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Today I received back my silver forum bar that I sold. I missed it😁
 

Special one today , a beautiful 1937 double sovereign, a coin that I’ve been wanting to add to my collection for a long time .
thank you very much @SilverMike 

I just can resist these ultra rare 2013 3-coin Strike on the Day sets, already own one but when this came up for sale I simply couldn't resist getting another!


Also another addition to the 1977 collection, a proof $1000 year of the snake proof. Have the bu already so this will go nicely with it. Off for ncs and grading first.

My new fav. Want a full by Xmas!

Little update, gained some weight

Received these today. 
 

http://www.spinkbooks.com/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=458
Should be available @ Spinks, successfully adds to shopping cart. 
 
The Gold Sovereign (2017 edn.) by Michael A. Marsh

208 pages, hardback, colour photographs throughout.  
ISBN-10: 1908828366 / ISBN-13: 978-1908828361
Out of Print - New Edition Due Late 2020
 
 

Back in 1989 I remember reading the Sunday Times newspaper and in the colourful magazine section was a Royal Mint advert for the special 500th Anniversary of the Sovereign set.  At the time there was no way I could afford even the half sovereign (I think the half sovereign’s initial cost was about £79).  The double sovereign’s issue price was about £299, and after over thirty years I have just bought an example of this beautiful coin.  I guess that is what you call the impact of marketing!

2014 Silver Proof 1oz Kangaroo in the Outback
This elusive marsupial is the eleventh and penultimate coin of the complete twelve coin set and is the last of the six  proofs. It is the rarest member of the dodecad  with just 1,000 of the 5,000 limit actually minted. The condition has been been masterfully captured by @CadmiumGreen , beautifully portraying the impressive detailing on the kangaroo itself. Further thanks are due to @jultorsk   If anybody has a 2010 BU silver 1oz Kangaroo at Sunset that they would sell, please PM me.

1916 Great Britain 6 Pence

 
1985 struck China 1/10 troz 999 gold Bao Yuan Vault Protector reproduction 

I saw where someone on here posted a link to these so I took a chance on 3.

Something a little different for the collection today, 1847 Gothic Crown 😊

This 2019 Matte sovereign was one I minted at the Royal Mint VIP tour last September. PCGS thought I did a reasonable job and graded it MS70. 

Want to show this amazing rarity: the George IV 1829 half sovereign mule with 1823 reverse. Ex Terner collection, PCGS PR64CAM. Only 2 are known and the other one is impounded in the Royal Mint collection. The Royal Mint actually struck 4,205 half sovereigns during 1829, but all with 1828 dies. 

 

What a beauty! 😍
Saw many other cases at the background too!

Picking this little beauty up tomorrow... I intend to get the inside fitted out to hold slabbed coins and it will hold around 130+ slabs. The inside is oak lined with brass corners, hinges etc and a stunning Coat of Arms. It's around 100 - 120 years old and will make a beautiful and unique holder for the discerning collector! Happy to talk to anyone who may be interested in one.  

Proclamation of the Irish Republic, 1/4 ounce €50 Gold Proof Coin from 2016. 1916 Remembered: 100 Years of the Proclamation. 
I think a few other forum members might also have one after the recent deal 😄🤣

There’re also 1oz rounds.👍

Interesting silver bar, as 2019/2020 will be remember in years to come due to COVID.
A coin version will be interesting too...