Today I Received.....

[morezone]

2017 1/10 Brit from Atkinsons.  Postman just posted it through without a signature.  Convenient for me since I was out so saves me a trek to pick it up from the sorting office.

Came OMP but I've trimmed it down to fit into a capsule so I can store it with the rest.

[sixgun]

The radial markings on the reverse Britannia side are supposed to be a security feature.

The Australian Kangaroo bullion has radial lines which i really don't like but these here are really quite interesting and i expect will become a recurrent feature.

[Quicksilver]

Some recent pick ups, a pair of 1.oz gold 2007 pandas and a 2008. Also some other pandas and a pair of Rwandan roosters.

 

 

 

 

[Micky9776]

Some very nice pick ups there, I really like the new Rwanda rooster coin

[Quicksilver]

2 minutes ago, Micky9776 said:

Some very nice pick ups there, I really like the new Rwanda rooster coin

Yes I also think they are a very nice coin, the vacuum packing is very handy for storage. I will pick up a few more with my next order.

[Micky9776]

Just now, Quicksilver said:

Yes I also think they are a very nice coin, the vacuum packing is very handy for storage. I will pick up a few more with my next order.

Yea I think I will have to buy a couple myself as well. Do you know how many is going to be minted?

[Quicksilver]

2 minutes ago, Micky9776 said:

Yea I think I will have to buy a couple myself as well. Do you know how many is going to be minted?

Not sure if the mintage figure has been released, the proof mintage is 1000

[fehk2001]

Unlimited on bu

[Micky9776]

Ahh ok thanks!

[prophet800]

This arrived this morning to join it's little sister. 56mm diameter and 84g of lovely aged sterling silver.
Got to love the old stuff

[morezone]

Silver 2015 Nanjing "Raccoon" Panda.  It doesn't look too bad really.  Early pics in brass and copper looked quite hideous.

[Guest]

I really like the tree on this and agreed much better in reality than the early pics


Antique mintage 30

Silver proof mintage 199



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[sovereignsteve]

Really like the wall on this medal.

[Kman]

3 hours ago, sovereignsteve said:

Really like the wall on this medal.

I thought you were being sarcastic and meant the rocky outcrop behind the Panda's until I went back a page and saw Morezones pics

Yes the wall side is really nice actually, the pandas however look a little sad and fed up 

[sovereignsteve]

3 minutes ago, Kman said:

I thought you were being sarcastic and meant the rocky outcrop behind the Panda's until I went back a page and saw Morezones pics

Yes the wall side is really nice actually, the pandas however look a little sad and fed up 

Oh yes I see, Numi was saying he liked the tree!

[lubi29]

Few 5g silver notes monkey, rooster.

[stevelo1973]

received 3 x 2015 65g proof panda 1 for a friend. really happy with them. 

[Sovereign]

1/10oz 2014 kangaroo

NGC AU58 $5 liberty thanks to @Numistacker

PCGS MS62 full sov victoria 

 

 

[morezone]

2015 Lunar Goat 1g Gold and 5g Silver Notes from Shanghai Philatelic Corporation. 

Temple Pandas in Silver and Gold.  They should have made the gold larger to retain the original detail.

[Guest]

I am thrilled with the Sovereign that arrived today.







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[Roy]

I didn't realise they used IIII instead of IV.

Looks a great coin 

[Guest]

I didn't realise they used IIII instead of IV.

Looks a great coin [emoji4]

He was the wastrel regent. High Laurie in Black adder.


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I didn't realise they used IIII instead of IV.

Looks a great coin [emoji4]

He was the wastrel regent. High Laurie in Black adder.


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[Roy]

lol just reading up

a very 'colourful' lifestyle 

 

[prophet800]

I am thrilled with the Sovereign that arrived today.







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Stunning

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[RareAGstrikes]

On 18 October 2014 at 20:09, Luker2 said:

Yesterday I received two SBSB 1oz silver proof Argyraspides rounds.

 

"The Argyraspides, so called because they used silver plated shields, were a division of the Macedonian Army under Alexander the Great. They were hand picked men commanded by Nicanor, son of Parmenion and were held in high regard by Alexander. Originally they were a type of soldier called Hypaspists or "shield bearers" They were made up of older men but they were one of Alexander the Great's most feared units."

 

There is also a 1/10th oz version of which  the coin creator Chris Duane says:

"The short story behind it is that throughout all of history and 2/3 of the world today, 1/10 of an ounce of silver represents 1 days labor.  Roman soldiers were paid a denarius for each day they served the Roman Legion. In Sun Tzu's the Art of War a 10,000 man army could be bought for a 1,000 ounces of silver a day."

 

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It would be nice if during my retirement I was able to live off each of my 1 oz silver coins for 10 days!

 

 

I suppose that this coin with a mintage of 2850 is doing well for them as  my COAs are 2307 and 2336.

 

Cheers,
Luker

There are also oz versions of these