Arcadian

A little variety for my collection. First Buffalo (the more elusive 2008 10th)

Some more coin cabinet wannabes 

A sword of St Michael, it's really nice outside the capsule and something differerent but when inside the capsule it sqeaks and creaks like crazy.

I've got to say after getting my new parcel from @SilverTrader today my views on Germania have not changed, can you even get better for bullion rounds? 

I would be very sad not to have such pieces in my collection. The Komsco from South Korea is definitely one of my favourites. Greetings from Maxe.














 

The one I have always wanted - the Platinum Jubilee PF70.

A couple of dealer bargains that flew under the radar. The plain fields versions for these particular years were the Brilliant Uncirculated releases, which I think means these coins have a mintage of only 2,901 and 2,156 max?

Durga 2024 and Australian Zoo 2023
   
  

Couple of new shields from SVCollector 

Received a group of NGC graded coins from @GoldDiggerDave , thanks mate for sourcing and grading these. Great results!!
A lot of Charles III coins including a couple the 2023 Coronation set (missing the £2 Coronation which is with NGC), the Coronation £5 BU (450 mintage) and 2022 Memorial £5 BU (1,000 mintage).
Also the very lovely Coronation silver crown.

From @shawy2510
This little beauty turned up thismorning. 
Christmas present to myself lol

Some Christmas gold arrivals. Was tempted with a number of raw 2017 50th anniversary Krugerrand's but then saw how many were hitting PF69 when graded, so this PF70 didn't cost much more than a raw with an added bonus there are only 16 graded @ 70 with NGC. Whereas the 2013 1/20 gold proof Brit has a 1000+ @ PF70.

Couple of bits today, my prize for the bonus draw in the Christmas raffle, many thanks to @trp for arranging again this year

And a Canada sovereign I picked up outside of the forum
 
 

Nice platinum proof pick-up. Rare to see these with a mintage of 184. Weighs just over 12g.
 

A massive thanks to @silverfan first class service from start to finish 
This coin in NGC MS69 with mexican label has been mynwhite whale for a long time. Worth every penny 

A better pic 

Received today a nice pure silver high relief medal issued in 1995 to celebrate 3000 yrs of Jerusalem-City of David. 
60g, 999.9 silver.
 

Silver Bullion at £50/oz - Bargain   A couple of anniversary Libertad 3oz Coinbars, courtesy of @silversnowflake.   Thanks also to @Webster for the au Ronseal.  

Vast majority of dealers are way over-priced but managed to find some genuine bargains at yesterday’s Midland Coin Fair held at the Birmingham Motorcycle Museum. 2015 5th portraits graded PF70. The half has the lowest modern QEII proof mintage @ 1,046 and the quarter was 1,148.

Got one of my bucket list coins this week, arrived this morning
1996 Double Sovereign, just 22 of these in PF70UC, the lowest mintage of the Maklouf doubles and the final year (no doubles in 97)
 
Also picked up a couple of proof baby brits that arrived today, was only really after the 2003 but took them both as they were reasonably priced
 
Quite pleased with the condition

I've got the Bull coming tomorrow, then I only need 2 more the Yale and the Unicorn.
Just need to get a box to display them in

I received my raffle goodies from the legend @JamesH
Thoughtfully wrapped and a great selection, scratches, a couple of cigars for me to enjoy, a celebration bar, a celebration liberty coin and some cool silver buttons which will become fiddle pieces for me I can already tell

Thanks to @arshimo2012
Sorry Chuck, I did give you an 8 minute headstart 🤣

The dragon also makes a good impression as a 100g bar, even if it is "only" silver.