Today I Received.....

[Dakaras]

Thank you @James32 shiny has arrived! Apparently they have new improved waterproof postie's now so they made it through today. 

[richatthecroft]

Received a nice eBay win of a Silver £5 Crown this morning- lovely design this one commemorating Her Majesty’s 90th Birthday 😃 
And after an indirect journey to me via one or two different Royal Mail delivery offices I received my SOTD which looks to be a nice example 👍 

Edited February 19, 2022 by richatthecroft

[blackadder]

Sotd sov 2022 they even Incluced two bits of packing paper lol 😂

[James32]

15 minutes ago, blackadder said:

Sotd sov 2022 they even Incluced two bits of packing paper lol 😂

At least they reverted back to screw capsules lol

[blackadder]

5 minutes ago, James32 said:

At least they reverted back to screw capsules lol

it's still all ****ed up lol

[James32]

1 minute ago, blackadder said:

it's still all ****ed up lol

Yeah but only one step left till perfection. 

Check what goes into the bleeding capsule 😁

[blackadder]

1 minute ago, James32 said:

Yeah but only one step left till perfection. 

Check what goes into the bleeding capsule 😁

well i got a sticker so someone did check it right,then dropped it on the floor lol.

[matt1r]

38 minutes ago, richatthecroft said:

Received a nice eBay win of a Silver £5 Crown this morning- lovely design this one commemorating Her Majesty’s 90th Birthday 😃 
And after an indirect journey to me via one or two different Royal Mail delivery offices I received my SOTD which looks to be a nice example 👍 

Nice coins Rich, I don’t want to be that guy but would you not say there’s something odd going on with the inner rim specifically here

[James32]

5 minutes ago, blackadder said:

well i got a sticker so someone did check it right,then dropped it on the floor lol.

Them stickers only mean someone checked the box in China before dispatching to Wales.

[paulmerton]

A near perfect coin...

Let down by the cheap box!

[richatthecroft]

2 minutes ago, matt1r said:

Nice coins Rich, I don’t want to be that guy but would you not say there’s something odd going on with the inner rim specifically here

Well that’s knackered my quick flip Mat 😂 

Seriously though, there’s nothing perfect in this world- its near enough for my tired old eyes- it looks lovely in hand.

I think if it goes to be graded it’ll do ok, clearly whatever is going on isn’t post production.

I’ve seen coins with obvious imperfections get a 70 grade- I’ve owned several; and I own coins that have a 69 grade that look perfect to me- and several I have owned I have cracked and resubmitted that have come back 70 after previously being designated a 69 🤷‍♂️ 

[matt1r]

2 minutes ago, richatthecroft said:

Well that’s knackered my quick flip Mat 😂 

Seriously though, there’s nothing perfect in this world- its near enough for my tired old eyes- it looks lovely in hand.

I think if it goes to be graded it’ll do ok, clearly whatever is going on isn’t post production.

I’ve seen coins with obvious imperfections get a 70 grade- I’ve owned several; and I own coins that have a 69 grade that look perfect to me- and several I have owned I have cracked and resubmitted that have come back 70 after previously being designated a 69 🤷‍♂️ 

Just trying to avoid you disappointment later on in case you didn’t notice 🙂🤷‍♀️ If there was no other issue with the coin I’m sure ngc would consider this a production flaw anyway and it would still be a 70.

[blackadder]

9 minutes ago, paulmerton said:

A near perfect coin...

Let down by the cheap box!

thats terrible is that just a blob of glue?

[paulmerton]

4 minutes ago, blackadder said:

thats terrible is that just a blob of glue?

Yes. Not very good glue!

[blackadder]

5 minutes ago, paulmerton said:

Yes. Not very good glue!

£675 it's not great is it.

[modofantasma]

On 17/02/2022 at 20:36, richatthecroft said:

Received this Jubilee 50p in my change today- I believe the RM dropped them into circulation only 11 days ago- this poor example looks like it’s been circulating for several years!

Must have taken similar care when packaging and distributing as they do with the 1 oz silver Britannia 

[modofantasma]

8 hours ago, daca said:

Today I received..... some gold

Love the weight, hate the size (1 oz PL Britannia for scale)

I love cast gold. Great pick up 👌🏽

[paulmerton]

Underneath it all was this cheeky 2020 quarter ouncer, one of only nine returned from the June 2021 Trial of the Pyx.

[daca]

13 hours ago, modofantasma said:

I love cast gold. Great pick up 👌🏽

Thank you. Originally I thought it will come loose in a jiffy bag and I'll be able to play with the piece, now I have to decide to remove it or not from the blister pack

16 hours ago, TheShinyStuff said:

Disappointment with the size of your 50g gold ingot is a good problem to have. It's stunning!

Thank you, indeed is a good problem to have.

