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paulmerton

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  1. paulmerton
    Is this what "Doing a Ratner" looking like?
  2. paulmerton
    1/2oz RM Gold Standard bullion. Never released to the public afaik, so these will be the only 6 coins around for a while. https://www.royalmint.com/shop/ancient-historic/trial-of-the-pyx/2022-Gold-Standard-Half-Ounce-Bullion-Coin/
  3. paulmerton
    I did think of the inimitable @LawrenceChard as I wrote that! Except in his case the contributions were nearly always positive and reflected well on his company. I see little flashes of "LawrenceChard is here" at the top of some posts, ever optimistic that he may post something some day. Rumour has it, that if I ever make a typo, it was actually a deliberate attempt to bring him out of the woodwork and say hello. 😎
  4. paulmerton
    I like it when dealers come on here and engage with members. Really makes you want to buy from them
  5. paulmerton
    Very cool collection. Some very special ones in there.
  6. paulmerton
    I got a #1!
  7. paulmerton
    Sorry, I'm waiting for cupronickel to go to the moon.
  8. paulmerton
    It would be more economical for me to spend them in the shop if i don't factor in the cost of an envelope 🤣
  9. paulmerton
    If you know, you know... BND267 party time!
  10. paulmerton
    Funny you say that. Royal Mint Star Wars characters bullion bars coming to a galaxy near you soon...
  11. paulmerton
    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.
  12. paulmerton
    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.
  13. paulmerton
    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.
  14. paulmerton
    All gone now.
  15. paulmerton
    The last one was BND265. This one's newer but does the same thing and currently works.
  16. paulmerton
    Don't forget BND267 as well 🤣 (free Coronation 50p)
  17. paulmerton
    Precisely
  18. paulmerton
    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/ 😎
  19. paulmerton
    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/
  20. paulmerton
    Indeed. As far as I can tell, they were never sold to the public.
  21. paulmerton
    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/
  22. paulmerton
    Wow, the latter possibility never even occurred to me!
  23. paulmerton
    They engrave the dies, not the coins that are struck with them.
  24. paulmerton
    I think it's more likely that this was caused by the die being clogged.
  25. paulmerton
    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
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