Today I Received.....

[Cornishfarmer]

4 hours ago, Darren9330 said:

Today's little haul from postie

Sov fb yesterday?    Cracking price.   I was too slow

[Roy]

5 hours ago, Darren9330 said:

Today's little haul from postie

Damn my eyes! Is that a 13 or an 18?

 

 

[Darren9330]

20 minutes ago, Roy said:

 

It's an 18 Roy 😀

[Darren9330]

55 minutes ago, Cornishfarmer said:

Sov fb yesterday?    Cracking price.   I was too slow

Yes it was on FB... Got lucky, right place for a change!! Very pleased at the price too. 

[Roy]

Take pity on me 😎

[sixgun]

For the benefit of @Roy

 

[Roy]

Which mint is that?

[harrygill111]

A little holiday reading, as I prepare for my foray into circulated coinage in 2019... 

Spinks coming soon! 

This little section pictured below may have helped me avoid a potential blunder - the book has paid for itself already! 

Might be bad timing to step (slightly) away from bullion given the recent positive, albeit small increases in PMs 🤔

Edited December 29, 2018 by harrygill111

[silversurf]

Had a meet up with @Kritika today, always great to talk face to face to fellow forum members and did an exchange for this fascinating 1950 Saudi Guinea. If anyone can explain the writing that would be fantastic, I just love the look of this coin. Same size and weight as a Sovereign.

 

Edited December 28, 2018 by silversurf

[NRSovereign]

5 minutes ago, silversurf said:

Had a meet up with @Kritika today, always great to talk face to face to fellow forum members and did an exchange for this fascinating 1950 Saudi Guinea. If anyone can explain the writing that would be fantastic, I just love the look of this coin. Same size and weight as a Sovereign.

 

So jealous ! Been wanting one for a long time great looking coin wanted one for a while now!

[Fathallazf]

7 minutes ago, silversurf said:

explain the writing

The face on top translates to: king of the kingdom of Saudi Arabia - in the circle: Abd Al Aziz ibn Abd Al Rahman Al Saud (probably the name of the king back then)

The other face: One saudi arabia guinea - in the inner circle: Minted in the holly city of Mecca. The date is 1370 islamic, which is 1950. 

[h103efa]

18 minutes ago, silversurf said:

Had a meet up with @Kritika today, always great to talk face to face to fellow forum members and did an exchange for this fascinating 1950 Saudi Guinea. If anyone can explain the writing that would be fantastic, I just love the look of this coin. Same size and weight as a Sovereign.

 

 

I have one of these, a wedding gift!

https://goldiraguide.org/saudi-arabia-gold-one-guinea-coins/ might be informative if you havent found this site before!

[silversurf]

11 minutes ago, Fathallazf said:

The face on top translates to: king of the kingdom of Saudi Arabia - in the circle: Abd Al Aziz ibn Abd Al Rahman Al Saud (probably the name of the king back then)

The other face: One saudi arabia guinea - in the inner circle: Minted in the holly city of Mecca. The date is 1370 islamic, which is 1950. 

Thank you so much, this is why this forum is so great.  

Edited December 28, 2018 by silversurf

[Fathallazf]

4 minutes ago, silversurf said:

Thank you so much, this is what this forum so great

Anytime! It is an amazing looking coin! Congrats and enjoy it

[danmc82]

1 hour ago, Roy said:

Which mint is that?

Not one I've seen before 😁

 

[Coolsmp]

1 hour ago, harrygill111 said:

A little holiday reading, as I prepare for my foray into circulating currency in 2019... 

Spinks coming soon! 

This little section may have helped me avoid a blunder, think the book I has paid for itself already! 

Might be bad timing to step (slightly) away from bullion given the recent positive, albeit small increases 🤔

 

A very interesting paragraph!!! In other words the Royal Mint F@&k'ed up!

[h103efa]

39 minutes ago, Coolsmp said:

A very interesting paragraph!!! In other words the Royal Mint F@&k'ed up!

Yep they did. Slightly more to the story... The guy bought the £100 coins using his credit card so he could accumulate reward points, then bank the coins and get his money back. I think it worked for a while until the banks contacted the mint.

[Darren9330]

3 hours ago, Roy said:

Which mint is that?

India mint

 

[harrygill111]

2 hours ago, Coolsmp said:

A very interesting paragraph!!! In other words the Royal Mint F@&k'ed up!

Yep. And it gets even more interesting when you read the intro and the RMs use of package engineering, whereby they sell a coin for substantially more by changing the packaging - reference to Trial of the Pyx

Also notes on RM using packaging to shift damaged 'proof' coins for even more than proof versions, rather than melting them down! 

Good to know.

Perhaps worthy of its own thread I think 

[zoravarandranik]

I got some birthday gifts from the GF. I would have preferred a MS70 and there is a ding in the Panda so I got to exchange it. But I'm impressed with her choices. Very cool!

2019 FU coin China 8g

2009 Panda

[AgD]

A lovely 1988 proof .925 sterling £1 coin.

[flim]

what is the going rate for such  lovely 1988 proof .925 sterling £1 coin ??

[AgD]

Just now, flim said:

what is the going rate for such  lovely 1988 proof .925 sterling £1 coin ??

I've seen them at all different ranges from £15 to £30 I got this one for £18 of eBay and will be gifting it to my brother most probably but some of the piedfort around the £30 mark

[h103efa]

I was feeling really left out with my daughter's massive amount of Unicorn presents they got this Christmas so I got myself one too.

A 2 oz Unicorn Silver round from @SilverStan at PreciousGoldandSilver. Awesome service and prompt delivery.

While i was there, i got myself one of their (Joint Silverstan and a silver forum member creation) custom Brexit 50p (Not PM though). I think i'll make it my everyday carry!

Edited December 29, 2018 by h103efa

[MickD]

Are there any more of the Brexit coin available?