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Hurray! A 2022 Queen Elizabeth II memorial proof sovereign……..looks good at first inspection the tiniest bit of flake next to the I in FID but I can easily sort it. Will have a closer look at it when n better light……. Gorgeous looking sovereign, can’t wait to get my hands on the £5 sov’s.

Although a sovereign man at heart, this coin is incredible and I think I would call it my best for 2022. The silky satin toning, in very deep blues and purples at the rim of the coin grading across the fields to the soft greys, pinks and gold tinge of the cameo’s, particularly on the Victoria side are very satisfying Happy New Year everyone.

Seriously guy's and girls I'm getting to the point of breaking,the voice in my head is screaming at Me ( ok maybe voices 😆) One of us whom we have nearly all dealt with at some point or another has be financially shafted to the tune of £700 and hasn't received any recourse as of yet ( highly unlikely now tbh ) but I've witnessed some very strange "coincidences" lately that have set the alarm bells of in my head. These alarms are getting louder and louder by the day, unfortunately legally there's very little anyone can do to help. This message is to simply warn all forum members to be very careful when making purchases, I won't name names as its unfair to all parties involved, but I will ask that hopefully right thing gets done, hopefully the geniune victim gets made whole again. If the person that absconded for whatever reason (mental health /tragedy/financial struggle/whatever ) ever manages to read this message, please do the right thing. You're better than this, at least I thought so from our brief conversations!! It's not too late, do it through me or send the money by post if you have to. I've dealt with you and you had the opportunity to nail me for a substantial amount (for which I'm grateful you didn't) but this tells me there's more to the story? Maybe just maybe you feel it's better to ignore the issue and eventually it will go away? It won't, this will stain your character for the rest of your life, no future can be built on dishonesty. Anyway rant/plea over and hopefully it reaches the right person, and if if does... remember its never too late to make amends!!

A very good day: - 1924 USA St. Gaudens Gold 20 Dollar - 2022 Proof Gold Seymour Panther. Both beautiful in their very different ways.

On the memorial band waggon. Just a full and a half for me. I wasn't feeling them at first but they have won me over now. Definitely better in hand 😍

Received today from @BullionMan89, a PF69 1oz Gold Nugget. What I should say is the PF69 1oz Gold Nugget, as there are no others, nor are there any PF70's (NGC). So this is currently the best NGC graded coin of its type. That blows my mind.

Very happy with the King's arrival in the colonies! Only took 2 weeks! Can be 4-6 weeks sometimes. Is the packaging slightly excessive? 5 boxes, like opening a Russian doll, or 'pass the parcel'!

2017 Ugly Duckling Until a recent and timely heads-up by@James32, I had never seen a Perth Mint Gold Swan on TSF. A rare bird indeed, this inaugural cygnine ozzer was limited to a total mintage of just 5,000. At spot+2% it seemed too good an opportunity to pass up as well as being a splendidly handsome piece. Thanks to the highly recommended@HB1for this new entrant to my own personal "Maginificent 7".

Silver bars (including some fancy Una bars) from @arshimo2012 And the final Machin full Sov I needed for the date run! Moving onto the Machin Half Sovs now! Cheers @BullionMan89

Today I received this lovely 2022 half sov from @modofantasma

What has to be my biggest post day EVER: 7 half sovereigns, 4 YH George & Dragon (a couple from @JamesH ) and 5YH shield backs. Oh and 10oz & 1oz Una and a Brit bar

A big thank you to everone whoskind purchase made this possible. Today I received my new home! ❤️

Lovely high grade Gold, Silver & Bronze South Africa Sets, which include several NGC top population coins. Well worth the wait given Customs delays and hold ups UK side due to postal strikes. All from the late October Swiss Sincona auction. Lovely Gold Proof Gillick & George VI portraits.

Two Charles I (1625- 1649) coins. Both with nice full flan. The first a lovely example, Scottish Silver Twelve Shillings. Third coinage (1637-42), type III Falconer's first issue, F above crown on reverse, 5.78g, (S.5560). The second a nice York, Provincial Civil War issue Shilling, (1643- 44). 5.93g; mm. Lion. Obv. Bust in scalloped lace collar; Rev. with crowned oval shield, ‘EBOR’ below. S.2874, Brooker: 1094; North: 2319.

Todays arrivals, young heads courtesy of our own @BullionMan89

Todays little gem:

Thanks @LiquidMetalsUK for the JM Bars 👍 And received this lovely Queen’s Platinum Jubilee 1/4oz today.

