Numis65

I would not totally give up on this at this stage. Whilst it may be a longshot,if you have a photo of the coin that was submitted to NGC and it had no corrosion on it then and came back with it , then on the face of it , this will have happened whilst they had it and they owe you a duty of care in handling it. You , or if it was submitted through a dealer, the submitter should I suggest write to the CEO of NGC in a measured and unhostile tone, expressing your/their extreme disappointment at what has happened , that you have used them a lot satisfactorily in the past (if that is the case)and saying that you expect to be reimbursed for the damage that has been caused to the coin whilst it was with them and that they have not complied with their duty of care whilst it was with them. They will obviously resist and blame anyone else they can and assuming that they respond negatively to your first approach , I would suggest following this up with a threat to draw attention to what has occurred with the coin media, which you might eventually want to follow through on if they do not play ball. As I say this is a longshot but for the sake of a few letters/emails it may be worth trying. In terms of what they might eventually offer you , if at all, I guess that it they will not give you the resale value but might give you what you paid for it. You could also at the same time contact the RM as a customer of their's and ask them what they think might have caused the issue given that they have metallurgists working for them. A friendly dealer eg @ Lawrence Chard , might have a better suggestion! Good luck

Has anyone received a 5oz Silver Gothic Portrait yet and if so any condition issues of the sort experienced with the 2oz?

Haven't seen them both in person and difficult to judge from a photo, but the frosting on the Three Graces Silver was stunning and even better in some ways than the gold.

Looking at the results it seems that prices have softened for the larger Silver 3G particularly the 1 Kilo but the 20z held up reasonably well

I don't blame you,it sounds like at least a potential 100% profit margin for them .

You could try one of the dealers like Chard or the London Coin Company but obviously they need to turn a profit, at least it would give you an indication . Otherwise ebay would give you the quickest return. Whether to sell now or not is very subjective -the old "fear versus greed "conundrum (not that I am suggesting that you are either!) Personally I am more on the former and would rather take a smaller turn now than hold out for a bigger one in the future which may or may not materialise. As has been pointed out there are going to be an awful lot of PF 70s around which will affect the price downwards in the short to medium term, although there may be a renewal of interest when the next Great Engravers coin is released, provided that issue a success. Good luck with whatever you decide to do.

The Britannia Coin Company which seems to be one of the leading dealers in Three Graces , has 2oz PF 69 Silver listed at £1895 (with 5 in stock) and raw at £2750 (with 7 in stock )