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Made a start on the Myths and Legends with these thanks to @theman73 😎 now to find the rest

Two more coins bought today from a local dealer to add to the collection.
Firstly a nice original 1900 British Trade dollar. I love the look of this coin.
Next was this 1886 Mexican 8 Real coin. Terrific condition. 

Pair of  low mintage ,nice little 1915 Half sovereign’s landed  a couple of days ago courtesy of Spyder.

It's great to see the trade dollar in real life, I can only contribute with a restrike as a medal. Thank you very much for showing it to me. Greetings Maxe.

Got this in hand yesterday now off for  NGC grading, what a gem! 

1905 half sovereign for the stack Not a low mintage but it's gold

I am curious about the coins. But to be honest, I don't know why the RM issues should necessarily make a difference to the umpteen Star Wars island issues. In my opinion, Harry Potter is something else, so a connection is understandable. With Star Wars, the RM simply joins the ranks of agencies like APMEX, NZ Mint, etc. that have no history or tradition. Even as a huge Star Wars fan, I don't see any added value for RM editions, even if a Millennium Falcon was built in the UK and a few scenes were shot. If Charles appeared at the coronation in a Darth Vader costume, my opinion would only change to a limited extent. Still, I'll get the coins and put them with the rest of the agency issues. There is no room for such gimmicks in my RM boxes.
Talking about the Millenium Falcon. Here the shaped issue from the NZ Mint, propably projected and minted by CIT Coins and B.H. Mayer. Good luck Royal Mint.

Imho there is nothing to be gained for the RM, as they cannot compete with modern coin striking. And even in terms of quality, the RM is far behind. Perhaps they should concentrate on the things that make them unique and that no other mint or agency can really compete with, history and tradition. And the rest of the time they have, they could try to solve their quality issues, instead of trying to jump on a train, that is too fast for them.

I am curious about the coins. But to be honest, I don't know why the RM issues should necessarily make a difference to the umpteen Star Wars island issues. In my opinion, Harry Potter is something else, so a connection is understandable. With Star Wars, the RM simply joins the ranks of agencies like APMEX, NZ Mint, etc. that have no history or tradition. Even as a huge Star Wars fan, I don't see any added value for RM editions, even if a Millennium Falcon was built in the UK and a few scenes were shot. If Charles appeared at the coronation in a Darth Vader costume, my opinion would only change to a limited extent. Still, I'll get the coins and put them with the rest of the agency issues. There is no room for such gimmicks in my RM boxes.
Talking about the Millenium Falcon. Here the shaped issue from the NZ Mint, propably projected and minted by CIT Coins and B.H. Mayer. Good luck Royal Mint.

Imho there is nothing to be gained for the RM, as they cannot compete with modern coin striking. And even in terms of quality, the RM is far behind. Perhaps they should concentrate on the things that make them unique and that no other mint or agency can really compete with, history and tradition. And the rest of the time they have, they could try to solve their quality issues, instead of trying to jump on a train, that is too fast for them.

My Mando bounty😁
I borrowed the masterboxes from my son. To play with his Mandalorian Lego.🤣
 

As someone who is freaked out by lizards, this is a mini nightmare. 😅

I love how people here are dropping 5k+ on coins when they don't even know what they look like yet 🤣

I know, they are damaged coins now, but my son loves experiments, especially since he got chemistry lessons in school. So i took two of my many milkspotted completers of my stack and wanted to show him, how reactive silver is and give this coins a "rainbow" toning. Not possible, to show all the colors you can see from different directions now, it looks more like a blue/purple/orange/gold/red Opal, than like a rainbow. After 30 minutes in a Tupper with an egg, the milkspot on the greyhounds nose still visible, so we will not get rid of them in hundred years. But the coins reacted very different. And no, i don't like selfmade "rainbow patina".

0:47!!
 

@Paul just loaded the coffee machine up with 1kg of fresh beans, 4 laptops charged and ready to go!...............

Sleep well!

Anything should be better than this beauty

My Mando bounty😁
I borrowed the masterboxes from my son. To play with his Mandalorian Lego.🤣
 

they are nice in hand boys!  👌👌👌

Overall the KCIII obverse is dignified with or without a crown. Compare it with the odd looking crown of the Jubilee Victoria 1887. One thing’s for sure, he always has the best interests of his family at heart, and supporting the Russo-Ukrainian war….!
 

The EIC Masterpiece collection is fantastic. The Una is absolute stunning, portrait, arms and 3G also great. The graces could have more relief, looking a little bit flat. And the milk spot on the 3G is propably also a homage to the RM coin.
First it was just an alternative to the Engravers, because I missed Una. But now I like the EIC Masterpiece a lot and will continue. And the St. George issue looks to be like a holy handgrenade, I always wanted to have. I'm truly thinking about burning a lot of nice colored paper for a 1 Kilo antique finished coin, must look crazy with a 100mm diameter. The details looks to be amazing on this one.

The bull has finally arrived! First with Charles on🤔😮

Similarly to @JamesH I'm delighted with these 1oz Germania's from @Panda6Pack. I now feel like a wealthy ogre!

Me too received today .
Stunning just stunning..
Thanks @Panda6pack

Two more for the :
Stack's W 57th St Collection

to go with the following: