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El Toro and Mr Cat have a new friend 

Here are the contacts for Nuie, feel free to ask them 

Nice shiny 10oz Brit arrived today, intended for my son's 18th (it's a surprise, so don't tell him!), courtesy of @SilverTalent I think all I got for mine was socks, beer and one of those plastic '18' keys - how times have changed 😂😂😂

Hard to find 5 coin Australia lunar set 2020 made specifically for Chinese customer. They had metal rings around the coin luckily just slide off. They have a lip for the coin to sit on.
 

Here are the contacts for Nuie, feel free to ask them 

Here are the contacts for Nuie, feel free to ask them 

and thanks to @HB1 for this one🤔👍

2024 San Marino - Peregrine Falcon


2024 Cameroon - Herpeton - Snake Proof

2024 Canada - 100th Anniv. Royal Canadian Air Force

 
 

Something pretty special. Had been on the look out for a pig for sometime but this is something a bit extra. 
 
A special thank you to @paulmerton  This will be a cherished item in my collection. 

A few very special items.
Australian Gold nuggets 10g, 5.66g and 3.99g and also a killer JM bar with a super low mintage of just 2k ever made and even less thought to still be around as a large number were melted down 

Over the moon to get my hands on the Maundy Money gold set. Stunning coins

Big thanks to @Clockpuncher

Some perfect Maklouf's dropped off today. Can't beat these 1980's QEII portrait's. 

2024  Niue - Treasures of the Gulf - The Horse



 

 
 

2017 1/50th ounce proof Krugerrand - PF70 UCAM
Thanks to @ZRPMs.  Purchased to both break my personal record for the smallest coin in my collection, and as a photography challenge.
I've used the microscope to take these pics, since as you can see, the coin is less than 10mm diameter.  I will try with the macro SLR rig some time this week, to see if I can a more arty picture.
Remarkable a coin this size can be created at all, let alone it achieve the highest grade.


 

Also, unless I have missed it, we don't seem to talk much of the gold to silver ratio anymore?
With circa £1,900/oz looking like the new level for gold to only climb from, does this not mean that the once coveted 1:40 gold to silver ratio is a thing of the past?
If May acts like April, we'll be into £2,000/oz territory... Imagine explaining to yourself at Christmas 2023 that you'd pay £500 for a bullion Sovereign not long after Easter.

A quarter eagle from @SVcollector for a set i am building. will probably be unslabbed in the future. 
 

Finally got my hands on this 1/2 ounce Pyx Gold Standard. I was expecting the coin to look a bit of a mess but I'm pleasantly surprised!

A 1/10th Gold Brit from @bobski and an 1879 Melbourne Sov thanks to @Auronum

Another 2018 plain edge SOTD sovereign added to the next batch to send to @GoldDiggerDave

Finally managed to pick this one up from the post office today - they are a lot more choosy with leaving parcels on the doorstep than they used to be (which is probably just as well…). A cracking 20 oz Scottsdale kitkat bar, courtesy of @Tn21 - thank you 🙏 

Out into town today 🤔😮
back to the usual pawn shop for a little gold …. 😮not quite spot, but still under £200. The boss has told the staff to stop giving me discounts 🤔😮😕
 very, very cheap crown from elsewhere (need a box for a better one I have)🤔

2 italian 20 lire coins and an impulsive silver putchase from my lcs
 

Postie has finally been…
2022 half proof sovereign to get stashed away and 3 more bullion sovereigns for the stack!
I’m happy with that