Alex944

Was able to pick up some coins from an antique shop while on holiday. These two are particularly nice in my opinion

Presumably you mean the silver variant - In that case, I do not know. The Archosauria coins are part of the Natura collection which has been running since 1994, but they used to be in gold exclusively until 2019 when they released the silver Euparkeria coin and later the Coelophysis. 

The Archosauria part of the Natura collection in gold was released with 5 different coins in 2018:

Euparkeria (1/20oz) - 5R
Erythrosuchus (1/10oz) - 10R
Proterosuchus (1/4 oz) - 20R
Massospondylus (1/2 oz) - 50R
Coelophysis (1oz) - 100R

You can find the designs of all these here: https://www.samint.co.za/collectable-coins/product-archives/#tab-id-15 (click 2018 -> Natura)

Now for the silver ones, as far as I am aware they were looking to release these 5 in silver (1oz) as well, but staggered over a couple of years. So far the Euparkeria and Coelophysis have been released (both in 1oz and they come in blister cards), but further releases have not been made or announced, which is sad. I have both the silver coins and I can vouch for the fact that they look stunning. I really hope they'll release the other 3 as well.

Hope that answered some of your thoughts.

Johnny, coming onto this forum and giving out to their members like this is a tad like going to someone elses house and take a terrible  S*** in the living room - you'll get a reaction out of the people there, though most of em will probably still think you're quite dim one way or the other, no matter how hard you shout that you aren't. I'll also kindly let you know that the amount of information on this forum that no one visits is more valuable than ANY information / description you will find on eBay. 

Also this is not doing great for your reputation on/off eBay, but that's your concern not mine. Stay healthy & all the best.

Johnny, coming onto this forum and giving out to their members like this is a tad like going to someone elses house and take a terrible  S*** in the living room - you'll get a reaction out of the people there, though most of em will probably still think you're quite dim one way or the other, no matter how hard you shout that you aren't. I'll also kindly let you know that the amount of information on this forum that no one visits is more valuable than ANY information / description you will find on eBay. 

Also this is not doing great for your reputation on/off eBay, but that's your concern not mine. Stay healthy & all the best.

It has been amended accordingly. what a terrible mistake  

Johnny, coming onto this forum and giving out to their members like this is a tad like going to someone elses house and take a terrible  S*** in the living room - you'll get a reaction out of the people there, though most of em will probably still think you're quite dim one way or the other, no matter how hard you shout that you aren't. I'll also kindly let you know that the amount of information on this forum that no one visits is more valuable than ANY information / description you will find on eBay. 

Also this is not doing great for your reputation on/off eBay, but that's your concern not mine. Stay healthy & all the best.

Johnny, coming onto this forum and giving out to their members like this is a tad like going to someone elses house and take a terrible  S*** in the living room - you'll get a reaction out of the people there, though most of em will probably still think you're quite dim one way or the other, no matter how hard you shout that you aren't. I'll also kindly let you know that the amount of information on this forum that no one visits is more valuable than ANY information / description you will find on eBay. 

Also this is not doing great for your reputation on/off eBay, but that's your concern not mine. Stay healthy & all the best.

Just trying to give a bit of further, well deserved publicity to this highly literate and obviously well above board individual . . .

So are you saying your legit or dodgy? I’m confused…

@Johnnybal it's nice of you to drop by. 
Welcome to the forum ! 🤗

Presumably you mean the silver variant - In that case, I do not know. The Archosauria coins are part of the Natura collection which has been running since 1994, but they used to be in gold exclusively until 2019 when they released the silver Euparkeria coin and later the Coelophysis. 

The Archosauria part of the Natura collection in gold was released with 5 different coins in 2018:

Euparkeria (1/20oz) - 5R
Erythrosuchus (1/10oz) - 10R
Proterosuchus (1/4 oz) - 20R
Massospondylus (1/2 oz) - 50R
Coelophysis (1oz) - 100R

You can find the designs of all these here: https://www.samint.co.za/collectable-coins/product-archives/#tab-id-15 (click 2018 -> Natura)

Now for the silver ones, as far as I am aware they were looking to release these 5 in silver (1oz) as well, but staggered over a couple of years. So far the Euparkeria and Coelophysis have been released (both in 1oz and they come in blister cards), but further releases have not been made or announced, which is sad. I have both the silver coins and I can vouch for the fact that they look stunning. I really hope they'll release the other 3 as well.

Hope that answered some of your thoughts.

Great reply, cheers. Yes its the silver blister packs I was asking about. Hope they get round to making/releasing them, they are really nice.
Thanks again.

Presumably you mean the silver variant - In that case, I do not know. The Archosauria coins are part of the Natura collection which has been running since 1994, but they used to be in gold exclusively until 2019 when they released the silver Euparkeria coin and later the Coelophysis. 

The Archosauria part of the Natura collection in gold was released with 5 different coins in 2018:

Euparkeria (1/20oz) - 5R
Erythrosuchus (1/10oz) - 10R
Proterosuchus (1/4 oz) - 20R
Massospondylus (1/2 oz) - 50R
Coelophysis (1oz) - 100R

You can find the designs of all these here: https://www.samint.co.za/collectable-coins/product-archives/#tab-id-15 (click 2018 -> Natura)

Now for the silver ones, as far as I am aware they were looking to release these 5 in silver (1oz) as well, but staggered over a couple of years. So far the Euparkeria and Coelophysis have been released (both in 1oz and they come in blister cards), but further releases have not been made or announced, which is sad. I have both the silver coins and I can vouch for the fact that they look stunning. I really hope they'll release the other 3 as well.

Hope that answered some of your thoughts.

