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2 more 19th century sovereigns for the stack
 

Received this beautiful "test" piece from @StBeesSilver. Amazing!

From @Orpster. 
Thats it for now, ive promised my other half i wont be buying anymore untill the new year 😁.
 

Got this very cool ‘coin collector’ model for Christmas.

Today I received 4 Tudor beast Yale of Beaufort 2oz silver coins from the royal mint
3 will stay sealed 

2oz silver Egyptian gods thoth ultra high relief & antiqued version + baby yoda grogu 😁😁

been a bit slow this week but thanks to @BackyardBullionand @Panda6Packfor the next chess pieces and breathtaking coin from panda 

So here we have that 100 oz chunky monkey c/o @motorbikez plus a number of coins and rounds also for the treasure chest c/o @BullionBob 

Douro Wreck Auction Catalogue. 
 
Vast amounts of Sovs listed and a few nice photos.  Bought because I am interested in the population of Sovs from the Douro (I know this is not all of them but is none the less interesting).
 

Love the detail in this 2oz Sunstone, thanks @Panda6Pack

A couple of lovely additions to the stack and specifically my wee Panda date run part of it.
Amazing service as always from @Pandao an absolute pleasure to deal with. Well packaged, super swift delivery and some nice unexpected additions! 
Any marks you see appear just to be on the capsules 😊

2023 Britannia Blister Set goal achieved.
It all happened during the Christmas period where the anxiety driven madness of the RM Strikes occurred but luckily all safe and sound. 😇
The 1/10th Britannia is very impressive in detail IMO. I don’t usually go for these size coins but I like this one a lot. 

Managed to find an infamous 2006 Foursquare bottled by Velier. Set me back a few bob but looking to hold it super long term so not too bothered. The plan its to literally pick up 1 (maybe 2) of the vintage bottles a year and build over time. The vintage is one of the more plentiful in the series (about 27,000 bottles per year) but as time goes on and more bottles are drunk they should appreciate in price nicely

Next bounty, second Grogu coin from the Mandalorian BU series.
Stop playing with your food

I want to be like you when I grow up 😁

In terms of PM related resolutions...
1 - Try and catch @James32s gold stack, I'm not quite counting in tons get though.
2 - Stack bullion sovs ideally, 1 oz if premiums are lower. 
3 - Continue on Tudor Beasts golds
 

I've a few.
1) most important is to only buy from already proven "to me" trusted members/sellers. nothing personal, but sometimes I feel like I'm in the twilight zone on here.
2) continue the Tudor beast's in both 1/4 and 1oz
3) get more sovereigns to add variety. 
4) in-between times, I will ignore all of the above and do the opposite 😆 

So basically another logistical nightmare and a frustrated 2-part release for us collectors? 😆 No thanks. I’m not too keen on the design to begin with - I’ll watch the fun from the sidelines.
 
I get that the original has a 6-figure price tag, and is therefore unobtainable; but do you actually like the design by itself? Of all the old British coinage that you could obtain a reproduction of, would the Petition Crown be your first choice, if it hadn’t been mentioned here as a possible next candidate? 
There are many other more beautiful (imo) coins that are as rare and highly priced which I would rather the RM did reproductions of, if that’s the way they’re going now.
Imo the Petition Crown reproduction is a bit iffy - I’ve genuinely never heard any regular collectors mention it as something they’d like to own because of its design.
If a collector likes the Petition Crown for its design then that’s great for them.
But I feel like most collectors will likely buy it out of a compulsion to jump on the Great Engravers bandwagon, but it is never going to bring them positive returns. If the Gothic Crown reproduction has tanked so sensationally, despite being among the most popular of coins, and most awaited in the series since Una and the Lion was released in 2019, then the Petition Crown is almost certainly not going to preform any better. Unless the RM reduces mintages drastically, which I don’t see them doing.
 
Likewise. And I’ll be sitting it out. 

Those barbadian spherical coins are looking great. My newest addition, the 2023 Moon, 3 OZ silver. Now fingers crossed, they ain't release a green moon, a frozen moon, a golden moon....

Next in Royal Australian Mint's "Australia's Most Dangerous" series, the Box Jellyfish. Once again a great design by the RAM 

Next bounty, second Grogu coin from the Mandalorian BU series.
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I was at the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh today and I saw a familiar image on display 🙂
 

As a matter of fact I do. I’ll PM you. 🙂

I have a 2 oz Henry that might be available. Do you have any 1 oz coins in this series to trade?

That’s crazy. 😩