Scaffstacker

Arrivals from the last couple of days:
The 1918i and 1895m from @Nick1368 1876s from @Sh97if and the 1877s/78s/79s shield sovereigns were from Atkinsons 

 

 

2022 Sovereign to add to the stack 😋

My best lucky dip buy happened in 2003.
I found a lot on eBay of 'USA holiday change' dated from the 1930s onward, about $20-$30 from memory.
I saw from the picture that it was mostly quarters and dimes with the odd half dollar, nickel and cent.
The presence of the half dollars made me think that there could be something interesting, as they've not been common in circulation in the US for many years.
So out of curiosity I emailed the seller and asked if any of the quarters or dimes were dated from the 1940s or 50s. The reply was yes, several.
So I looked up the exchange rate and added about another 1/4 on and threw in a bid. I won the lot, it being a little over the exchange rate.
The coins arrived, I unboxed them and went searching through, I must have pulled out nearly two dozen silver coins, their face value being about 1/5 of the overall total.
All in all a terrific haul. No other purchase has been as lucrative nor exciting as that. I love a good treasure hunt. 

Fabulous Coin - Ancient Greek Gold Stater Philip II of Macedon
I was shown this coin recently, and we got photos of it.
I got more excited seeing this fairly small coin than I get when I see most one kilo gold coins. It is sensational!

Having just uploaded the obverse photo, I have started seeing features which I did not notice when looking at the actual coin.

Charioteer driving a biga (two horse chariot), with ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΥ below.
The device under the horses' front feet is a kantharos or cantharus. (Correction: It is a tripod, although it could be a three-legged kantharos).
I will need to do some homework to completely identify this coin, including the mint.
Almost as an afterthought, I Niton tested it:

42.504 cts = 8.5008 grams.
My "GP suspect" note is because the tester showed this. I don't believe it!
😎

I've been slow to post here, since coming back from holiday last week.  I will try to catch up over the next few days.  I'll start with these...

Apologies to 'Bluemoon' for this digression, but just a quick photo!  - George IV 1829 Bare Head - Marsh 14 and William IV 1832 Marsh 17A (R3) Think I must pre-date your collection.... Paid £225 and £128 respectively in 1997
You may have first refusal when I sell. !! 🤩

If your paying more for 2022 Sovereigns than best value, your buying from the wrong places, try here 
https://tavexbullion.co.uk/gold/british-sovereign-2022-gold-bullion/
https://bullionhouse.co.uk/product/2022-gold-sovereign-platinum-jubilee-coin/
https://www.hattongardenmetals.com/gold-sovereign-2022
All are cheaper than the cheapest best value sovereign, which is currently HGM https://www.hattongardenmetals.com/gold-sovereign
2022's should stay the cheapest until the 2023 sovereign comes out in a couple of months, then it will start attracting more of a premium if it follows the same pattern as previous years

I got this in my change, $1 but check out the serial number, I look at all my notes finding star notes and nice serial numbers.
 

Hello dear friends, a few more beauties arrived yesterday. Have a nice day and greetings from Maxe.

















 

I do like a fractional Britannia. Another years 1/10oz Pt added for the date run.

One of the most confusing elements of us measurement is the Cup (used in cooking).  Whilst it means 16 tablespoons it somewhat arbitrary.
One might suppose a cup in the U.K. is smaller than a sup in the US….
Having been to Disney (under great sufferance), and seen folk having a mid morning snack of a Turkey drumstick and a litre of Coca Cola or similar, I can confirm things are frequently bigger in the US.
 

It was around 1 weeks wage back then.   Today they are £365  around a weeks wage, gold is a true store of wealth.  

A couple of items arrived this morning.

From the Royal Mint, three, one gram gold bars – ready to be Christmas presents for my niece and nephews.

And an early Christmas present for myself, a well-used silver 1821 Crown with no unsightly scratches or edge knocks – a good, honest, two hundred year old, piece of history.

2022 Niue - Icons of Inspiration - Einstein




2022 - Gibraltar - War Elephant


 

2023 Bhutan - Year of the Rabbit


2022  Niue - DC Comics - Wonder Woman Logo


 
 

This is what I have, I tried to look for others that sold but this forum has a pay wall ? 

Bargain??😅
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/394197848119

Love the $10 value instead of the supposed $100

Not much happened in the year 1900, though apparently £1 in 1900 is equivalent in purchasing power to about £136.61 today. So based on that you'd probably have been able to buy a low end smart phone or just about a tank of fuel in your Ferrari for a mere £1, the face value of one of these 122 years ago.
Source: https://www.in2013dollars.com/uk/inflation/1900?amount=1
Best value sov


 
 

Supposed to be 10 pence in my change 🙄 turns out to be Croatian and worth approximately 22 pence 😀 anyone else recently made 120% profit today?😅😅😅
Interesting but then I'm easily amused.

An empty 1oz gold 10 coin box from the Royal Mint.   It’s top quality a lovely wooden  engraved case, storage under the tray and the lid is soft closing. 
 
I will be building a 1oz gold Tudor beast set. 

Well mine actually turned up today wothout tracking changing.
 

I'd never seen one of these before, until it was given to me by a gold dealer in the U.S.!  Not sure what its worth though - useful to a plumber maybe? 😃

A little bit of silver thanks to @arphethean and @LiquidMetalsUK

1888 Half Crown to add to the set.
This one has a little more toning than i'm used to, but its growing on me (i think)
 

Awesome pieces and happy 40th birthday mate.