Today I bought.....

[prophet800]

Picked these up (Tuvalu Ancient Chinese Mythical Creatures):

May I ask where from?

[kimchi]

18 hours ago, mr1030 said:

Ordered a 2018 1 oz gold Britannia with the oriental border from JM Bullion yesterday while they had it on sale.

Very nice! How much were they on sale for?

[tbone]

11 hours ago, prophet800 said:

May I ask where from?

http://talismancoins.com/search.php?search_query=tuvalu+antique&Search=

 

[Lowlow]

500 more mercury dimes ...

[mr1030]

On 4/3/2018 at 03:21, kimchi said:

Very nice! How much were they on sale for?

$40 over spot.  Was the best price I saw from dealers here in the U.S.  I usually like to buy gold at a lower premium, but I really like this design and it commands a good premium here in the U.S.

Edited April 5, 2018 by mr1030

[JunkBond]

Bought a 1902 half sov today, aEF. Managed to negotiate a few quid off.

Just need 1904 now to complete the Edward date run.

 

 

[ShaolinStacker]

Won this in an Ebay auction a couple days ago. Cant wait to get it. 1955 Rhodesia & Nyasaland silver proof set. Apparently there is a Cu Nickle version this year with only 10 sets that is extremely valuble.

[shawy2510]

Todays purchase

[Lowlow]

Another 500 mercury dimes ...

[augur]

Four 9 cast silver bars

 

[tbone]

8 hours ago, Lowlow said:

Another 500 mercury dimes

Leave some for the rest of us!

[Guest]

Did the deal on this 1887 Proof 1/2 Sovereign should have it by Friday.

[Ash]

2 hours ago, Numistacker said:

Did the deal on this 1887 Proof 1/2 Sovereign should have it by Friday.


 

 

[Ash]

Very nice that will look nice to your collection! 

Cant wait for the new video.

[SilvergunSuperman]

I've had a pot of money sitting from the saving scheme that some of us on the forum did a while back, and finally splashed it today on a Perth Mint 1oz gold rectangular dragon coin. Looking forward to this one, which is by far the most I've spent in one go on PMs. Looks a beauty 

[mr1030]

Ordered a 15 oz sterling silver St. George and the Dragon statue.  I have a couple other silver statues from Head or Tales and they make beautiful stuff.  The detail in them is amazing.

[mr1030]

Picked these up from the LCS near work.  Passed on a couple more that were starting to tone.  The dealer knows that I'm working on a U.S. Modern Commemorative set and sets them aside for me.

[ShaolinStacker]

Welp bought another one. 2nd 1955 Rhodesia proof set. Just recieved the other today then this beauty popped up... now if I could only find the gold set

[SilverTanner]

8 hours ago, ShaolinStacker said:

Welp bought another one. 2nd 1955 Rhodesia proof set. Just recieved the other today then this beauty popped up... now if I could only find the gold set

Very nice set, I am trying to upgrade my Rhodesian coins, focus is the George V coins at the moment!

[Guest]

I bought this one yesterday I know @augur will be proud of me )

 

Only two have been graded yet from a mintage of 500 and the other one is one I graded for Augur that got a 69. 

This one has little red spots all over so I have asked for it to be sent to NCS for conservation and regrading. With any luck it will have a PF69 when it is done.

 

 

 

 

 

 

[billyf1]

I bought this one the other day.

@Numistacker or anybody in the know might be able to tell me if this is worth grading? Would NCS be the type of thing you could do on this coin?

 

The history of these coins is very interesting.  I'm not sure of the base metal of these coins, I think they might be brass (gunmoney).

 

Thanks

[SilverTanner]

58 minutes ago, billyf1 said:

I bought this one the other day.

@Numistacker or anybody in the know might be able to tell me if this is worth grading? Would NCS be the type of thing you could do on this coin?

 

The history of these coins is very interesting.  I'm not sure of the base metal of these coins, I think they might be brass (gunmoney).

 

Thanks

Looks to be a nice example, gunmoney is a very interesting area to collect and worth authenticating and confirming the exact variety so probably worth grading (depending on how you plan to sell it in the future), I expect NCS wouldn't be worth it.

I sold all of my gunmoney - sixpences of course - and just have left some of the Ormonde coinage although when the 'proof' examples appear at auction it is very tempting to start again! The dates used are even more confusing than the multiple systems used on the early Napoleonic issues?

[augur]

8 hours ago, Numistacker said:

I bought this one yesterday I know @augur will be proud of me )

Only two have been graded yet from a mintage of 500 and the other one is one I graded for Augur that got a 69. 

This one has little red spots all over so I have asked for it to be sent to NCS for conservation and regrading.

Ironically it is called great spotted kiwi... still strange for a four 9 gold coin to develop that many spots.

Actually, will they correct the label from greated to great? – in that case I would send its brother in for a mechanical change.

 

[Guest]

Ironically it is called great spotted kiwi... still strange for a four 9 gold coin to develop that many spots.
Actually, will they correct the label from greated to great? – in that case I would send its brother in for a mechanical change.
 

It is somewhat ironic )) they will conserve it and I hope get it up a grade. Will tell them to do the label right this time too ))

[Guest]

Forgive me SilverForum for I have sinned. I could not resist buying a second proof half Sovereign at Baldwin’s Auction today

Yes I know it’s gratuitous and greedy but maybe that’s what I have become with this hobby. I need cleansing