Today I Received.....

[PansPurse]

250?

[FlorinCollector]

Got my QB's back from grading. Thanks again to Numi.

[MickB]

280? And I miised the 250 as well

Edited January 11, 2018 by MickB

[SilverRomantiX]

2 hours ago, sg86 said:

Young head and jubilee sovereigns, the game is to guess how many, winner gets nothing, sorry! 

There are 169 ???

[SilverRomantiX]

Thank you morezone ??? second in my set of 2005 ?????

[augur]

1898 South Africa 1 Pond (almost last coinage before entry in WW I in 1914 but the coins from 1899 will be out of reach of most on this forum) 

https://coinweek.com/world-coins/the-1898-single-9-pond-south-africas-rarest-gold-coin/

If it wasn't for the dies from Berlin, it would be the same as any South African Sovereign

 

[Goldmick]

4 hours ago, JunkBond said:

You just get your sovs out every couple of weeks and take another picture...  please tell me I am right.

That's what I think lol

[Sovereign]

5 hours ago, sg86 said:

Do you pay much over spot for graded coins? I find it very difficult deciding which coins are "best of the bunch" and wonder if it's even worth the effort!

For rare coins/high grades yes! 

It’s for people like myself who can afford one coin at the time lol 

Might be worth it to grade some of your best shield sovs .. 

MS grade will add a nice value to it ! 

[SilverTanner]

1 hour ago, augur said:

1898 South Africa 1 Pond (almost last coinage before entry in WW I in 1914 but the coins from 1899 will be out of reach of most on this forum) 

https://coinweek.com/world-coins/the-1898-single-9-pond-south-africas-rarest-gold-coin/

If it wasn't for the dies from Berlin, it would be the same as any South African Sovereign

 

Great coin, I have just sold one of these. Unfortunately a high grade slabbed set of all the ZAR coins is way out of reach? They are very impressive at MS64 and above.

[augur]

4 hours ago, SilverTanner said:

They are very impressive at MS64 and above.

Took me a while to find an image. Indeed, very nice coin but don't even want to know for how much they go

[SovTracker]

Do you pay much over spot for graded coins? I find it very difficult deciding which coins are "best of the bunch" and wonder if it's even worth the effort!

The 1887 Jubilee Head Small Spread J.E.B. pictured is a rarer coin so would cost quite a bit over Spot I would think.

 

Grading a coin costs about $40 £30 per coin for earlier coins pre 1975 and $20 £17 for modern coins.

 

So if you can buy for just over Spot plus the Grading cost then you gave done well.

 

[mr-dead]

6 X 1kg Metalor bars from Arshimo, sequential serials too

The pile of bars is growing slowly but surely.

[MickB]

https://www.londongoldbullion.co.uk/silver-bars-c37/1000oz-scottsdale-mint-good-delivery-silver-bar-p329

Will you be going for one of these next, @mr-dead ?

[SilverRomantiX]

2018 1gram gold Panda ❤❤❤?????????

Awesome detail guys a must but!!!

[kugelblitz]

And Now for Something Completely Different ( o )( o ) Libertad 2017 Kilo High Relief KG Proof (Reverse) and Prooflike (Obverese)

Edited January 14, 2018 by kugelblitz

[Lindeman]

Finally picked up the two lovely gold one - ouncers that I bought in the dip a few weeks ago. A 2017 eagle and a 2017 anniversary Britannia. Nice to contrast the colour and the designs, with the US eagle of course being 0.917. Sorry about the poorer photo of the Brit - but I am reluctant to take it out of its capsule. Regarding the designs; while the Eagle is very good (and with a big ounce you can see more of the finer details of the eagles nest and the White House ), it does make me appreciate that the Royal Mint here in the UK is willing to take some risks and plays with new tweaks to the designs on the front and back. Lets face it, we do grumble about the RM and pile into them when they get it spectacularly wrong (eg the 2018 lunar dog) but at least they take the risk. On the US side - i guess it would take another revolution to change the design. Maybe President Trump will order a new design - with the genius himself on both sides!?

Anyway - back to the final gold coin - a cool pickup from a visit to the LCS when in the States, a 1923 Melbourne sovereign for the same premium as any other bullion.  Not in pristine condition, but this was a pretty low mintage by 1920s standards so quite pleased with that.  That one goes into the semi-numismatic pile of sovereigns?.

 

Also snagged a few of the annual silver 1 ounce designs - but my favourite by far is the Netherlands Lion restrike.  I could only find the bullion version, but i see now what all the fuss is about....and i may need to track down a proof! Some nice 1990 Canadian maples in OMP - i do like the old maples, and these are in great shape. Maybe being in the wrapper prevents spotting ? 

Edited January 12, 2018 by Lindeman

[Jay2]

 

Late arrival of the 20% voucher, because I negotiated changing the 2018 sov to get their next bullion Veil Head sovereign that comes available.

In the same shopping cart, to make full use of the voucher, were various silver things. One was this weirdly toned 5 Shillings.

 

 It's all iridescent teal and purple and burgundy in the hand.

 

And my first old Head. After deductions, it cost me £227 total.

 

It's a bit sharper in the hand. My old iPhone doesn't like to gmail me massive pictures.

 

 

 And a bit of bling sterling for under spot too, because why not.
 

Nice voucher haul.

 

 

Edited January 13, 2018 by Jay2

[Sovereign]

2018 proof sov 

back from NGC with perfect grade 

thanks @Numistacker ?

[Guest]

Only a few piles to get through ...

[JunkBond]

Latest two halves from HGM, lucky dip style. My first Victoria too!

Old Head, a bit smooth on high spots, still pleased with the condition though.

 

[Keenstacker]

30 beautiful 1oz philharmonic silver coins! Curtesy of @arshimo2012. Thank you again, they arrived in perfect condition! Also thanks for the tube. ?

[austack]

3 hours ago, Sovereign said:

2018 proof sov 

back from NGC with perfect grade 

thanks @Numistacker ?

Nice grade, seen the eBay advert also.

[PansPurse]

Courtesy of the Royal Mint: the worst superhero tag team ever!

[Xander]

Received this today as a gift.

[PansPurse]

Extremely well worn George III silver crown: