Roy

Chin chin happy Sunday

You deserve it @Paul
How many of us would've taken a quick flip and sold at £10,000? I would've.
Your patience and judgement will be rewarded.
Git 🤣

You deserve it @Paul
How many of us would've taken a quick flip and sold at £10,000? I would've.
Your patience and judgement will be rewarded.
Git 🤣

You deserve it @Paul
How many of us would've taken a quick flip and sold at £10,000? I would've.
Your patience and judgement will be rewarded.
Git 🤣

A real rarity just back from grading, and a far better result than I could have hoped for.

So...why so rare?
Although this coin has a mintage of 2002, something happened in 1968 that resulted in most of these coins being melted for scrap 😱. The price of gold rocketed by over 22% in a short period of time, meaning the scrap value would have been too attractive to resist...So into the melting pot they went!

So far, this is the only 1967 to be graded by any grading company, and I am only aware of one other known example, and that is held in very tight hands.
 

My long term view is that when Gold stabilises at a lower level, this will be a buying opportunity, before its next leg up.   What the level is and when it is is not something I can guess at!

No harm in asking @Stackerads if he’ll hold it for a week or so for you 😀  
Although the ladies at HGM are very nice, I don’t think their business model allows for this type of request 😂

Your thinly veiled apology is graciously accepted 😉
The above coin is literal gem. An ethnicity, a history, a close cultural relationship with nature all on the reverse of a silver proof coin.
The image could have been copied from an aboriginal cave wall drawing, or the like.
The design in your avatar @PapaLazarou is truly sublime. Surely it can only work in gold?
I'd be surprised if anyone attempts another Kangaroo design after that one! It's a hard act to follow, for the same reason nobody attempts to cover Karen Carpenter songs.

A tube of Britannia's,. Now how to display, individually nope, scattered nope, tower yes. No coins were harmed in this dangerous photo shoot and thanks to @Tn21 for doing a deal.

 

@Tn21 is a legend 

Your thinly veiled apology is graciously accepted 😉
The above coin is literal gem. An ethnicity, a history, a close cultural relationship with nature all on the reverse of a silver proof coin.
The image could have been copied from an aboriginal cave wall drawing, or the like.
The design in your avatar @PapaLazarou is truly sublime. Surely it can only work in gold?
I'd be surprised if anyone attempts another Kangaroo design after that one! It's a hard act to follow, for the same reason nobody attempts to cover Karen Carpenter songs.

Your thinly veiled apology is graciously accepted 😉
The above coin is literal gem. An ethnicity, a history, a close cultural relationship with nature all on the reverse of a silver proof coin.
The image could have been copied from an aboriginal cave wall drawing, or the like.
The design in your avatar @PapaLazarou is truly sublime. Surely it can only work in gold?
I'd be surprised if anyone attempts another Kangaroo design after that one! It's a hard act to follow, for the same reason nobody attempts to cover Karen Carpenter songs.

Your thinly veiled apology is graciously accepted 😉
The above coin is literal gem. An ethnicity, a history, a close cultural relationship with nature all on the reverse of a silver proof coin.
The image could have been copied from an aboriginal cave wall drawing, or the like.
The design in your avatar @PapaLazarou is truly sublime. Surely it can only work in gold?
I'd be surprised if anyone attempts another Kangaroo design after that one! It's a hard act to follow, for the same reason nobody attempts to cover Karen Carpenter songs.

Your thinly veiled apology is graciously accepted 😉
The above coin is literal gem. An ethnicity, a history, a close cultural relationship with nature all on the reverse of a silver proof coin.
The image could have been copied from an aboriginal cave wall drawing, or the like.
The design in your avatar @PapaLazarou is truly sublime. Surely it can only work in gold?
I'd be surprised if anyone attempts another Kangaroo design after that one! It's a hard act to follow, for the same reason nobody attempts to cover Karen Carpenter songs.

Your thinly veiled apology is graciously accepted 😉
The above coin is literal gem. An ethnicity, a history, a close cultural relationship with nature all on the reverse of a silver proof coin.
The image could have been copied from an aboriginal cave wall drawing, or the like.
The design in your avatar @PapaLazarou is truly sublime. Surely it can only work in gold?
I'd be surprised if anyone attempts another Kangaroo design after that one! It's a hard act to follow, for the same reason nobody attempts to cover Karen Carpenter songs.

A few arrivals from the past few days, getting very close to my panda goal...
Thanks to @Danny-boy

and to @DavePanda - again!

And a nice chap on the Facebook group for the curiously elusive 2007!

But no thanks to the eBay seller for this fake...


But I'm very almost there with the double date set - just 5 gaps to fill.

 

Received two things today- thanks @Nick1368 for the Buffalo which hopefully will accrue or preserve wealth going forward 😀 and a necessary evil that will have already started depreciating on arrival this morning 🙄 

 

2003 Silver Proof 1oz $1 Kangaroo - "Jirrah-Watty"   Featuring a design by acclaimed Aboriginal artist Ray Thomas of the Gunnai people in Gippsland, Victoria, the coin depicts "Jirrah-Watty" – the Big Kangaroo – in full flight. With bold muscular line-work underscoring the animal’s power and predominance, a delicate finish applied to the background envelopes the horizon in a shimmering heat haze, along with the distant silhouettes of another stalwart of the outback, the grass tree. Ray Thomas spent many years researching his Gunnai people’s myths, legends, designs and body marks. The patterned line-work and motifs are characteristic of the indigenous peoples throughout South-East Australia.   The corresponding "frostie" has a raised polished image with frosted background and was crafted by Vladimir Gottwald, Engraver at the Royal Australian Mint   This proof kangaroo is, in my opinion, the clear number one of the entire Skippy collection. A truly and outstandingly beautiful coin - I hope it goes some way towards mitigation regarding my previous post.   I hereby close the case for the defence and appeal to the jury of my peers.

2011 RAM 1oz $1 Silver Proof Allied Rock Wallaby     The 2011 Royal Australian Mint Kangaroo  features the allied rock-wallaby. These marsupials are part of the macropod family, meaning ‘great footed’ and are found mainly in north-east Queensland and on the nearby Palm and Magnetic Islands.   There's not much more to be said about this somewhat underwhelming design by Wojciech Pietranik - a coin which is unlikely to be remembered as the most inspired of his creations. The detailing is, as always, excellent and remains a dependable factor in this series.   As @Peterheat mentions below - a case of poor taxidermy?

Like the noble, rem8nds me of my dads old rover 2000tc, the viking ship insignia on the grill and steering wheel.

This coin features the Lake District and Scafell Pike, the highest English mountain

8 months in the making and one more to go.....
 

All up to date with my 1oz Gold QB with today's delivery......

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 😊

I agree with Andrew.
These coins are so popular and great gains can made so investing a few quid in restoration and grading makes sense.
It can't hurt, should it come back a 68 or 69 you'll still do very well. A 70 would be an absolute bonus.
Good luck! 😊