Ansel

Nice Dutch Schöne Amsterdam kilo.
 

Is it £50 yet?
 

I fear that may be a long time away
We may even have to wait about a month 😛 
 

Got my gold Rosalind Franklin 50p!
 

Not something I would normally buy, but got a good price and it’s a great story. 48 tonnes of silver, one of the deepest, largest wreck recovery in history. About 20,000 mintage, wish it was a 1oz brit.

1 oz , Geiger gold bar. 🤩
 
 

4 , 1kg Southern cross bars.
My first kilo bars 😁

Today I had these shoved through my letterbox. I ordered the 2016 cougar and they gave me the copper coin free. I thought that was a nice little touch by them. Thanks to Sarnia Silver!

Thanks @Realwealthuprising for the beautiful 2019 proof Dutch gold Ducat. A short while after buying it from the Silverforum I picked up a 1927 bullion Ducat from a Sydney auction. 

Today I received a Shilling and  Florin from @ChardsCoinandBullionDealer (great customer service btw)
Unfortunately it's a present, I'd like to keep it myself.

A nice Victoria sov 

More from Grumpy Coinster's !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks a ton to @ChrisSilver and @BackyardBullion for the 10,000 members give away prize - a gorgeous piece of hand poured silver! Arrived today in a beautiful package. Something I'm going to cherish forever ❤️
 

The below is not a forum rule but simply a recommendation for sellers.

A seller of a coin (or other item) will have a much better idea of the condition and imperfections of the item, than the buyer has. Of course this is only logical as the seller has the item and the buyer hasn't seen it in person.

When I myself sell, I try to list every imperfection on the coin. Sure, this likely will put some people off from purchasing but I believe that it is important to be 100% honest. I also understand how it is from a buyers point of view. As a buyer, I (probably wrongly) assume that most sellers are like me and therefore if I see that there is no comment about the condition, I presume the condition is very good or at least good (in my opinion.) When however, an item arrives and there are issues or imperfections on the coin (or other item) it is saddening, but often not worth complaining over. I would however be cautious of that seller in the future.

In my opinion, telling the condition of a coin from a photograph is hard. Some members are exceptional at studying photos and picking up details, but I personally find looking at a static image quite difficult to ascertain the real condition of a coin. Often a photo will look like there are some imperfections on an item but the actual item looks perfect in real life, and vice versa.

Though the buyer also has a responsibility to ask the condition, as a seller you know more about the condition of the item. To avoid any issues and to keep the forum trade section transparent and honest we strongly recommend for sellers to disclose the condition of their item. i.e. mentioning any imperfections, spots, milk spotting, lint inside the capsule, damage to the capsule etc.

Of course, a seller can not state what grade the coin is (unless it is graded.) Those looking for absolutely perfect examples in their collection may want to consider graded coins. But a seller can state if their are any imperfections.

I already see a large number of members who always list every small detail about their item and I would like to say thank you for doing this 😊

She's a little tired, but still very pretty.... I think

Something a little different for the collection today, 1847 Gothic Crown 😊

couple of sovereigns this morning  such a shame about obvious letters scratched in 

Want to show this amazing rarity: the George IV 1829 half sovereign mule with 1823 reverse. Ex Terner collection, PCGS PR64CAM. Only 2 are known and the other one is impounded in the Royal Mint collection. The Royal Mint actually struck 4,205 half sovereigns during 1829, but all with 1828 dies. 

 

The Brits stack sovereigns while China stacks Gold Mines 🙈

Nothing overly spectacular but it is my first purchase of silver. Have some "junk" silver and some silver (925) items but this is my first foray into this.

Today I received three Quintuple Sovereigns , The 2004 one was bought as a bullion from Gerrard’s in Hatton Garden and the two others were purchased from the boss @ilovesilverireallydo for almost bullion price , thank you .

Playing around with the sunshine reflecting on my newly aquired 1980 Proof Sovereign. 

Got my hand on a nice shield back sovereign.

A recent indulgent purchase - beans on toast it is for the next 6 months...😩





 

Six coins came back from PCGS this week. I received the grades some time ago but PCGS closed shortly thereafter due to the US COVID-19 lock down and so understandably it’s taken a while for them to get to me. Lovely coins and some great results. 

The 2019 Prince Albert and Queen Victoria strike on the day sovereigns both came in at MS70. 
The 2019 proof sovereign was graded 70DCAM with the 2020 69DCAM.
The 50p shape of a nation 50p was graded 69DCAM. The lovely old 1900 Perth mint half sovereign was graded XF Details, you can’t win them all but still a lovely coin.