UraaniBarbaari

2003 & 2004

1983 proof silver and brass

 

 

1860 sovereign, first Shield back for me. And an older kook

Lets continue with the recent theme. Been on my wishlist for a while. Just stunning and in gorgeous condition, almost as good as it gets really.

Sovs locally and 2007 panda from the land of the lederhosen

2010 1/4 oz

Quick arrival from the States.

Little silver after a while. Half tube of queens beasts and a 10oz kook. Wanted few of these beasts and have to say they are pretty impressive design wise. None of these are perfect in quality - little dings here and there but not too shabby. Good service from GoldSilberMunzenShop again...

 
Also few days back my first graded coins with mostly gold Pandas came back with few examples below. I still have few coins pending at the NCS. Pretty much what I was expecting. The gold dollar is a bummer but them scratches are very obvious now when looking with a loupe. Anyhow rarest of the New Orleans Mint gold dollars and great that it came back uncirculated. 

2005

Me like

1850-O (mintage 14 000)
1856 
Really like the condition on both of these, way nicer than what I was expecting. I´m still no expert, but I can see little bit of luster in 1850-O, no marks or scratches. So maybe AU (or even low MS)?

1985 & 2007 1/20 oz

 

A lot of various coins from an auction at the big city. Mostly low value early 80's commemorative silver coins from royal Mint and others. 

Now here is why I went for it:

Silver and brass 1983 panda set with CoA. Didn't come cheap have to admit but still a good deal I believe. There is a bit of toning on both coins but otherwise they are in good shape.

Series I tenth oz dragon. Now have mouse, dragon and the monkey 1/10 oz from the series one. All very good value buys- don´t collect the set actively.
 

2 Sovereigns, 1891 and 1893 - the 1891 is from Sydney
1875 5 venezolanos from Venezuela - 0.23oz/90%, mintage 35000/69000 depending on the source
2010 Mexican silver and gold set (200 years of independence) with two 2oz silver coins and 1/4 oz gold proof libertad. This set is the same as in the link below, but instead of having the large gold coin, it has the 1/4 oz libertad. I really don´t know if this set I got was originally released this way. At least I´m unable to find any information about it. The case is pretty cool. It has no paperwork with it, and it says 500 sets produced.
http://www.apmex.com/product/65464/2010-mexico-3-coin-prestige-proof-set-1-2057-oz-agw-4-oz-asw

Received the Lunars. 1/4 oz gold each. More than pleased - very nice coins. All the original boxes, certs and everything in mint condition. Haven´t really decided if I´ll keep these or try and sell somewhere. The rooster may go, but the Mouse might stay for a while - just too pretty to let go yet.

Little gold for myself and some silver as gifts for the kids. Ordered from Gold Silber Munzen Shop. Have dealt with them few times and it has been smooth.
I really like the condition of the 2.5 dollar gold coin. If it is cleaned or not, can´t really tell.

Bought my first old US gold from the local coin shop. Seeing the great condition and a fair price it was an easy decision. I know nothing about coin grading but the shop keeper was certain it is not cleaned and thinks it would grade MS65-66. Also what I noticed when looking the coin in detail is that the top part of the nose looks 'broken' or 'missing'. If I have done my research right, this is actually a known variety 4-F. Hopefully there will be a chance to get it graded one day.

1901 5 kronor from Sverige. 2.24g/90%

1870 Australia one sovereign. Don´t know what it would be worth in its current condition, but I don´t think I did too bad paying the same as the cheapest ´normal´ sovereign.


 
 

2004 proof sovereign.

20 leva Bulgaria
20 markkaa Finland
Swiss 20 Francs
Full sovereign

1911-C Sovereign