Today I bought.....

[Guest]

Added a 2017 India sovereign to my 2017 collection.

 

now only missing the 2016 India sovereign

 

[Agpanda]

A 2007 PCGS MS 70 silverpanda

Now I have 2006 - 2017 in PCGS

Might go futher back if I can find any MS70 for a decent price

[augur]

Proof Britannias:

1987 gold proof

1997 silver proof 

2007 no platinum available 

2017 pass

[Silvergun]

Two  2017 India sovereigns just before the spike plus £10 off for being a new customer , happy days 

[KDave]

I have cashed out of my latest gamble in bitcoin and bought 9 x 2017 silver Britannia from Bitgild. 1 of them was the 20 year anniversary coin which I paid for using the bitcoin my PC has mined over the past month. Add on the electricity bill for that one and we are looking at some expensive silver, but its a novelty thing I guess. 

[Jimmock]

Just bought 2017 proof 1oz silver brit from royal mint. First coin I've bought direct from mint,so here's hoping. Lol

[Uwink]

Just bought a 1870 shield back with a clasp on it...landed at £237. Now I just need to get the clasp off...hopefully not stuck or anything silly!

[motorbikez]

NGC PF 70 1oz silver QB unicorn.

[kimchi]

Every time I log in on here I spend my meager saving on coins...

But, it stops me spending money on wasteful stuff and helps me protect my family for the future!!!

Today two Indian licensed mint 2017 sovs thanks to @Numistacker's heads up and vid on the received thread

Edited August 7, 2017 by kimchi

[Kman]

2017 Indian Sovereign, thought about buying 3 but I seem to have a mental block about buying multiples of one thing for whatever reason 

Also got my SOTD 2017 BU sovereign from chards  posted today 

So will be cool tomorrow to receive both 

[arcglide]

2017 Sapphire Jubilee sov

(struck ~3wks after my son was born, crazy times) [emoji16]

 

 

[augur]

Congrats for becoming a father! But be careful, kids like to swallow coins...

[Jester]

7 hours ago, Kman said:

2017 Indian Sovereign, thought about buying 3 but I seem to have a mental block about buying multiples of one thing for whatever reason 

Also got my SOTD 2017 BU sovereign from chards  posted today 

So will be cool tomorrow to receive both 

I'd put good money down that same hesitation doesn't apply to beer... 

[Guest]

Having quenched on Sovereigns a change of beverage is in order ...

My two latest buys are BU Libertads for 2017. Libs are even slipperier than our new sovereigns can be... I heard the two key gold BU coins for 2017 are the 1/10th with 300 coins and the 1/4oz with 500 but these figures won't be confirmed till later in the year.

I bought 1 x 1/10th and 2 x 1/4oz. These are extremely delicate Coins and get damaged very easily. Very few seem to get graded and often results are bad as they are supplied from the mint in a plastic bag clashing together.



It is much harder to get 69 and 70 grades for gold BU Libertads than proofs.

Having quenched on Sovereigns a change of beverage is in order ...

My two latest buys are BU Libertads for 2017. Libs are even slipperier than our new sovereigns can be... I heard the two key gold BU coins for 2017 are the 1/10th with 300 coins and the 1/4oz with 500 but these figures won't be confirmed till later in the year.

I bought 1 x 1/10th and 2 x 1/4oz. These are extremely delicate Coins and get damaged very easily. Very few seem to get graded and often results are bad as they are supplied from the mint in a plastic bag clashing together.



It is much harder to get 69 and 70 grades for gold BU Libertads than proofs.

[ShaolinStacker]

59 minutes ago, Numistacker said:

Having quenched on Sovereigns a change of beverage is in order ...

My two latest buys are BU Libertads for 2017. Libs are even slipperier than our new sovereigns can be... I heard the two key gold BU coins for 2017 are the 1/10th with 300 coins and the 1/4oz with 500 but these figures won't be confirmed till later in the year.

I bought 1 x 1/10th and 2 x 1/4oz. These are extremely delicate Coins and get damaged very easily. Very few seem to get graded and often results are bad as they are supplied from the mint in a plastic bag clashing together.



It is much harder to get 69 and 70 grades for gold BU Libertads than proofs.

Having quenched on Sovereigns a change of beverage is in order ...

