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I would be very sad not to have such pieces in my collection. The Komsco from South Korea is definitely one of my favourites. Greetings from Maxe.














 

Just an aside, the reason I opted for the Sigma Pro version, was the ability to test the smaller coins, without using the wand. It’s ideal for sovereign’s, which is the bulk of my higher value stuff.

1899 10 Roubles
Cracked out from an NGC MS65 slab

I've always wanted a stack of cast bars...although I had 1kg bars in mind 🤔

My first ever gold coin!
 

Last purchase of last year, 2022 UK QEll bullion full sovereign, for some strange reason i had the half and quarter sovereign of this coin but no full. 

another golden train has arrived 

Another Rocking Horse for the collection. 

From @stefffana lovingly cleaned by me.
 

Gifted some silver to my mother and aunt. I actually made these myself, first time making jewellery. Have been meaning to make a post about them and the process. 
This is a rose leaf pressed in to make an imprint.

This one is some Thyme. 

Received a group of NGC graded coins from @GoldDiggerDave , thanks mate for sourcing and grading these. Great results!!
A lot of Charles III coins including a couple the 2023 Coronation set (missing the £2 Coronation which is with NGC), the Coronation £5 BU (450 mintage) and 2022 Memorial £5 BU (1,000 mintage).
Also the very lovely Coronation silver crown.

As said, he should have got a finders fee minimum. Hardly encourages a person to do the ‘right’ thing. 

As said, he should have got a finders fee minimum. Hardly encourages a person to do the ‘right’ thing. 

And the winners were @Gordy  for a silver price of £19,08 compared to 19,09 actual, good eh Gordy, 1 spider to you.
And Gold was very tight fight at £1619,62 actual, @Wilburwombat said £1620 and @bilko was 2nd with £1620,35,
I must say you guys both have great crystal balls. How much? I need one of these.
Thanks for entering, well done the winners and the losers well you all tried, I think my first guess, sent a lot of you off on a wild goose chase.
Will PM you in the morning to get your addresses. ta, all.

Well done chaps!!
@Gordy and @Wilburwombat for your excellent skills 😁 and to @silvergaga for giving us so much excitement!!!

Woo-hoo! Great guesses everyone and a big thank you to @silvergaga for organising the competition.
Now, I think I should go and buy a lottery ticket...

Good job, @Gordy, well done @Wilburwombat!
Nice competition, @silvergaga!
Have a peaceful Christmas, everyone!🤗
 

There is 20% added sales tax over here so not so much of a bargain. 
They could perhaps sell a chocolate cake for £400 each with a free tube of smarties, I mean Britannias thrown in. (Smarties are similar to M&M’s)

I want to become a better person. I am going to take the cotton wool out of my ears and stuff it into my mouth, for a refreshing change.
Need to listen more and speak less.
My brain needs a training course about control and balance. 
My body needs to be looked after in a better way than I have done in the past.
Would also like to learn how to Love my wife more, now that we have been together for 52 years, England and Scotland in beautiful harmony together. Bliss.

Thanks to @Weirdfish9for this gorgeous QB 10oz Bull 😎
I’ve completed my 1oz gold QB collection and my 2oz silver QB collection a while back. I’ve been slowly picking up the 10oz QB coins to complete. It’s on the back burner but I’m getting there.
I really want to put them all on display on one of those capsule stands sitting side by side all in a row. Would look epic. 👌🏼
 
Also recently picked up a beautiful 10oz kookaburra 30th anniversary silver coin. Love this design. 10oz coins are super underrated IMO! 

I would say spend time visiting well established coin fairs, handle the coins, and ask the dealers questions- importantly, find an era/ period/ monarch you’re interested in and do some research.  Also join some Facebook groups where you’ll pick up some good information.
There’s some fabulous books available that’ll give you lots of reading/ overview, I would recommend this Spink book- it won’t break the bank either, there is also a Decimal volume.
Spink, Coins of England Pre- Decimal Issues, is in my opinion, a must have- this will provide you a good overview of each period from Celtic Coinage up until Elizabeth II Pre- Decimal.  The 2024 Edition will be released soon.

Once you find a period you’re interested in- then get geeky!


 

Thanks to CobraStacker for these amazing, tasty pieces....
1oz Pobjoy Mint Anusbis
2013 Australian Lunar Snake 1oz Silver
2024 Australian Lunar Dragon 1oz Silver
1oz Silver Aztec Round
1½oz Canadian Silver Polar Bear
1oz Alien 'we are not alone' round
KCIII Silver Cypher Bar
1oz Niue Silver Steamboat Willie
2024 KCIII 1/10th Britannia 
2oz .308 Silver Bullet - perfect for werewolves...
1oz Pyromat Silver Card - I make metal debit and retail cards in my job so I had to have this... 
½oz 2013 Canadian Silver Holiday Season....I won this in one of Cobra's competitions!
 

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I have started to take a closer view of industry rates to ensure Auronum's website prices are as competitive as possible. From feedback I have seen on the forums Tavex and Chards seem to be the companies with the most competitive prices, so I used them to benchmark the most popular gold and silver bullion products.
I was a little surprised to see that Auronum has better buyback and selling rates across the board on these popular products. Maybe we should do a price guarantee that we will update our prices if we are not the most competitive against the established dealers, what do you guys think? 
Prices on the attached screenshot correct as of 21:10 11th December 2023
 

What do they think the 2024 salt price will be?