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paulmerton

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  1. You may be right (haven't checked), but I find it more exciting that a 1/10oz size has never been publicly released at all in any year.
  2. It could be that lots were minted but never made available to the public. With the 2022 1oz silver Roosevelt and Churchill coins for example, the whole quantity minted was bought by a US pension company (as an investment?). The single trial piece and the ten coins that went through the trial of the pyx could be the only examples floating around in public for many years.
  3. Brilliant Uncirculated is the grade. It's just not a numerical one. It's interesting that the bullion coins get graded as Brilliant Uncirculated, because they are not struck to the same standard as what the Royal Mint would ordinarily call a brilliant uncirculated coin.
  4. The last one was BND265. This one's newer but does the same thing and currently works.
  5. Don't forget BND267 as well 🤣 (free Coronation 50p)
  6. If you know you know... https://www.royalmint.com/shop/ancient-historic/trial-of-the-pyx/UK-Bullion-2022-One-Ounce-999-Silver-Roosevelt-and-Churchill-Coin/ 😎
  7. Also a 1oz bullion, which is another size I don't think was ever sold to the public? https://www.royalmint.com/shop/ancient-historic/trial-of-the-pyx/2022-Bullion-Gold-Standard-Gold-999-9-One-Ounce-coin/
  8. Indeed. As far as I can tell, they were never sold to the public.
  9. I think this is a very smart purchase if you can appreciate why https://www.royalmint.com/shop/ancient-historic/trial-of-the-pyx/2022-Bullion-Gold-Standard-Gold-999-9-Tenth-Ounce-coin/
  10. I think it's more likely that this was caused by the die being clogged.
  11. They're put loose into paper envelopes of 6-10 coins (or more for circulating coins), so you would expect them to jingle about a bit against each other and suffer accordingly when handled. This one looks surprisingly good, but bullion's always a bit more forgiving than proofs. Quite a genius idea really to sell damaged coins at a premium
  12. And this one was not bullion prices sadly 😥 Very pleased to have got one though.
  13. I know the grade will make some of you cry but I don't mind at bullion prices, particularly for this design!
  14. Oof, yes, that's bad! Makes me wonder whether to just return mine for a refund rather than a replacement to avoid this kind of pain.
  15. A .900 silver half Boliviano from 1894, struck with a shattered die. A lovely mint error.
  16. ngl, I had to go back and check it wasn't me 🤣
  17. Got a nice-ish 1819 crown with all the lettering readable on both sides, just in time for it to see its big brother get sent back.
  18. Not on gold. But you only have to look at modern silver proof £2 coins to see that grease (often trapped between the inner and outer) can cause an issue on silver.
  19. I wasn't 100% convinced that this was a tiny strikethrough or dent, so I bravely got out my Wera hex key set (the Perth Mint of hexagonal shaped tools) and opened up the capsule. I blew at it with an air blower, and was disappointed that it didn't budge But I blew a bit harder in desperation, and it disappeared! So it was indeed just a foreign object on the surface of the coin all along. Hurrah! But then I noticed this other problem that I think warrants it being sent back regardless - some finger-like marks around the final letter that I only noticed at this angle (photo is through the capsule).
  20. The wibbly edge shouldn't affect the grade, as it's an artefact of the striking process.
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