arphethean

Two more fantastic additions to my growing predecimal coin collection arrived today. 
Victoria 1849 "Godless" florin from 1849. A highly controversial coin in its time due to the omission of the otherwise omnipresent "dei gratia" or d.g. The design hence lasted only one year. 
I don't know if I'll ever be able to afford a gothic crown so a gothic florin will have to hold its seat




 
 
And my first proof predecimal coin, a 1902 halfcrown with beautiful colourful tones. 
Always an underwhelming portrait imo but the detail on the proof does bring out its quality. 

Two more fantastic additions to my growing predecimal coin collection arrived today. 
Victoria 1849 "Godless" florin from 1849. A highly controversial coin in its time due to the omission of the otherwise omnipresent "dei gratia" or d.g. The design hence lasted only one year. 
I don't know if I'll ever be able to afford a gothic crown so a gothic florin will have to hold its seat




 
 
And my first proof predecimal coin, a 1902 halfcrown with beautiful colourful tones. 
Always an underwhelming portrait imo but the detail on the proof does bring out its quality. 

Two more fantastic additions to my growing predecimal coin collection arrived today. 
Victoria 1849 "Godless" florin from 1849. A highly controversial coin in its time due to the omission of the otherwise omnipresent "dei gratia" or d.g. The design hence lasted only one year. 
I don't know if I'll ever be able to afford a gothic crown so a gothic florin will have to hold its seat




 
 
And my first proof predecimal coin, a 1902 halfcrown with beautiful colourful tones. 
Always an underwhelming portrait imo but the detail on the proof does bring out its quality. 

Two more fantastic additions to my growing predecimal coin collection arrived today. 
Victoria 1849 "Godless" florin from 1849. A highly controversial coin in its time due to the omission of the otherwise omnipresent "dei gratia" or d.g. The design hence lasted only one year. 
I don't know if I'll ever be able to afford a gothic crown so a gothic florin will have to hold its seat




 
 
And my first proof predecimal coin, a 1902 halfcrown with beautiful colourful tones. 
Always an underwhelming portrait imo but the detail on the proof does bring out its quality. 

Two more fantastic additions to my growing predecimal coin collection arrived today. 
Victoria 1849 "Godless" florin from 1849. A highly controversial coin in its time due to the omission of the otherwise omnipresent "dei gratia" or d.g. The design hence lasted only one year. 
I don't know if I'll ever be able to afford a gothic crown so a gothic florin will have to hold its seat




 
 
And my first proof predecimal coin, a 1902 halfcrown with beautiful colourful tones. 
Always an underwhelming portrait imo but the detail on the proof does bring out its quality. 

Another 1oz Au Tudor lion and a 1oz 2019 Pt Britannia 

Two more fantastic additions to my growing predecimal coin collection arrived today. 
Victoria 1849 "Godless" florin from 1849. A highly controversial coin in its time due to the omission of the otherwise omnipresent "dei gratia" or d.g. The design hence lasted only one year. 
I don't know if I'll ever be able to afford a gothic crown so a gothic florin will have to hold its seat




 
 
And my first proof predecimal coin, a 1902 halfcrown with beautiful colourful tones. 
Always an underwhelming portrait imo but the detail on the proof does bring out its quality. 

Two more fantastic additions to my growing predecimal coin collection arrived today. 
Victoria 1849 "Godless" florin from 1849. A highly controversial coin in its time due to the omission of the otherwise omnipresent "dei gratia" or d.g. The design hence lasted only one year. 
I don't know if I'll ever be able to afford a gothic crown so a gothic florin will have to hold its seat




 
 
And my first proof predecimal coin, a 1902 halfcrown with beautiful colourful tones. 
Always an underwhelming portrait imo but the detail on the proof does bring out its quality. 

Two more fantastic additions to my growing predecimal coin collection arrived today. 
Victoria 1849 "Godless" florin from 1849. A highly controversial coin in its time due to the omission of the otherwise omnipresent "dei gratia" or d.g. The design hence lasted only one year. 
I don't know if I'll ever be able to afford a gothic crown so a gothic florin will have to hold its seat




 
 
And my first proof predecimal coin, a 1902 halfcrown with beautiful colourful tones. 
Always an underwhelming portrait imo but the detail on the proof does bring out its quality. 

Two more fantastic additions to my growing predecimal coin collection arrived today. 
Victoria 1849 "Godless" florin from 1849. A highly controversial coin in its time due to the omission of the otherwise omnipresent "dei gratia" or d.g. The design hence lasted only one year. 
I don't know if I'll ever be able to afford a gothic crown so a gothic florin will have to hold its seat




 
 
And my first proof predecimal coin, a 1902 halfcrown with beautiful colourful tones. 
Always an underwhelming portrait imo but the detail on the proof does bring out its quality. 

Two more fantastic additions to my growing predecimal coin collection arrived today. 
Victoria 1849 "Godless" florin from 1849. A highly controversial coin in its time due to the omission of the otherwise omnipresent "dei gratia" or d.g. The design hence lasted only one year. 
I don't know if I'll ever be able to afford a gothic crown so a gothic florin will have to hold its seat




 
 
And my first proof predecimal coin, a 1902 halfcrown with beautiful colourful tones. 
Always an underwhelming portrait imo but the detail on the proof does bring out its quality. 

