Today I Received.....

[KRO]

39 minutes ago, James32 said:

Will most likely take a few weeks before I get round to reading it 😅 

Putting it off eh, is it not just pictures then?😀

[James32]

1 minute ago, KRO said:

Putting it off eh, is it not just pictures then?😀

Give me colouring by numbers any day

[Andygst]

My first ever TSF and BYB bars received today 😍

[TheBeast]

1 hour ago, SilverRich said:

That is incredible! 1 kilo of 999 silver and 1g of 999 gold in it? 

They've really downplayed their currency value on that haven't they! 😁

It says only $30 Australian dollars. 😂

[Gruff]

5 hours ago, TheBeast said:

Back from NGC:

🐲 1 kilo silver lunar dragon privy 1 gram gold. Mintage of 388. 🐲

 

Wow, that is an impressive kilo round. These dragon series looked to have been nailed with the vivid colours

[Gruff]

5 hours ago, James32 said:

Thanks to @Dankanugget and hive book store 

Disappointed James, these aren't MS70 slabbed and graded  

[TheShinyStuff]

1 hour ago, Gruff said:

Disappointed James, these aren't MS70 slabbed and graded  

Those are just for the trolley at Waitrose.

[Gruff]

7 minutes ago, TheShinyStuff said:

Those are just for the trolley at Waitrose.

Such a commoner...

[James32]

1 hour ago, Gruff said:

Disappointed James, these aren't MS70 slabbed and graded  

They are the seeds that grow into graded.

Edited September 11 by James32

[KRO]

10 minutes ago, James32 said:

They are the seeds that grow in graded.

the book looks immaculate, I'm sure it will grade pf70😀

[James32]

1 minute ago, KRO said:

the book looks immaculate, I'm sure it will grade pf70😀

Jeez, best you could do 10hrs later?

[AaaGee]

8 hours ago, James32 said:

Thanks to @Dankanugget and hive book store 

Has the book got mintages of the Jubilee and Memorial bullion sovereigns?

May get a copy 👍

[James32]

1 minute ago, AaaGee said:

Has the book got mintages of the Jubilee and Memorial bullion sovereigns?

May get a copy 👍

Haven't read yet tbh

[MrStacker]

8 hours ago, TheBeast said:

Back from NGC:

🐲 1 kilo silver lunar dragon privy 1 gram gold. Mintage of 388. 🐲

 

Beautiful. I tried ordering one but failed via Perth Mint website. Any idea if there are any other outlets that sell the kilo coin ungraded?

[TheBeast]

8 hours ago, MrStacker said:

Beautiful. I tried ordering one but failed via Perth Mint website. Any idea if there are any other outlets that sell the kilo coin ungraded?

Thank you! These are hard to find for a decent price.

https://www.emk.com/de-de/search?q=Lunar+2024+kilo
this is the only one I can find right now.

[Thomast]

Another date ticked off the list

[AndrewSL76]

10 hours ago, AaaGee said:

Has the book got mintages of the Jubilee and Memorial bullion sovereigns?

May get a copy 👍

No. Though an FOIA request would tell you the 2022 mintages, the 2023 would probably not be available till next year. 

Buy the book anyway. It’s worth it.

Edited September 12 by AndrewSL76

[WolfStacker]

32 minutes ago, Thomast said:

Another date ticked off the list

Really nice one @Thomast

[paulmerton]

25 minutes ago, AndrewSL76 said:

No. Though an FOIA request would tell you the 2022 mintages, the 2023 would probably not be available till next year. 

Buy the book anyway. It’s worth it.

RM hasn't released bullion mintages for several years, and will not reveal them in response to an FOIA request for commercial reasons.

The specific reason they give is that it could jeopardize their ability to source blanks if their competitors can see how many they are requiring.

 

[AndrewSL76]

9 minutes ago, paulmerton said:

RM hasn't released bullion mintages for several years, and will not reveal them in response to an FOIA request for commercial reasons.

The specific reason they give is that it could jeopardize their ability to source blanks if their competitors can see how many they are requiring.

 

It all boils down to how you ask. I made a request for mintages recently and received a full response. This was for quarter sovereigns. Their point on blanks is nonsense and they only say that to people who don’t ask properly. 

[paulmerton]

2 minutes ago, AndrewSL76 said:

It all boils down to how you ask. I made a request for mintages recently and received a full response. This was for quarter sovereigns. Their point on blanks is nonsense and they only say that to people who don’t ask properly. 

I expect they'd be more worried about being able to make full sovereigns. Do you have any recent mintages for those?

[AndrewSL76]

3 minutes ago, paulmerton said:

I expect they'd be more worried about being able to make full sovereigns. Do you have any recent mintages for those?

Never asked. I can do if you think it would help? This isn’t about being worried, it’s about transparency. Having released the quarter stats they really (legally) wouldn’t have a leg to stand on if they refused. 

What dates did you want? I can send the request later today. Maybe we start a different thread? Let me know?

[paulmerton]

5 minutes ago, AndrewSL76 said:

Never asked. I can do if you think it would help? This isn’t about being worried, it’s about transparency. Having released the quarter stats they really (legally) wouldn’t have a leg to stand on if they refused. 

What dates did you want? I can send the request later today. Maybe we start a different thread? Let me know?

Anything over the past 10 years up until now would be fascinating. A new thread for keeping track of this is a great idea!

Here's a recent response I saw (not mine) if that would help hone the question. I'm not sure what the question actually was though.

[Silverlocks]

I think the reason they're citing is the most interesting part about it.  Either it's a load of arrant bollocks or it's saying quite strange things about the market.

[AndrewSL76]

12 minutes ago, paulmerton said:

Anything over the past 10 years up until now would be fascinating. A new thread for keeping track of this is a great idea!

Here's a recent response I saw (not mine) if that would help hone the question. I'm not sure what the question actually was though.

That’s the bog standard response to the question: “what are the mintage figures?” The question needs to be more clearly defined taking into account and acknowledging that the RM already publish mintage figures!!!

Edited September 12 by AndrewSL76