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A 2002 shield sov thanks to @1stsovereign
My favourite modern shield so far…! 
 

A 2002 shield sov thanks to @1stsovereign
My favourite modern shield so far…! 
 

Belter

A 2002 shield sov thanks to @1stsovereign
My favourite modern shield so far…! 
 

A few additions to the silver collection

A 2002 shield sov thanks to @1stsovereign
My favourite modern shield so far…! 
 

Oriental 2020 Britannia from @stackerp5, I own the whole set now, many thanks!
 

 
And a 1982 Machin Half Sov from @Spyder
 

 

Today I received this IOM half sovereign from @Orpster
I might build a little stack of impaired proofs and then send the batch to @GoldDiggerDaveand have him work his magic 

Tiny add-on to the gold stack - half sovereign 1918 in nice condition (pic taken with a cheap-a## cell phone so I can buy more au ag Thanks go to Atkinsons!

Todays arrival, a lonesome little half sov
  

A big thank you to everone whoskind purchase made this possible. 
Today I received my new home! ❤️ 
 

A very nice 1932 sovereign for my first-and-last collection.  The 1932 was the last sovereign for 25 years, apart from a handful of George VI proofs.
Other than 1837, my set is complete, but those are like hen's teeth, so an 1842 will do for now.

WOW, coin porn!!

They just don't make them like they used to...

1860 Victoria Young Head Sovereign
Very pleased with how this turned out.  Used an extra macro add-on lens to get about 3:2 magnification.  Also used a colour cube to get a very accurate reference for the white balance.  With the higher magnification, the height of the frame was effectively only about 20mm, so even a sovereign wouldn't fit.  I needed to stack the images, both panning and focusing.  The images are 7000x6000 pixels.

A visit to the deposit box yesterday 

Photo Essay: Gorgeous Georges and a Forged George
I've gotten a few nice George V sovereigns recently, so I set up the rig and took some pics.  Bonus pics of one I got a month or so ago that might be plated over tungsten.
 
1912 George V


 
1918 George V


 
1925 George V
I'm not 100% sure whether this is actually a 1925 or one of the ca. 1950 restrikes.  Most likely a restrike, I guess, but I've not seen any documented way to tell the difference reliably.  Still, it's in good nick.


 
And now the bonus - maybe a forged George?
This is a 1913 London George V, a common year with a mintage of around 24 million.  This coin looked odd from the start with some copper coloured toning on the fields.  After asking around I've not gotten a really satisfactory explanation.  However, some closer examination in high res photos shows odd grey colouration around the rim and on the reverse - perhaps plating wearing off a base metal.  The weight and dimensions are correct, but it could still be Tungsten, which has almost exactly the same specific gravity as gold.
I'm not sure whether it's a fake or not, but when I find a spare moment I'll take it to somebody in Hatton Garden and get it zapped with an XRF machine to confirm.

Mine isn't a percentage over spot but more of an arbitrary number. £1550 on generic bullion 1oz coins to £1650 on higher premium pieces...needles to say I haven't bought a 1oz coin in weeks😆  for this to change in my tiny mind, I need spot to sustain itself at current level for a whole month.
As for sovereigns, I don't care if the artist was Mary Gillick or Walt Disney, anything over £385 feels heavy.

Maybe yes, maybe no!
😎
 
 
 
 
What nobody seems to have noticed yet is that it is a
1918 London Mint (no mint mark). These are extremely rare.
I sent them an e-mail:
info@halfway-auctions.com
 
11th Apr 22 at 5:30pm BST Lot 111
Dear Sirs,
Is there any particular reason that you have omitted to mention that
https://www.easyliveauction.com/catalogue/lot/7a61f783a129b9de62607bc164e0d597/0af8d24542e81eb9357e7ef448a6646f/general-sale-viewing-and-room-bidding-available-lot-111/
22ct Gold 1918 full sovereign coin
is a counterfeit?
Regards,

Lawrence Chard
Chard (1964) Limited
32 - 36 Harrowside
Blackpool
FY4 1RJ
England, UK.
Tel 0044 (0)1253 343081
www.chards.co.uk
😎

These are my early Sovereigns…..The best of these is actually the WIV 1932 first bust - Marsh 17A (R3) where the nose points at the 2nd N 😋
 
 

I was working very late and feeling sorry for myself last week when @metallica73 posted a link to this sovereign in the deal section (yes, I have thanked him!). I don't know much about sovereigns but took a punt and bought it. The original pics were a bit blurry so I wasn't sure if I'd be happy with its condition but honestly, when it arrived my jaw dropped. By far the best condition old coin I have so thanks to him again! For the record, that scratch behind her head I don't think is in the metal, but just taken surface dirt off (at least, that's how it looks to me).

I don't know why Machin Sovs don't get more love? Now that the copper has had time to tone, they look almost the same colour as Gillicks, and the portrait of QE2 is much better than Gillick's.
 

Not much been happening recently due to the postal strike. Had been waiting on 2 forum purchases arriving for 2 weeks, finally arrived this morning.
First was a Utah Goldback from @CookieMonster, always thought they they looked pretty neat, and they do! 
Second delivery was from a top member that we all know, I have dealt with him a few times. When posted this contained a 2000 & 2001 Silver Britannia. However it arrived opened and empty.

Posted 1st class signed for, but just stuck through my letterbox a fortnight later, obviously opened and obviously emptied of its contents. 
This is the first time I have been victim of this sort of theft from Royal Mail, and although it wasn't a huge amount of money I'm still livid.
The most annoying thing is that nothing will be done and nobody cares. This is level of postal service that is accepted now.

Thanks to @1stsovereign for this!