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I'm on it

"Free" 1st signed for. Sounds good. You are protected by eBay's buyer protection in that case as the seller has to provide a tracking number. Unimportant from your perspective that it's not insured as the risk is on the seller @Pandao may be able you there. I have bought them cheaper than that

That's a good price on maplegrams. I would go for that - lovely little coins and sought after. I've seen them sell at £70 before. Wouldn't have concerns about the seller either as you say

It is a bit of an oddity isn't it! Actually quite nice in hand but I get it might not be for you!

https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces18904.html

Surplus full stop, sorry! Fixed the link and fixed my maths too

I have four of these, each of which contains just over 1g of 14ct gold, so that would just take you over the mark https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces18904.html Spot price on them too 👌

Thanks for all your efforts. None the wiser. Seems to be easier to find them in gold! Here is the mark or stamp you mentioned closer up... looks like it says 1000 but what that means i have no idea?

Thanks. Other side

Can't find anything on the net! They are all J and R Kennedy. Anyone know anything?

Absolutely blown away by this morning's arrival... A 1984 🐼 panda 🐼! Before 1989 pandas there were no bullion pandas, and a few years were only issued as proofs containing 27g of 0.900 silver, and in relatively small numbers. It is the first one at a sensible price I have seen in UK in two years of panda collecting so had to have it. It joins the embarrassment* of pandas in my collection along with two 2023s that arrived this week from @Pandao *that's the collective noun for pandas. Ironic as I'm actually quite proud of my 🐼 pandas!

Three very handsome new additions to my predecimal collection arrived this week. Lovely clean Anne halfcrown 1902 crown And a 1930 wreath crown. Scarcer year with under 5000 made. With a dent in the bank balance of almost £700 for the three, these will be the last additions for this year... Hard to be patient sometimes when there are such treasures out there waiting to be bought!

Well put. Exactly. I couldn't really understand how the guy on the phone could seriously argue that I could try and defraud them by falsifying an invoice, as to commit a fraud like that would involve them having to lose the parcel before i could proceed with my cunning plan! I guess someone who would attempt to defraud the Royal mail by sending 10,000 empty special delivery parcels insured to £500 in the hope of them losing one to claim back £500 might not have the brain power to think to use an actual receipt to "prove" the contents' value. Makes sense actually.

I'm in. On offer here is a 1oz Christmas TD round and a 27g Liquid Metals skull pour

Thank you, corrected

Indeed, i will probably have to save up over a few months and search for a while for the G I ones.

Yes, the standing florin is a superb design.

Actually the 1723 George I shilling was the most expensive by quite a margin. In hindsight I probably overpaid considerably on that one and got a good price on the 1834. The 1834 was second most, and the 1853 and 1825s tie third place.

And finally an honourable mention to a coin that will not grace this collection on a permanent basis... the 1679 Charles II halfcrown. When I acquired this coin I planned initially to extend the collection back to Charles II but soon realised this would be too challenging and expensive so reined in the ambition and will let this coin go.

And finally the crown. I have a vast amount of work to do in this size. The money involved gets serious here so this part will take me several years to build up I'm sure. Victoria Young head Jubilee Head Old head George V "rocking horse" From here on these are not select picks, just ones I've picked up in bundles to hold the space until I find nicer examples. George VI Queen Elizabeth II. I will not be getting every commemorative crown, just my favourite reverse from each portrait. Churchill Jubilee Millennium

The double florin, colloquially known as the barmaid's ruin. Owing to having a similar size to a crown this would occasionally be mistaken for one when placed heads up. The denomination hence only lasted 4 years.

The halfcrowns George III George IV Victoria Jubilee Head (I've had this since long before i had this collection ambition and although it doesn't make the grade I will keep it as it has bags of Victorian characters) Edward VII proof George V George V debased silver. Must substitute this one for the second head Elizabeth II

The florins. These were a bit of an afterthought as there is less variety in the designs, but I decided to get them when I saw the gothic florin, so if I'm getting one I might as well get em all. So a lot of gaps in this series at this stage. The first circulation florin, the Victoria "Godless" gothic florin from 1849 Edward VII George VI

I thought I'd share my latest collection goal with you, and document my journey here, updating the thread when new coins join it. I decided to start exploring the world of numismatic predecimal coins and of course like many things it is turning out to be quite a vast area with so much to learn. The collection will consist of one shilling, florin, halfcrown and crown in each reverse design and each portrait going back to Queen Anne eventually, for now just to George I. Sadly this goal will never be achieved as a William IV crown was only produced in small numbers of proofs and will never be in my affordability range, so I will have to content myself with its absence, or maybe find a replica to hold its place. The coins must all be in a high grade so as to show off the engraver's handiwork. What is less important to me is finding coins which have not been cleaned, have edge dings or field scratches. These are fine provided they are accounted for in the price paid. Such defects can easily half the going price at a given grade and that is a good compromise to make in my eyes. So, first up, the shillings. George I, 1714-1727. First bust. South Sea Company shilling <need second bust> George II, 1727-1760 <need young head> Old head George III, 1760-1820 <need old coinage portrait> New Coinage George IV, 1820-1830 First bust, first reverse design First bust, second reverse Second bust, third reverse. Hard to believe it's the same bloke William IV, 1830-1837 Victoria, 1837-1901 <need young head, 1st type> Young head, second type Third type Fourth type Jubilee Head, a return to the George IV Old, or veiled head Edward VII, 1901-1910 George V, 1910-1936 From here on I've got lazy and just picked out ones from scrap bundles rather than sought out UNC coins. <need first head> Second head George VI, 1936-1952 English reverse Scottish reverse Elizabeth II, 1952-2022 Gillick Head What do you think of the coins? Tell me your favourites from this selection. Take a guess which was the most expensive!

Arrived a few days ago now but it's taken me this long to stop caressing it and get some photos of it! A really special item made by @BackyardBullion and the crowning addition to my collection of BYB spheres. https://www.thesilverforum.com/topic/62579-30-oz-silver-sphere-probably-my-coolest-piece-ever-made/ It took me 5 months to pay this down but well worth the weight. I mean wait! Wee Freudian slip there! My favourite feature of this piece is the platinum jubilee hallmark! ❤️ 😍 Only issue is now my kilo BYB cube without the jubilee hallmark feels a little inferior.... looks like I'll have to have another one made! Here it joins the rest of my BYB collection and for size comparison with a 1oz Britannia