Edited February 20, 2022 by daca

[MaxeBaumann]

Am 17.2.2022 um 16:57 Uhr sagte dikefalos:

$900, RM 5 OZ Original

https://www.lpm.hk/en/banner/the-gothic-crown/2021-5oz-great-britain-the-great-engravers-collection-gothic-crown-quartered-arms-999-silver-proof- coin-lpm-exklusiv.html

£495, EIC 5 OZ mit schrecklichem Portrait

https://www.theeastindiacompany.com/bullion/2022-masterpiece-gothic-crown-5oz-silver-proof-coin/

£ 1580, Alderney 2 x 10 OZ PCGS PR70 Set, meine Lieblings-Gothic-Nachprägung mit passendem jungem QE-Porträt

https://ukgoldcoins.co.uk/product/new-gothic-crown-silver-proof/

 

Das mit dem schrecklichen Porträt der Königin ist immer Geschmacksache, mir gefällt die Wertseite

der The East India Company besser als das vom Original der RM.

[Silverman2U]

Comparing silver to platinum…. And platinum to platinum. @BackyardBullion eat ya’ heart out  

2oz & 10oz silver…

1oz to 3oz platinum…

The 3oz is definately a special chunk!
It’s also too heavy to stay up in the case with the magnetic attachment at 45 deg alone cos’ it’s too heavy. Clearly this was over looked by the U.K. mint 🤔 … I have propped it up in picture on back inside of case to get picture.  

 

 

Edited February 21, 2022 by Silverman2U

[Silverman2U]

Just now, Silverman2U said:

Comparing silver to platinum…. And platinum to platinum. @BackyardBullion eat ya’ heart out  … in saying that they must behave made something bigger than the 3oz platinum? 

2oz & 10oz silver…

1oz to 3oz platinum…

The 3oz is definately a special chunk!
It’s also too heavy to stay up in the case with the magnetic attachment at 45 deg alone cos’ it’s too heavy. Clearly this was over looked by the U.K. mint 🤔 … I have propped it up in picture on back inside of case to get picture.  

 

[Silverman2U]

On 19/02/2022 at 14:16, paulmerton said:

Underneath it all was this cheeky 2020 quarter ouncer, one of only nine returned from the June 2021 Trial of the Pyx.

Nice! 

[westminstrel]

6 hours ago, Silverman2U said:

Comparing silver to platinum…. And platinum to platinum. @BackyardBullion eat ya’ heart out  

2oz & 10oz silver…

1oz to 3oz platinum…

The 3oz is definately a special chunk!
It’s also too heavy to stay up in the case with the magnetic attachment at 45 deg alone cos’ it’s too heavy. Clearly this was over looked by the U.K. mint 🤔 … I have propped it up in picture on back inside of case to get picture.  

 

 

Compared to the silver coin, those platinum proofs seem to have a bit of iridescence both in the fields and frosting. Is that true? They look gorgeous nonetheless.

I said it in another thread and I’ll say it again - I think that 1 Oz platinum proof is the Coin of the Jubilee Year.

[Solly]

Nice collection and photos 

10 hours ago, Silverman2U said:

Comparing silver to platinum…. And platinum to platinum. @BackyardBullion eat ya’ heart out  

2oz & 10oz silver…

1oz to 3oz platinum…

The 3oz is definately a special chunk!
It’s also too heavy to stay up in the case with the magnetic attachment at 45 deg alone cos’ it’s too heavy. Clearly this was over looked by the U.K. mint 🤔 … I have propped it up in picture on back inside of case to get picture.  

 

 

 

Nice collection and photos 

10 hours ago, Silverman2U said:

Comparing silver to platinum…. And platinum to platinum. @BackyardBullion eat ya’ heart out  

2oz & 10oz silver…

1oz to 3oz platinum…

The 3oz is definately a special chunk!
It’s also too heavy to stay up in the case with the magnetic attachment at 45 deg alone cos’ it’s too heavy. Clearly this was over looked by the U.K. mint 🤔 … I have propped it up in picture on back inside of case to get picture.  

 

 

 

Nice collection and photos 

10 hours ago, Silverman2U said:

Comparing silver to platinum…. And platinum to platinum. @BackyardBullion eat ya’ heart out  

2oz & 10oz silver…

1oz to 3oz platinum…

The 3oz is definately a special chunk!
It’s also too heavy to stay up in the case with the magnetic attachment at 45 deg alone cos’ it’s too heavy. Clearly this was over looked by the U.K. mint 🤔 … I have propped it up in picture on back inside of case to get picture.  

 

 

 

Nice collection and photos 

10 hours ago, Silverman2U said:

Comparing silver to platinum…. And platinum to platinum. @BackyardBullion eat ya’ heart out  

2oz & 10oz silver…

1oz to 3oz platinum…

The 3oz is definately a special chunk!
It’s also too heavy to stay up in the case with the magnetic attachment at 45 deg alone cos’ it’s too heavy. Clearly this was over looked by the U.K. mint 🤔 … I have propped it up in picture on back inside of case to get picture.