Two more fantastic additions to my growing predecimal coin collection arrived today. 
Victoria 1849 "Godless" florin from 1849. A highly controversial coin in its time due to the omission of the otherwise omnipresent "dei gratia" or d.g. The design hence lasted only one year. 
I don't know if I'll ever be able to afford a gothic crown so a gothic florin will have to hold its seat




 
 
And my first proof predecimal coin, a 1902 halfcrown with beautiful colourful tones. 
Always an underwhelming portrait imo but the detail on the proof does bring out its quality. 

Two more fantastic additions to my growing predecimal coin collection arrived today. 
Victoria 1849 "Godless" florin from 1849. A highly controversial coin in its time due to the omission of the otherwise omnipresent "dei gratia" or d.g. The design hence lasted only one year. 
I don't know if I'll ever be able to afford a gothic crown so a gothic florin will have to hold its seat




 
 
And my first proof predecimal coin, a 1902 halfcrown with beautiful colourful tones. 
Always an underwhelming portrait imo but the detail on the proof does bring out its quality. 

Two more fantastic additions to my growing predecimal coin collection arrived today. 
Victoria 1849 "Godless" florin from 1849. A highly controversial coin in its time due to the omission of the otherwise omnipresent "dei gratia" or d.g. The design hence lasted only one year. 
I don't know if I'll ever be able to afford a gothic crown so a gothic florin will have to hold its seat




 
 
And my first proof predecimal coin, a 1902 halfcrown with beautiful colourful tones. 
Always an underwhelming portrait imo but the detail on the proof does bring out its quality. 

It's only RM Bullion. The Boks, the Aussies even them Yankees manage to stamp out shiny silver bullion coins and get them to punters without them looking like they've been in a battlefield. 

It is dependent on the particular panda, but as it's 3g this will be post 2015 so no particular premium in it anyway, nor likely to be in the ten year timeframe as they are minted in such high numbers of late.
Had it been a 1990's coin that would be a different story, and only argument for removing from OMP would be to get it graded in all likelihood.

@mr-dead 

@LawrenceChard how would you break down the market share of Chards and other well known dealers ?
Back to the topic thread even when looking at a 100g+ bar  in gold is a push for 90% of this forum in my opinion. 

Thanks to @arphethean I received my tube of 2023 Britannia coins today! Super happy! 😁
 
 

I'm not the first to receive the 2023 Brit, but a thaank you goes out to @arphethean for sorting out a massive order and keeping everybody iin the loop througout courier and Royal Mail delivery issues.
 

Well this is complex.
First off, yes I stack historic silver coins (and only historic coins). As a collector of coins primarily, I was accumulating a collection long before I had even come across the stacking community. It's important to note therefore that I have never bought bullion or modern pieces, and that any comments below obviously have a bias in favour of the numismatic stuff.
Firstly, anyone who has read Maloney or Rickards will note that they emphatically state that you should avoid numismatic coins and modern commemoratives at all costs and thereby stick to the cheapest and greatest quantity of silver for your buck... cost averaging etc.
I however, have to say that whilst I totally agree with them regarding modern commemorative issues, I think they have overlooked some potential gains that can be got from historic coins.
Firstly, definitely take their point with ultra rare coins that the price of them is high, the premiums can be high and the market to sell to will be restricted. So in this sense they are right, not a great investment. My Anglo-Saxon coins, too specialist and have gone no where over the past 15 years - some prices have even gone down.
However, mid-range/grade, problem free coins of popular series appear to do quite well. For example the Victorian young head and Edward VII silver coins (GVF through to UNC grades) have done extremely well over the past twenty years.
My top tip is to find coins that are scarcer and rarer in date, or better in grade or less often seen (even if thought to be common).
For example three crowns for sale all in VF, 1887, 1888 and 1889, all the same price. Which do you pick? Well 1887 was the first year, many survive in tip top grade, 1889 is the highest mintage and turn up everywhere! So 1888 it is.
You need a little knowledge, but for a good start buy a coin catalogue (Spinks for British, The Redbook for US) and then just browse eBay or auction sites and see which dates crop up time and time again. If you see something that doesn't turn up often, that's the one to get.
When I bought gold - If I saw a high grade St George sovereign at £240, a shield sovereign at £240 but lower grade - I'd buy the shield. Now if I'd seen an ex-mount guinea at £240 - it would have been the guinea I'd have bought.
There's lots of potential in historic coinage, but the three most important points to take home are:
1) Know what you're buying.
2) Know what is popular or likely to become so.
3) Forget the spot price - unless you're buying junk silver.

And here's some 2023 Brits I got from @arphethean this morning.  There are many like them, but these ones are mine.  I think my redneck light boxing is improving a bit, but still has a way to go.  At least you can see the designs on a couple of the coins clearly now.  This puts my silver stack over the 100oz mark now, although I'm easing off silver in favour of gold and expect to buy less silver going forward.

100% return, get refund, buy elsewhere. Complaining is the way to improve matters. Unless they know they are doing it wrong, they think they are doing it right.

Look more like a serrated edge mark from another coin. I suppose they are minting bullion coins on high speed and the coins are hitting when dropping on the collecting tray.

I don't have a clue what caused it but it is a serrated indent rather than a bulge.

Just got my 2023 Britannia. I don't know why it's too much to ask to just have one which doesn't look like c**p. My Libertad? Perfect, my maple? Perfect, my kookaburra? Perfect - all my royal mint silver? Bad.