Today I Received.....

[TheGeneral]

@JunkBond looks of great condition. Is it bullion grade? 

[JunkBond]

It was a low premium proof pickup from Atkinson.

 

[TheGeneral]

32 minutes ago, JunkBond said:

It was a low premium proof pickup from Atkinson.

 

very nice condition considering is a year older than me.😉

[Lindeman]

Been picking up individual PAMP silver bars when I see them for a decent price, and especially after the older Chiasso bars. A few other silver pickups - proof and BU slabbed QB Mortimer Lions; a couple of 1982 Engelhard Prospectors ( like these so much more than the ASEs that led to their demise in1987) and a stack of the stunning Korean2018  tigers. 

Only one piece of gold - but a real collectors Libertad 1/4 PF70 from 2013.  Really low mintage that year. I try to buy raw Libertad gold quarters and grade them, instead of buying already graded - but could not resist this one !   

[Melon]

Got some treasure 😄☠️

 

 

[motorbikez]

@Lindeman Love those slabbed beasts, I've got a couple of rare ones on their way from the US should be here by Wednesday at the latest.

[DarkChameleon]

Had to show this after triple checking it was legit, 18k, 40g, 36 diamonds adding up to over 1 tcw.....Beautiful, and appraised in 1994 at over $7000.

Edited November 16, 2019 by DarkChameleon

[Darren9330]

At a fraction over Spot, these were too nice to pass up, a nice little addition 😊

[StackerNoob]

[TheGeneral]

On 16/11/2019 at 14:38, Melon said:

Got some treasure 😄☠️

 

 

Big fan of this!!

[DarkChameleon]

On 16/11/2019 at 11:25, DarkChameleon said:

Had to show this after triple checking it was legit, 18k, 40g, 36 diamonds adding up to over 1 tcw.....Beautiful, and appraised in 1994 at over $7000.

Custom made piece in italy....I do love a nice bit of bling.

[silverdocket]

On 16/11/2019 at 14:38, Melon said:

Got some treasure 😄☠️

 

 

20????? very impressive

[Melon]

21 minutes ago, silverdocket said:

20????? very impressive

Don't be too impressed, it's all the PM I own 🤣

 

[DarkChameleon]

7 minutes ago, Melon said:

Don't be too impressed, it's all the PM I own 🤣

 

It's better then a lot of Newby's have...if it goes to £10000 oz it's still a lot...lol.

Edited November 17, 2019 by DarkChameleon

[AUstacker]

Beautiful pile of Maples!

[FunkyChicken]

7 hours ago, Melon said:

Don't be too impressed, it's all the PM I own 🤣

 

Hey, I'd take this any day of the week. 😂 Who he doesn't appreciate the small isn't worthy of the big. 😊

[StackerNoob]

10 hours ago, Melon said:

Don't be too impressed, it's all the PM I own 🤣

 

You have FAR more than most regular folks and probably a lot more than most on this forum I’d say!

[ilovesilverireallydo]

Well it’s not every day that you get something very hard to get on your wish list popping up. 
 

this beauty was saved for me by one of my regular dealers and got it at spot. Sadly no boxes but still an awesome find. 
 

Gold Mercury Dime 1/10oz

[5huggy]

Actually received Saturday - BUT WOW thanks @terakris

 

 

[ilovesilverireallydo]

There are some things that are just way too interesting to pass on.  This came at a bit of a premium but I loved it. Look at the detail! And it’s 1944! 

In those times you could be studying needlework in the Institutes of Technology! 

Odd there are no hallmarks but tests fine. 

[LiquidMetalsUK]

5 hours ago, ilovesilverireallydo said:

Well it’s not every day that you get something very hard to get on your wish list popping up. 
 

this beauty was saved for me by one of my regular dealers and got it at spot. Sadly no boxes but still an awesome find. 
 

Gold Mercury Dime 1/10oz

Been after on of these for a while. Stunning. One will come up someday at a ok price.

Congrats 

[FunkyChicken]

Received an order from the European Mint today, unfortunately I'm having mixed feelings about it with the history I'm already having with them.

So far I have placed and received 2 orders. The quality of the coins were good, however some of the coin capsules these coins were in have seen better days, which to me doesn't seem to be the result of damage caused by the travel from Estonia to the Netherlands, but the result of somewhat lacking quality control at the side of the European Mint.

I contacted them about it, they said it's normal (something that already wasn't quite boosting my enthusiasm), but as they like to keep their customers happy, they'd pop in some replacement coin capsules with my next order to them.

Ordered this 10oz Queen's Beasts Falcon and five 1oz Rectangle Dragons last week, and they arrived today (at least kudos for having gotten my order within a week), along with 3 capsules to replace the capsules the 10oz Queen's Beasts are in that have seen better days.

Somewhat sadly the result is similar to my previous 2 orders; the coins are in good condition, and that's the most important in the end of course , but the coin capsule of the Falcon isn't perfect (still acceptable, but definitely also not new), and the 3 replacement coin capsules definitely aren't new either, and one of them even has scratches on it.

All and all, it's luckily not as bad as with @Pete, who received a tube of Britannias from the European Mint that look as if somebody has been using them as plectrums to play guitar, but it has become clear to me the European Mint currently has some issues with their quality control. So I'm inclined to take my near future business elsewhere for now.

Edited November 18, 2019 by FunkyChicken

[SILVERFINGER]

Makes me wonder if a lot of these 'new' coins are infact second hand, if I look at coins my daughters had for years in her stack, the coins are mint, but some of the cases are doing their job and it shows.

[Pete]

55 minutes ago, SILVERFINGER said:

Makes me wonder if a lot of these 'new' coins are infact second hand, if I look at coins my daughters had for years in her stack, the coins are mint, but some of the cases are doing their job and it shows.

There are different grades of clear capsules.
The very best are generally scratch resistant ( to a degree ) and the cheap cloned ones are generally scuffed in places even before you get them out of the bag.
Regardless of the capsule, your coin will definitely benefit from its protection.
When I get new coins I put them in good capsules and then place the cap inside a small ziplock bag just to protect the capsules from rubbing as they are just stored loose in a box.
One problem with this approach is the poly bags tend to be a bit slippery together, so if you try to pick up a few coins they tend to scatter in all directions.

[TheGeneral]

Look what I got in the post today. 

Thanks @Alun it looks even better in the flesh than in the photos. 

Edited November 18, 2019 by TheGeneral