesos 1865
France 40 Francs 1811-A

Half sov.
 

Some amazing additions to my world gold collection arrived today, thanks to @DuncanWylieWilson the 8 Escudos and 16 Pesos are huge !!

My first Scottsdale 20oz bar 😁❤

Found a big chunk of Napoleonic copper hiding in a box - high relief is not a new thing

Some awsomness from Prosper metals also In today..love it

A massive thanks to my friend @Mrpoundfor these absolute beauties. Thanks for the trade buddy they are even better in hand. Don't often see the RP ASE in the UK and with being the only year in history to have type 1 and type 2 they are truly a smart investment imo

3 nice little packages this morning. Nothing to fancy just a few bits to scratch the itch.
Couple of 1/10th coins, a curb chain that my boy wanted and a couple of the Tudor Beast Lions to start the collection. These gold prices need to calm the hell down so I can get back on track with my monthly sovereign plan of attack. 

Big thanks to @stefffana and @entsor for today's arrivals. 

So these stunners arrived to today.... pic does not do them justice but the lighting was all wrong due to it being unnatural light...
I can say nowt but........ WOW... super clean 250gram bar, very very happy with them.....
Postwoman....!!! bugger orf, your sacked, Lady Fortuna is getting your job

Today I received a number of fantastic world gold pieces from @Leonmarsh
It would be hard to pick a favorite out of this batch but I'm going to do it anyways and give a special shout out to the Tunisian 100 Franc, for more reasons than one. Not only is it a beautiful design and in flawless condition, but its face value and metal content can't help but get you thinking.
Unlike a true LMU 100F minted in the decades previous (even into the late 20's in Italy), which were 35mm and contained nearly a full ounce of gold (0.9335ozt), this 100F measures 21mm, weighs 6.55g, and contains 0.1895 ozt of gold. Of course, fellow LMU nerds will immediately recognize this as essentially a 20F, though its not dead on.

So when is 100F not 100F? You might say its when it goes from nearly an ounce of gold to a fifth of an ounce. In Europe, it happened during and after the first world war. Ironically, because countries tried hard to maintain a fixed point of reference using gold, and the gold (or silver) was literally in the coin, you can see very clearly the points along the way where these devaluations/debasements happened. Moving into the post WWII era, Bretton Woods, and into modern times, those points become difficult to see clearly, with little or no fixed points of reference.
Its interesting to think about today in terms of the inflation we see all around us, the $1M price tags on houses, people feeling priced
out of absolutely everything. Is it even really possible to know when $100 is not $100 anymore? Or £ or €? At least in France (or Tunisia, lol) in 1935, if you held a 100F coin in your hand that used to mean an ounce but now meant a fifth-ounce, you knew exactly where you stood in the world, economically. You probably didn't like it, but you knew!
Sorry for the rant folks. Not only did I receive these beautiful coins this week, but I also filled some diesel trucks at work with fuel at historically high prices. Puts me in a philosophical frame of mind and reminds me why I like precious metals! 

Just got in the door to these two 1oz silver 007 bars. 

I had made a decision to omit the Olympic & Remembrance Day issues in my quest for my run of £5 Silver Proof Crown issues, but I was tempted by a bulk buy.  Another Rabbit hole 🙄 
These, along with a duplicate 200th Victoria Anniversary, my existing one graded but this raw coin will fit more readily in my cabinet.


 



 
 

Received today the Finest graded top pop with both PCGS and NGC
MS64 1803 half guinea simply sublime, 

Don't know what im doing but todays pickup🙂, not too sure on them tbh.