Today I Received.....

[SILVERFINGER]

Are the Maples made by the same company that makes the silver ones ?

And what is the creepy looking bloke with the head like a dildo on the route 66 shields ?

[MickB]

15 minutes ago, SILVERFINGER said:

Are the Maples made by the same company that makes the silver ones ?

And what is the creepy looking bloke with the head like a dildo on the route 66 shields ?

The copper rounds are made by AVDP in the USA, the silver ones by the Royal Canadian mint.

That creepy looking bloke is a bit odd looking, called the Gemini Giant, an actual landmark along the route.

[Auricsstash]

How about this for a kick in the spuds.. today I received these three items two CO @arshimo2012 the forum legend! 

And I only get to keep the Bull.... which I have to say is a bloody nice coin but that 100oz omg ?

Edited July 12, 2018 by Auricsstash

[Tn21]

Congrats on the 100oz bar, looks the business. 

[SILVERFINGER]

100oz bar

British, yes

Poured, yes

Beautiful, yes

=  I would love that 

[Lr103]

Some bullion bulls ?

 

 

[TheGoldSovereign]

1859 Ansell. Wear/flattening of the hair but the fields and coin overall really clean, very happy as price was fair.

 

 

[SILVERFINGER]

Its amazing how some coins like this have survived in such good condition, as we have to remember that they were actually used currency back then and not collectors pieces like they are now.

[mr1030]

2017 1 oz gold Buffalo and 2018 St.Helena Spade Guinea. Not sure where the spots on the guinea came from in the picture.  Naked coin shows none of them.

[Xander]

8 minutes ago, mr1030 said:

2017 1 oz gold Buffalo and 2018 St.Helena Spade Guinea. Not sure where the spots on the guinea came from in the picture.  Naked coin shows none of them.

Love that Buffalo Coin, I have been swithering on my next purchase, it definitely has to be one of these.

[SILVERFINGER]

1 hour ago, mr1030 said:

Not sure where the spots on the guinea came from in the picture

 

Most likely dandruff  , I kid you not, bane of my life that stuff when I am doing close up photography.

[AgD]

6 hours ago, mr1030 said:

2017 1 oz gold Buffalo and 2018 St.Helena Spade Guinea. Not sure where the spots on the guinea came from in the picture.  Naked coin shows none of them.

BE WARNED !

Sadly these coins are not perfect there are tiny production marks on the shield face side of the coin like a pin prick which due to the beautiful background design shows up in the light .

Nothing I can do 

that is the disclaimer from Martin's website (silver trader) so is a minting error I too noticed my spade has the same marks but a lovely coin nevertheless 

[SILVERFINGER]

At the end of the day they are a mass produced bullion coin and priced as such, but what a coin, I think the design is up there with some of the premium priced coins, they have to be my most favourite design for the last few years, you dont know how hard it is for me to not start collecting coins when members like you keep putting good pics of lovely coins up, but I dare not buy one as I am trying to stack as an investment and dont want to buy something that I wont be able to part with when the time comes.

Though I think I am starting to weaken, I am struggling to resist their temptation, that and the fact I wouldnt have to wait for a year to save my special money for a 1kg bar.

If I end up buying one of those spade guineas, I just want you to know that its your fault, your nice pics broke the camels back and it was one more nice spade guinea to much.

Edited July 15, 2018 by SILVERFINGER

[JunkBond]

11 hours ago, Xander said:

Love that Buffalo Coin, I have been swithering on my next purchase, it definitely has to be one of these.

They are something else aren't they, I am really tempted to get another! Can't decide between that or an Eagle.

[CoinStruck]

This week received this very nice 2002 sovereign purchased from a fellow SilverForum member. Have already taken it out of the capsule and put it into a flip ready to be sent off to be graded. 

[mr1030]

4 hours ago, JunkBond said:

They are something else aren't they, I am really tempted to get another! Can't decide between that or an Eagle.

I've bought a few Eagles in the past , and while I like them, the modern reverse design turns me off a bit.  I think they did a great job on the obverse.  If they had just done a refresh of the classic Saint-Gaudens reverse, I would have been in love with it.  As it is, while the front is great, the reverse just lessens the overall coin for me.  The buffalo on the other hand kept the classic design front and back, with just the fineness text and denomination added.  They knocked it out of the park.  The Palladium Eagle is another example like the buffalo where classic designs on new coins ended up being a winner.  Man, I wish I had bought one of those when they first were issued.

[JunkBond]

Totally agree regarding the reverse, it is the main reason I have not bought one earlier.

The 2016 gold Walking Liberty reverse makes for a much more striking design.

 

[mr1030]

9 minutes ago, JunkBond said:

Totally agree regarding the reverse, it is the main reason I have not bought one earlier.

The 2016 gold Walking Liberty reverse makes for a much more striking design.

 

I bought the dime, quarter and half in that series and they are gorgeous in gold.  And while I bought them because I loved the designs and intend to keep them for a long time, it's a shame they issued them with such large mintages, as the value on them has not appreciated.  But purely on an emotional level as a collector, they are winners to me.

[JunkBond]

Yes, they are wonderful, it is a shame they are a bit thin on the ground in the uk.

I would love to have the half.

[MickD]

Kind of like these.

[SILVERFINGER]

Yeah that does it for me, I loved the original (Pobjoy Mint) design of the IOM Angel too, the new version looks like he is on meth.

[Silvergun]

An 1897 bullion half sovereign from Atkinsons .

[TheGoldSovereign]

So, turns out the Ansell I posted a few days ago has a very clear error! Means I have to find another now without an error ?

No doubt this is an extreme rarity

 

 

[augur]

31 minutes ago, sg86 said:

So, turns out the Ansell I posted a few days ago has a very clear error! Means I have to find another now without an error ?

No doubt this is an extreme rarity

 

 

Your shield sovereigns never cease to amaze 

[JunkBond]

Sovereign Rarities clearly shows this error. @sg86Unless you bought this coin of course.