Usually, the number stamped on silver plated cutlery is showing the quantity of pure silver used to produce a set of 12+12 pieces.
So a thick silver plate fork can have stamped 90, 100, 120, a thin one will have 20, 40 or 60. More details about silver plated articles you can find on this page: https://www.925-1000.com/a_platenumbers.html
A continental solid silver fork is stamped 800, 830, 850, 900, showing the percentage of silver used for that specific alloy. More interesting informations about marks you can find on this page: http://www.silvercollection.it/sitemaphallmarks.html
Your spoon and fork are most probably silver plated, made in the middle of last century by french manufacturer Ercuis, using 60g of pure silver for 12 spoons and 12 forks, with an average of 2.5g silver/piece when new.
Kindest regards,
Stefan.

About a year ago I first started taking an interest in 1oz China silver pandas after someone on the forum listed a short date run of recent years which I snapped up.
Once I'd decided to start collecting a date run I quickly amassed a few more years, and it was about that point when I discovered that some years are particularly hard to find, and also when I discovered that there are different varieties of each coin. But it was too late for that - I was hooked! I posted this thread: 
 
It became something of an obsession, but armed with Peter Anthony's panda book I persevered.
A year on, my collection has reached this stage, and I have only three coins still to find. Some coins have been peculiarly elusive, like the 2007 of which I eventually picked up a bundle of 15 which had been imported from China!
1989, 1990 and 1991
The series of 1oz bullion pandas strictly began in 1989. It is convenient for the panda collector to remind themselves of that, because although there are silver pandas going back to 1982, they are either not 1oz or not bullion, so they don't count!
1989 had only 1 variety, but I have collected two so as to show both sides. After this there are two or three varieties for each year up to 2003. This is because they were minted at three different mints: Shanghai (which are on the top row) and Shenzyang (bottom row). The Shenzhen Guobao mint-coins only began in 1999.

 
1992, 1993, 1994 and 1995
In 1995 for the first time there were 3 varieties. The bottom one, the "micro date" is one of the rarest varieties of panda. Both came from the Shenyang mint

 
1996, 1997, 1998 and 1999
I have still to source a 1998 Large date and the extremely rare 1999 large date with the serif on the 1 (which I believe was the first silver panda minted at Shenzhen Guobao).

 
2000, 2001, and 2002
The gap here is the Shanghai-minted 2000, which in contrast with the frosted-ring Shenzhen Guobao panda had a mirror-finish ring on the date side. This is one of the hardest-to-find and most expensive panda (aside from the silly-money 2003 with small D)

 
2003, 2004 and 2005.
2003 had two versions - one with a mirror/satin texture of bamboo in the background to the right of the panda and one with a more frosted finish.
Although the others from 2002 to 2005 all had the same design, they have come from different mints as seen from the edge of the seals. I am endeavouring to collect one of each so still looking for sealed 2003s. 

 
2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009.
These were not issued in seals any more.

 
2010, 2011, 2012, 2013. 

 
2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017.
For the only time in 2015, the panda did not show the weight, "Ag" and purity on the coin, but was still 1oz of 999 silver. This was a highly controversial change, so in 2016 they put these details back, and replaced it with another controversial move - they went metric and decreased the weight to only 30g of silver!

 
2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021.
This is as far as I've got so far, but I should be able to add 2022 in the next couple of weeks when the very first ones arrive from China in a very fun new design!

 
Many members of the forum have helped me greatly in assembling this collection. A special mention should go to @DavePanda who has given me loads of invaluable advice, lent me his Peter Anthony book, and sold me many of the coins in the collection.

Agree with you, Numista is a great site.  I will also have a look at allcoinsvalue.com to have a rough estimation of pricing, though not as accurate as spink book mentioned by other members.  Also, will refer to London Coins n DNW for latest trend in pricing.

See here for a baseline (taken from numismatic magazines and updated):
http://www.coins-of-the-uk.co.uk/values/index.html
 
I always find these prices on the low/conservative side though. Good for a minimum value - eBay generally will be higher.

For British coins get a copy of Spink - Coins of England and the United Kingdom.
Probably cheaper elsewhere. New version coming in December I think.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/383840738438?epid=9046593361&hash=item595eb0dc86:g:xxkAAOSw~MFfyPhH

Just a quick one:   on ebay I put the filter on to show only sold items, those are definite sales, don't know if you do that already

New Panda design 2022, 40th anniversary
This design with the playing pandas and the logo symbolizes the following analogies.
First, the motif of the pandas follows the 3 previous motifs from 2019-2020, it should show the panda baby at the age of an adolescent who is playing with friends.
The snow refers to the Winter Olympics, which will take place in China for the first time in 2022.
The 40 logo stands for the 40th anniversary since the first panda gold coin appeared in 1982.

Welcome to the forum! And remember, silver is a gateway metal towards platina and gold  

Hi folks - thanks for letting me in. I am VERY new to the world of precious metals but have made some very small investments recently. I think I’ve found myself hooked! I literally purchased some silver/gold and before I knew it I started serious research and am fascinated by all things silver. I saw some YouTube advice and noticed that ‘the Silver Forum’ was flagged up as the place to go, learn, talk and understand this new found passion. I would like to build a collection and am at a stage of life where I can to a certain degree. Look forward to finding out so much more. 
 
Thank you. 

Was able to pick up some coins from an antique shop while on holiday. These two are particularly nice in my opinion

You have a 4 tael bar from Lee Cheong bullion dealer in Hong Kong 👍
The stamp on the bar is the dealer's name and emblem.
https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:HK_SW_Lee_Cheong_Gold_Wu_Hon_Fai_Bonham_Strand.JPG
 

The four chinese characters are 祥龍納福
Literal translation: 
祥     auspicious, propitious 
龍     dragon (represents strength)
納     to receive, to accept
福     blessing(s), prosperity 
In simple English, Live Long and Prosper 😅