GBStacking

And a couple of sovereigns
George V and Gillick sovereigns from @Belmont
1911 George V (London)
Nice lustre on this one


1958 Gillick

Golden Beauties 

Received today is a 5g Perth mint bar from @sellerstacker added to a small but growing collection:

My last purchase before the big surge in spot arrived today
Bought on the forum from @sterlingstacker, cheers
 

Well, I had the call. 
I will be sharing much more in due course. To quickly summarise for those following. 
Some good things and some good feedback to share.
But, also a little bit of "everthing is fine" in some areas. 
I don't quite know what/how to think about everthing right now, I am still digesting it all. 

Had a bit of a reorganise today and stumbled across an old favourite of mine , probably one of my favourite single pieces……………….Pheasant gold piece for size comparison only.

The Royal Mint feels very Jekyll and Hyde with their products, on one hand, producing some stunning designs on the other hand sweeping out the cupboards and throwing together a set out of what they find. The practice of selling historical coins at vastly inflated prices definitely seems to be designed to take advantage of those who don't know better. Particularly in light of the increase in PM collecting\stacking by joe public following the economic woes of C19. These sets absolutely tarnish the prestige of their brand and do put me off buying their other products. 

All aboard the Atkinsons 10oz train. 😂 Thanks to @BackyardBullion for the ticket! 
 
 

Last sovereign 1965 received today ( actually a couple days ago, but let's pretend it's today )for the set of ten Gillick years.

The Royal Mint feels very Jekyll and Hyde with their products, on one hand, producing some stunning designs on the other hand sweeping out the cupboards and throwing together a set out of what they find. The practice of selling historical coins at vastly inflated prices definitely seems to be designed to take advantage of those who don't know better. Particularly in light of the increase in PM collecting\stacking by joe public following the economic woes of C19. These sets absolutely tarnish the prestige of their brand and do put me off buying their other products. 

Coming to a Proof Set near you, courtesy of the RM QC department!  

Received this error strike 1oz Gold Britannia from @ilovesilverireallydo   Its a beauty.  This has got to be the only hobby in the world where we are happy to get a mangled product and be happy about it!     It's clearly not been flush within the collar out by 3-4 mm easy.    Really don't know how this got out of the factory like this. 
 
 

A few more small additions to keep the TB series going and another Tiger as I have a habit of selling them and then regretting it 

A couple of big 2024 silver coins! 😊

Managed to get rid of Skeletor on this millennium USA 1/4 gold.  45 minutes scrubbing with acetone. Before and after images. Give @GoldDiggerDave a run for the money at conservation 😁

Thanks to @ST1986
Not too shabby for 90+ years old.

Big thanks to @arshimo2012 @kneehow2018 and @Webster

New arrivals from @CallumHSLimited

Hello my friends, today a little historical gold from Switzerland. Greetings from Maxe.

I don’t think you can argue with the quality it’s just wether the mint has got the provenance to justify the cost (it hasn’t imo) 
Maybe in years to come and if the mint is still going these will do well but at £80 each they do feel a little pricey. Still very very nice

New shield today in a year that I have found particularly hard to get hold of, 1887 Young Head, Sydney in this case
Not a perfect coin, but a year I feel you should grab if you see it as they come up so rarely.  Rates as scarce in Marsh with exactly 1,000,000 minted but that is split over the the shields and George and dragon and I see a LOT of the G&D.  I suspect if the split in mintage was known this would be a rare as a minimum.  The Melbourne of the same year is rated as R3 with a mintage of 1.9m over the two reverses 🤷‍♂️
 

Picked up another plump sovereign. 2022 Piedfort Memorial Proof. The strike on the double thick planchet appears to give it a higher relief compared to a standard proof.

Some silver bits.