Another coin thanks to @James32 My favorite by far

2022 Charles III unboxing day is here 😀 All looks good 👍

Hi there, I have been making and selling these locally for the past few months. As I have purchased the Silver from the forum to make these, I thought it would be only right to put one up on here for sale. Ideal for a wrist size 7.25 inches up. Adjustable means that it can be opened enough to go around wrist, then squeeze around the wrist to a snug fit. 7.25 inches long. Weight 92.5g Purity .999 fine silver Black velvet bracelet box included Hallmarked at the Edinburgh Assay Office Price £300 includes special delivery Payment via PayPal or BT Thanks for looking

It arrived! £700 up front, wait two months, worry about postal strikes, already had a parcel go AWOL - but it arrived this morning and it is jaw droppingy pretty. Worth noting though that the capsule was a little loose, and the RM have obviously decided that the little black pads that came with the previous Sov to avoid such issues are no longer required! Also a fair amount of detritus inside the capsule, but all in all delighted, coin looks good.

The sovereign journey starts. A nice pair of Gillicks thanks to @shawy2510

Here's a few of my purchases for 2022: Stephen (1135-1154) 'Watford' Cross Moline - Penny. Stunning portrait. Henry II (1154-1189) 'Tealby' Cross Crosslets - Penny. John (1199-1216) Short Cross Penny. Henry IV (1399-1413) Half Groat - clipped. I can't claim for the quality of the photos as they are the seller's, which are way better than mine, since mine always look awful. As you can see I'm going for one of each monarch - a foolhardy task really. It's not so much about going for rare or most valuable, but going for the clearest and strongest portrait I can get with the money I've got. I keep getting waylaid though as I keep purchasing Stephen pennies.

So here we have that 100 oz chunky monkey c/o @motorbikez plus a number of coins and rounds also for the treasure chest c/o @BullionBob

Pics upon request, will upload in about 1 hour Good bullion condition gold buffalo 2019 £1685 posted special delivery. Bank transfer, no refunds

NICE LITTLE PACKAGE TODAY........ 👍 I do love those RAM Lunars...

so these just landed ordered yesterday, was not expecting them on cards and in sealed royal mint bags ?! very nice surprise dean.m

6oz of 100% pure

The sigma Many thanks to @Fadeingstar arrived today and the 2 Umicore bars along with the 2 Betts bars with thanks to @sixgun the 2 Metalor bars curtesy of @arshimo2012 came the other day and last but not least a big thanks to @James32 who took my silver forum purchasing cherry with the 2007 Quintuple and the 5 x 2022 sovereigns. I'd like to thank everyone on the forum for the info, banter and the deals.

Thanks to @arshimo2012 @Kussilver @Deanp85

Received this very nice proof 1/4oz Krugerrand from @HB1

My two quarters Definitely need to up my photo game!

Completed! My collection of first and last year of each QE2 portrait. It took quite a lot of hunting around, as many of them are proof-only years. So that's: 1957 - 1968 1974 - 1984 1985 - 1997 1998 - 2015 2015 - 2022

Received the 2020 2oz and the fractionals today from @Chrisplymto go with my 2020 5oz. Anybody got a spare 1oz so I can complete the set and relax my ocd of not having them all?

Finally got my lion of england, swapped for an oriental border brittania and a bottle of bloody expensive whisky with a work colleague who had 4 of them and didn't know they were worth anything!! Just need the falcon, horse, greyhound and dragon to complete the set.

Big shout out to the gang in Blackpool @ChardsCoinandBullionDealer... Wow! Absolutely stunning coins, super-fast delivery too @LawrenceChard - half-day for everyone involved!!!

Makes for an exciting day. Quintuple BU 1989 Sov (bought elsewhere) and another well priced 2002 Sov from @Sh97if

Posted in the wrong thread since another one seems to have spawned! Cheers Gordy and James

Big Post day for me today High grade 1957, 1918i and 1871 from Shawn Oliver (Backthemetal Facebook group) 2018 plain edge sovereign and 4 nice young heads from @Sh97if 2016 QB Lion 1/4oz bullion from another seller

Got my first gold piece today courtesy of @SheepStacker Lovely poured pieces from @LiquidMetalsUK And some more 1oz goodness from @motorbikez 🙏👌🏻

Pleased to be back stacking! Some shiny stuff. Pleased to hit my target for 2022

Dropped a few more brits in the box. Couldnt be bothered to get everything out but nice to see it all again.

Today I received my full set of 2oz silver Queens beasts was a bit worried as it got lost with Royal Mail but it finally made it well chuffed

From @James32 the sovereign. My 1st carded coin 😎 . And the 1/10 from BBP. Need to get back to work i think. Sat here all week watching Carry On films and browsing the internet is costing me a lot of money 😄 .

After my recent grading woes and frustrations, my mind is now blown - this is the crown I shared on this thread in October and now graded. I was hoping for a 62 🤷‍♂️😂

Some 50p’s from the post office…… all graded EF 🤣

Not sure this counts as a precious metal but fancied something different as an investment so thought I would share Fancy yellow 1ct brilliant cut pear diamond GIA certified Anyone else into Gia certified stones ? Interesting fact for every 1ct of yellow diamonds, 16,000ct of white diamonds are mined rare in this size and grade