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Had a result today with the silver maples from an antique dealer at £20 each and the Queen Victoria silver medal from my local bullion dealer was a decent price as well. 

A tube of type 1 eagles to replace the tube I just sold 🤷‍♂️ and a 10oz una bar.

That's a very interesting topic in itself, and will be a very big debate on here when the time comes!
No, she was very popular indeed, especially after her service during the war. The biggest sales of televisions ever in the UK were for the coronation.
Interestingly, she hasn't fulfilled her Coronation Oath to uphold The Bible. In theory, if the monarchy actually means something (or else what's the point?) that calls into question the legitimacy of all the laws she's signed. Luckily the legal system all swear an oath to her, so this hasn't been challenged. But there's no doubt this is why Charles wants a different oath!

I honestly can't see my self wanting to own any coin with Charles on it. I am not sure why. I think for me, the Queen is the last Royal who I have any respect for.

A bit of joy back from NGC~ after multiple attempts at selecting and sending in raw coins, finally an MS70 QB gold 1/4 Horse of Hanover.  This one completes my set of all ten original QB bullion quarters in MS70. And a 69 as a worthy runner up! 

nice arrival this morning.... 

@GoldDiggerDave sputum, I think a septum would be well noticeable. 

He is certainly wealthy. I would say '(lower) upper middle class' in Japanese terms (a fair bit above a British equivalent in respect of money). His English - although heavily accented - is quite fluent, suggesting that he continued his language education to university level, which is not common with such proficiency among Japanese of his age (his voice and skin tone suggest a man in his 40s). Both would also suggest that he went to a university of some practical merit (rare in Japan at that time), has spent significant time abroad, and/or has fostered regular interactions with native speakers since.
£95 is a 'nice' meal out for one in Japan at a noteworthy restaurant (also noteworthy though that their £10 restaurants put ours to shame). However this is a man who both appreciates the coin deeply and yet wishes to experience it in its purest form, and via touch. He is a gentle and appreciative connoisseur - taking nothing for granted. He is of the (uniquely Japanese afaik) mindset of treasuring the moment, the transience - exploring all states of the coin. The perfection, and then the imperfection (and yet it being, in a sense, so much more perfect in its 'imperfection' state - to some he has sacrificed something, but for him he has gained everything he could have from this experience).
It's a very nuanced Japanese way of thinking, and very hard to explain. But it's incredibly beautiful if you can grasp (which I have only a few times).
Very glad to see this thank you

Its best to handle coins at your local dealer 😀 ask to see a rare choice proof coin then pop it out of the capsule quickly before they can say NOOOOoooooo 🙈 😅

Sounds like he's really enjoying the coin. What's wrong with that?! And I think the sentiment behind his comment was that it was worth spending £95 on it rather than it being worth £95 to anyone else.
I'm going to crack open my 2022 5-coin proof sovereign set to see if it brings me similar joy.

Saw a video the other day and thought this guy handled the coin like a bossman and either didn't care or he didn't know how proof coins should be handled. (Not one to tell how to handle the coins but i feel this isn't the way, for me anyways.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJCJWFUDKKQ
His really enjoying the coin and I wondered any one else enjoy their proof coins to the fullest like this with their bare hands. 
Wish I can handle my proof coins like this but something tells me I can't without blemishes appearing. (I think he created a blemish on the coin after too as example. )
Thanks
 
 

Just got this through the door! Thanks @James32

Just got this through the door! Thanks @James32

Just got this through the door! Thanks @James32

Just got this through the door! Thanks @James32

Just got this through the door! Thanks @James32

Just got this through the door! Thanks @James32

Just got this through the door! Thanks @James32

Just got this through the door! Thanks @James32

Just got this through the door! Thanks @James32

Just got this through the door! Thanks @James32

Just got this through the door! Thanks @James32

Just got this through the door! Thanks @James32

Just got this through the door! Thanks @James32

Just got this through the door! Thanks @James32