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Another crown!

Another crown!

Another crown!

Another crown!

Another crown!

Another crown!

Today I received these super coins... If only the postman brought the same every day!

New purchase  “VINTAGE POURED”  😋

Today I welcome the 500g Umicore bar from @Bigchilli to my Umicore collection.
Only size missing now is the mega 5kg  bar but as much as it would be nice to have such a large bar I don't think they would be an easy sell due to the cost involved. Items above £500+ seem to slow down a lot around here and a 5kg bar would be £2800 so that's me done for the poured Umicores I think.
2p added for size comparison.
 

The quest continues, received these today.
 

Received my lion(s). I start to grow on the design. I showed the coin to my wife and her reaction was: ”Lion in a coffee cup”. 

Finally !
This is not exactly a pretty coin but it certainly is expensive for 5 ounces of silver.
The illusive "Hawaii Volcanoes" from the America The Beautiful series.
I've been monitoring eBay USA for over 3 years and was fortunate to find a seller who didn't default to the rip-off Global Shipping Program.
Very happy with what it cost me only frustrated that it was serious doubloons per ounce compared to others in the ATB series.
Set is now complete and I discontinued collecting the later series after I released how many coins there would be.

Continuing with adding US Pre-33 gold coins to the collection...a very nice, slightly copper spotted, 1900 $5 Liberty Gold Half Eagle BU. 

That is quite a find sir! Well done
kilo? or half?

Continuing my "small is beautiful" (as well as being very affordable 😉) policy when it comes to acquiring more gold, I was pleased when the postman knocked the door this morning with a 1912 Half Sovereign that I did a deal on a few days ago for £135.
Its definitely passed through quite a few hands over the last 100 years or so, as can be seen when examined under a loop - but for the money, I'm very happy to be able to add it to my stack 😎

Koala coins kindly replaced by @ilovesilverireallydo after RM skulduggery.
1913 half sovereign ebay purchase.
 

That is quite a find sir! Well done
kilo? or half?

1 pound   (Just a little over 460g).

That is quite a find sir! Well done
kilo? or half?

So this is the gem I picked up today, If you know me I love VINTAGE. Seen this gem & I had to have it, who needs two kidneys aye
 
This is my oldest 🇬🇧 SILVER BULLION bar which was born in London in the 60s, Father - Johnson Matthey - Mother (UNKNOWN). Comes in It’s original old wooden crate dated 1968, Folk this is over half a century old 🙌
 
 

Looking at some of the very impressive photos of other SF members' latest acquisitions, I feel almost embarrassed to post a picture of my modest little 10th ounce Britannia....
but I did manage to pick it up just below spot....
and it's gold....
and it's nice and shiny....
and so I love it

I hope @SILVERFINGER will be pleased to hear i've been a busy buyer recently and hope to redeem myself and share some more purchases later in the month (once they all arrive from accross the globe!).
In the meantime, i couldn't not share my appreciation to @Alun for this absolutely incredible piece of craftmanship. You sir are an absolute genius and i look forward to filling this beauty over the coming months and years. If anyone is considering a nice presentation box for their coins - i order you to look no further than Alun!! Worth every single penny. 

Today I received:
Free goldback from upma.org. If I did the maths right it equals to about £1.19 worth of gold on this so not much but I still think it's neat. It's slightly smaller than a £5 note.
250g silver Umicore bar from @BigChilli
1p coin included for size comparison
 

Loving ❤ these older bars at the moment.
Thanks go to @StackSellRepeat great service as always 

My first Carson City Morgan Dollar 😁 and an 1878S