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Today I received  5 1 oz proof Kooks,slipped the VAT as well 
 

20 lunar Goats and 20 2015 Kooks, have to agree with CM the Kook is a beautiful coin and I have to say the goat's so much better in the flesh.
 
Ordered Monday from silver to go and turned up today, great service!

20 lunar Goats and 20 2015 Kooks, have to agree with CM the Kook is a beautiful coin and I have to say the goat's so much better in the flesh.
 
Ordered Monday from silver to go and turned up today, great service!

20 lunar Goats and 20 2015 Kooks, have to agree with CM the Kook is a beautiful coin and I have to say the goat's so much better in the flesh.
 
Ordered Monday from silver to go and turned up today, great service!

20 lunar Goats and 20 2015 Kooks, have to agree with CM the Kook is a beautiful coin and I have to say the goat's so much better in the flesh.
 
Ordered Monday from silver to go and turned up today, great service!

As I promised, however I got these late yesterday, and could not be bothered taking pics...

BEST COIN I OWN HANDS DOWN. I like this coins, then any other coin I have ever seen, Either this coin or the 2013 panda is my all time fav coin... (Side not, also loving the new Koala Design, Perth mint have knocked it out of the park with the koala's and Kook's this year) 

Also the last pic.... Is a EMPTY sheet of 30 (Chinese Panda's come in sheets of 30). These Kooks fit PERFECT in the slots in the sheet, I also have 2 tubes of 15. ( I like to keep all my silver in tubes, hence why I put the Kook's in the sheet for the meantime until I get more tubes) 



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Good video here from Greg Mannarino tonight regarding why the gold and silver markets fell today, He knows his stuff.

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=WqIB9e2YWyY

The Australian government scrapped the 30% tax on mining profits today,  as the PM's fell the Australian mining sector made gains, that may have had downward pressure on gold and silver along with the fear of deflation in the EU, many are predicting a QE money printing program to be announced Thursday.
 
But none of that explains the way gold and silver fell off a cliff today, same old same old and yet again the regulators turn the other way.

The Australian government scrapped the 30% tax on mining profits today,  as the PM's fell the Australian mining sector made gains, that may have had downward pressure on gold and silver along with the fear of deflation in the EU, many are predicting a QE money printing program to be announced Thursday.
 
But none of that explains the way gold and silver fell off a cliff today, same old same old and yet again the regulators turn the other way.

A 1/10 gold rabbit and snake, 4 down 3 to go!
 
 

What a great looking coin, simple but very effective, another one on my long list......

Today I bought.....

2012 PROOF AUSTRALIA KANGAROO IN OUTBACK F15 PRIVY COIN

Here they are. Appreciate everyones comments.

Finally got my hands on a 400oz gold pamp bar



Ok.. So I has to give it back - but that is my hand

Just for you Kieth  2oz proof horse, which is my joint favourite of the lunar series 2 proofs with the mouse.
 

Lunar rabbit. Well..a few days ago but since we can post as many pictures as we want:

Just received my 1/10th Britannia from Hatton Garden Metals
 
First 1/10th coin, it's about the same size as a 5p, little slimmer though
 
Lovely little coin, seems to be in pretty much perfect condition minus my grubby fingers 
 
Got it £85.25 including delivery, as spot has jumped upto £25.21 per gram since it was a really great deal.
 

Today, well this was what was waiting for me when I arrived home today........
 
Feast your eyes on these then

My Gibraltar Silver Royal arrived today, and as I hoped, the customs declaration on the package said "philatelic material" and I didn't have to pay any extra.  
 
Well, my first impressions are very good. Now the display box was packed inside a padded old Xerox cartridge box which itself was inside a big envelope. You can tell that the hub of the "Gibraltar National Mint" is probably a couple of people working in an office above a shop. Which to me adds to its charm because it means that the mintage figures will be relatively low, The box is actually quite posh with a spring loaded catch.
 
The coin itself, if you ignore the Queens head looking a bit cartoonish, is stunning. My little certificate that came with the coin, doesn't mention that it is a proof coin, but to all intents and purpose it is. The Austrian Mint have used the highest minting standards with this coin without a doubt. The crest on the coin is superb.
 
Here are a few pics. Not that great I'm afraid.................Anyway, I will certainly be getting more boxed ones of these, and I hope that Livia at STG can start selling these through her dealings with the Austrian Mint. I would like to get some unboxed cheaper versions as well.
 

1/4 oz Lunar Horse. Very nice looking coin. 
 

Today I received......my first two semi numi pieces (beside lunars) - Donald Duck proof and HR proof kangaroo. Hopefully they will not turn out to be total losers
 
It is the first time I see proof and/or HR coin and I am very impressed - the strike and details are on another level compared to the other common bullion I have
 
I also got another Impala - which got me thinking as it has the same 10k mintage as the Donald coin - seems like a good value to me
 
And now the tricky part - I hope this forum has not poisoned me yet ....to get the Mickey coin would be easy now, but the other HR Kangaroos would ruin me

This.   - And it was packaged much better than last year's coin.

My 6 coin Britannia proof set, the £20 for £20 RM coins, the wedge tailed eagles (cheers Strenue) and a 1/10oz gold dragon and horse, now I need the other 5.

My 6 coin Britannia proof set, the £20 for £20 RM coins, the wedge tailed eagles (cheers Strenue) and a 1/10oz gold dragon and horse, now I need the other 5.