Dakaras

What a beautiful Elizabeth 1st and good provenance.

Researching family medals is always interesting good luck with it. My grandfather was also in the trenches, he was awarded the DCM for one action which saw the CO awarded the VC on the same day, unfortunately the CO (chap called Vann ) didn't make it through the war dying a few days later, My grandfather was his runner and with him at the end. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_Vann

I've got hooked on bars, buying more of that than silver rounds and coins. Aiming for 16oz all different but not hand poured that's a sperate collection . Yet to add a Una nice bar.

Hehe same as.

The gold looks to be a one of the pope's 1/25? It is probably proof but a lot of us would see that as a bullion coin, I would pop the cap and reposition, latex gloves is fine. I will pack out coins to stop rattles if they are job lots eg my 1 kilo deals I put up occasionally, same with bullion silver, of a coin is BU or proof then more care is taken. Silver looks to be bullion so that wouldn't be an issue for me. That said lot of my collection is bullion but try to keep it shiny:)

I know pretty exclusive, only me and 299999 other people got them! Though I do seem to have 3 COAs 🤣 In my defense think I paid less than £20 for it as something different.

I wil sell you mine for £45 even chuck in post and don't forget limited run of only 300k

They are lovely and at that price under spot almost to good to be true. The round pounds I've always liked and in gold just 🥰

https://www.assay-test.com/ these guys have good products at sensible prices.

That sums my feelings up nicely and more eloquently thank you

It's not a crash yet but it's sinking back to Jan levels fast it seems

I saw one the other day claimed to be enriched silver 🤣

Narrow at top wider at bottom I would go for 1 , though I'm always prepared to be proved wrong by those with more experience than me.

You did very well on that imo, the decimal day 50p is lovely

Well said

The big question though mate...when you taking it out for a river fishing session?

Oh Steffan that's so bloody nice, I'm not often jealous but I am of that. Brilliant and I'm 100% sure it will hold its premium!

It's up there I think £215.50

That's the fella , much as I love a perfect coin do like an interesting strike.

Agree with @Leonmarsh strike error weak bit of the die perhaps.

I've all sorts of random gold run, mini collection targets aside from 20 1/10th I'm also going for a sov run 4 different 1/4 sovereigns, I've a normal current 1/4, a 1/4 Laurel and a queen Victoria/queen Elizabeth so far after an isle of man to finish it up, then there's the 2 X 1/2 again both different then a belter of a full sovereign to finish. And that's along the 1/10 to full Oz Kookaburra set I'd like . So many coins so little cash 🤣

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That is a belter what a chunk of silver. Great buy imo

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So number 10 arrived this morning! So here's my first Oz of 1/10th coins and rounds. It's not the run I set out to do, wanted them all to be currency for the first 10, then currency or rounds for the second ten but with no duplicate mints. 2006 Saltwater Croc 2015 Brittania 2011 Panda. 2008 French 100 euro. 1999 American Eagle 1996 Singapore Lion 2021 Kookaburra 2018 Libertad 1980 Krugerrand UAE Burj Khalifa round. So that's 7 showing dollars , pounds , euros etc and 3 rounds but ones a duplicate mint! Couldn't resist a Kook for collection! So need 4 more showing cash value and then another 7 from different mints giving a total of 21. Alas need to get some fait in the bank so spending on hold for a bit! Got this far with help from @stefffana without whom this would've never had some interesting pieces and @Mtaybarfor getting the Lib sorted. Thank you both. Worryingly I seem to have started a 1/25th run as 2 on their way.