My two latest buys are BU Libertads for 2017. Libs are even slipperier than our new sovereigns can be... I heard the two key gold BU coins for 2017 are the 1/10th with 300 coins and the 1/4oz with 500 but these figures won't be confirmed till later in the year.

I bought 1 x 1/10th and 2 x 1/4oz. These are extremely delicate Coins and get damaged very easily. Very few seem to get graded and often results are bad as they are supplied from the mint in a plastic bag clashing together.



It is much harder to get 69 and 70 grades for gold BU Libertads than proofs.

@Numistacker Any sourcing tips for a good deal on these?

[Guest]

Having quenched on Sovereigns a change of beverage is in order ...

My two latest buys are BU Libertads for 2017. Libs are even slipperier than our new sovereigns can be... I heard the two key gold BU coins for 2017 are the 1/10th with 300 coins and the 1/4oz with 500 but these figures won't be confirmed till later in the year.

I bought 1 x 1/10th and 2 x 1/4oz. These are extremely delicate Coins and get damaged very easily. Very few seem to get graded and often results are bad as they are supplied from the mint in a plastic bag clashing together.

[mention=378]Numistacker[/mention] Any sourcing tips for a good deal on these?

JM Bullion have some

[kiwisilver]

Bought two Fairy Archers today.

Paid NZ$42 each for them.

What beautiful coins they are. Will have to look for the other two in the series now.

[Gav]

I have cashed out of my latest gamble in bitcoin and bought 9 x 2017 silver Britannia from Bitgild. 1 of them was the 20 year anniversary coin which I paid for using the bitcoin my PC has mined over the past month. Add on the electricity bill for that one and we are looking at some expensive silver, but its a novelty thing I guess. 

Hey KDave, I have been very interested about bitcoin and crypto currencies, I'm curious how many kWh did it take to mine a bitcoin?

Just an estimation or a rough guess, no need to calculate the exact number just a ball park figure would be useful.

[Jester]

Boom!  Just picked up one of the 300 mintage 2017 1/10 oz Gold BU Libertads...¡Arriba, arriba!

Big thanks to the numismatic insider better known as @Numistacker for bringing these fractional rarities to our attention.  

Edited August 9, 2017 by Jester

[Augustus1]

another

 

Edited August 9, 2017 by Augustus1

[KDave]

5 hours ago, Gav said:

Hey KDave, I have been very interested about bitcoin and crypto currencies, I'm curious how many kWh did it take to mine a bitcoin?

Just an estimation or a rough guess, no need to calculate the exact number just a ball park figure would be useful.

Its a great question and one I don't yet have the answer to sorry, but I am working on it! Since mining about £20 worth of the stuff (and buying some silver with it) I have set up an LCD energy meter on the plug to tell me how much my PC is using. The trouble is I use this PC for everything so its just a rough idea of cost, rather than completely accurate. When I am not using my PC for looking at shiny coins on here I am running nicehash miner making a few quid a week. Just have the one GPU, a 1070 GTX and get the CPU mining but it makes the system unstable and has crashed the PC a few times when I try to use it with the miner running in the background! 

Like I said, its more a novelty thing, it has helped me understand a few things about the functional side of crypto and has been interesting and a very easy way to make a 'free' ounce of silver. Should have it in hand by the end of the week.

[augur]

Does anybody know how customs treat coin purchases from abroad? I bought legal tender coins (sovereigns, Britannias) in the US. 

They can't possibly be charged important duties since it's legal tender and only VAT on the silver or am I wrong?

[Pampfan]

Today I bought the last 1/10 oz 2017 gold Mexican libertad? - mintage of only 300.  Rumors are that next year they are changing the design?

Thanks to @Jester for the info on this one.

[Guest]

Today I bought the last 1/10 oz 2017 gold Mexican libertad? - mintage of only 300.  Rumors are that next year they are changing the design?
Thanks to [mention=3391]Jester[/mention] for the info on this one.

The mintage is only a rumor but does come from a good source. My 1/10th should arrive by Saturday and will go for grading.

[Jester]

6 minutes ago, Numistacker said:

 

The mintage is only a rumor but does come from a good source. My 1/10th should arrive by Saturday and will go for grading.

 

Same here..same day, same destination...Texas to Florida via North Carolina   This coin should look sharp with the Mexico label and "Early Releases" designation.