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So this is what my recent sales have bought 😀 couldent be happier. Thanks to @Sulsterand @rob6 and others from elsewhere 
The Gold brit is stunning 

 

In the same week seven Queen Elizabeth II proof sovereigns came back from conservation & grading by PCGS and one (the 2013) from the Coin Cabinet auction. 

2014 RAM Silver Proof "Explorers' First Sightings" -  Western "John Major" Greys    The second in the set of three "Explorers' First Sightings", this is a coin noteworthy only for its almost comprehensive lack of interest or appeal.    The engraving by imminently obscure pointillist Aaron Baggio is based on little known Henry Richter's depiction of Western Grey Kangaroos - an image which was, itself, based on a sketch by lesser-known lithographer John Gould in 1838. The litany of mediocrity is outstanding.   Although the quality of detail in the "nice enough" portrayal of Western Grey Kangaroos did continue their customary exceedingly high standards, the RAM appear to have been scraping the bottom of a barrel of coprolite deposited by the T-Roo with this numismatic also-ran.   Once again, my vote goes to the frostie over the proof. ---------------------------------

Silver from @FTYBR
Gold mapples from @PercyItsGreen
Thank you to you both.

Not the finest example you’ll ever see but good enough for me at a sensible price 🙂 great weekend all 👍
Edit: any of the resident experts tell me if that is an open or closed 2? update: Open 2  - thank you
 
 

This months purchases thanks to @arshimo2012  @ADK1080  amongst others, rate these guys. 👍

2013 RAM Silver Proof "Explorers' First Sightings" -  Tyrannosaurus Roo   The first in the set of three "Explorers' First Sightings" within the Skippy series, this somewhat alarming coin alludes to a 1772 oil painting - "The Kongouro from New Holland" - by the famous equine artist, George Stubbs. His was the first non-indigenous depiction of any marsupial and he based it on the inflated skin of an animal collected from Australia in 1770 during the then Lieutenant Cook's first voyage of discovery.   The absence of a living kangaroo for reference is more than apparent in an image that would seem to better represent some new hellish genetic mutation created by a gullible kangaroo being subjected to a Bill Gates vaccination primed with DNA from a T-Rex and RNA from an Archimedean Death-Ray.   Despite the anatomical inaccuracy, this T-Roo is definitely one of my favourite RAM coins and designer Aaron Baggio has captured the spirit of the original artwork with great sympathy - even if unable to deliver red eyes to this menacing rascal. Personally. I prefer the 2013 Frostie over the Proof. It puts me in mind of the Mexican Libertad.

Arrived today 😊
5oz gold proof Queen

A lot of churn in the stack lately, many out, these are the first two back in.

This is my latest pickup and keeper, a 1943 dated, United States 'Walking liberty half dollar' minted from .900 silver.
This design of coin came out in 1916 and was made unchanged until 1947, three mints made them, Philadelphia (coins with no mint mark) , Denver (a D mintmark) and San Francisco (an S mintmark), some years and makers being rarer than others.
The front of the coin feature the American Eagle walking and the reverse Liberty walking draped in the US flag, the walking liberty design is still used on the 1oz bullion coins, something that puzzles me is why they only had a 1/2 dollar during the war years and not a 1 dollar coin.
Production for my coin was,
53,200,000 by Philadelphia in 1943,  
The coin seems to be a good strike for the war years and the lustre is really nice on this one, it just has a couple of bag marks on the liberty side but that does not bother me.
 

My swapped out marvel and a couple nice mexican 
Sometimes forget how insanly good @Alun boxes are 😀

Bought this Platinum Wedding anniversary strike on the day sovereign when it was released by the Royal Mint in 2017. Sent it off for grading to PCGS and it came back PR68DCAM. So it was incorrectly described as a proof coin (it’s brilliant uncirculated so should be “MS” on the holder) and 68 for a new coin is a bit disappointing.
Earlier this year I broke it out of its slab and resubmitted it for conservation & grading in the hope of achieving a better grade. It just came back. The result? Go take a look the video (“Hitting a PCGS  Slab with a Hammer”) on the Coin Struck YouTube channel to find out. There is a link to the channel at the bottom of this post. 

Some beautiful Germania Fafnir ❤

Won this lovely 2oz silver high relief coin from “TheCoinGeek” YouTube channel subscriber competition. It came all the way from Tucson Arizona to its new home with me in Australia. 

Not everyones cup of tea, but i think the Britannia’s look great in platinum. Thanks to @Chrisplym for selling me this 2019, completing my run from 2017 to date.

My gold Greyhounds have arrived - photographed before and after putting them in the Quadrum capsules alongside the rest of the Beasts:
 
 

The Lunar 2021 year of the Ox BU kilo.
 
 

The last coins needed

Cool a second delivery. Thanks to silver trader. With his discount codes and multi buy got these 2 silver beuts for cheaper than ive seen anywhere. Also thanks to @Stackeradsfor the gold 
The Fanfir really is amazing in hand 

A lovely delivery from France just now. More superman's to the pile 😀

Now 6 down , 4 to go

Got this on the weekend. Looks great in the flesh. Possibly my new favourite Britannia design 😊

1oz silver proof Greyhound

Today I received my fist attempt at grading. I have to say I am extremely happy with the results to 😁