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  1. Thank you for all the help, I have decided to collect Crowns
  2. Can see it happening opening one returned box and putting it into a post out box, To me to you. QC is really bad, the only Proofs I have bought have been the Great Engravers, and every coin has had issues.
  3. I would buy your books first, as has already been mentioned, Marsh first, possibly Spink Coins of England, and just as a reference I use Coin year book for modern prices. There are other books however these are easily found. It is good to teach yourself grades in hand so I would look to get Three of each NGC/PCGS, an AU grade plus a MS 61 and a MS 64. NGC I think are more technical whereas PCGS is more about the coin in hand and appearance (I prefer PCGS, but use both). This will give you a base line for grading, newer collectors can buy a coin thinking it is Uncirculated however comes up as only Fine. This is for any coin that you are thinking of collecting,(gold can be harder to judge sometimes as it's a softer metal). This is just my opinion, as the more knowledge the less heartache. My list, 2012 2017 both 2022 2023 George III/IV, William V--- with more knowledge 1902, 1911, 1937 Proof
  4. My 5 and 2 are being dispatched, and my other 2 oz has been returned, my luck I will get the returned 2oz back with the 5 oz🤪🤪
  5. Mine had the same, I think the break is so the coin can be removed from the collar due to the raised letters. The solid collar would mean the edge would jam and could not be removed. The original 1818 to 1820 had more sections which you can see, and are similar to the one on the 2024 between the cinquefoil, and the letter D.
  6. Mine went back yesterday for scratches, it is unreal the amount of coins that are sent out, that are below Proof standard, you end up dreading opening the box ,which is the opposite of what you want. You can see the spots also starting in the field with yours, that should never have got past QC. We should be showing the QC number to see if it's the same one (must admit couldn't tell which one I had).
  7. They have done something similar which looks great, I think mintage was around the 1800, owned one for a while and sold it. https://atkinsonsbullion.com/silver/silver-coins/other-silver-coins/pre-owned-1815-uk-royal-mint-pistrucci-waterloo-medal-250g-silver https://agaunews.com/benedetto-pistruccis-magnificent-waterloo-medal-finally-struck-200-years-after-the-battle/
  8. I don't even think they would offer the 10 oz as those are all allocated at the moment. The 10 oz isn't really suited to the inscription, even the petition 10 oz looks better albeit similar floating in the middle. If it is the edge inscription, that's the problem, they could possibly do a 5 oz plain edge, defeats the object of a Great Engraver remake, however you would least have the G&D design on a 5 oz Planchet.
  9. If they can't do the 5oz, I suppose I would be willing to take an upgrade to the 10 oz , wouldn't be happy but I'm sure I could make it work.😁
  10. Hope so, just looked at a 5 oz I have on hand, and it does look comparable.
  11. Just found this image This looks more like a kilo rather than the 5 or 10 oz coins, not sure if this has been mentioned before, however this is first time I have seen the image.
  12. I am the same the 5 oz is holding back the 2 oz, I had a 2oz come through separately, the Reverse was stunning absolutely perfect, the edge lettering fully frosted, turned it over to the obverse, completely scratched up counted at least seven different marks all visible to the naked eye, will be sending it back at the end off the week.
  13. The set I had is gone, no pictures unfortunately, to be fair you had to really look to see the file marks, really close match to the frosted finish. You can see it on the coins on auction sites if they have really good pictures.
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