NGMD

5 minutes ago, GoldDiggerDave said:

Both gold and silvers have been dispatched…..To day I received is gonna get busy! 
 

got em all coming from the Royal Mint…you have to love that 0% APR credit account it’s truly the gift that keeps on giving! 

Hope you got enough gaffer tape😁

35 minutes ago, AOB said:

I have a couple, otherwise I would buy. 
indeed the VAT, is the killer for importing silver 

Still got mine😁

As I’ve mentioned elsewhere @vicamy, the best Premium silver Bars.

5 hours ago, Charliemouse said:

Bad habit.  🤣

I understand now the attraction.

At least I can say I’ve only ordered one coin to the wife. That’s the rule yeah?😁

23 hours ago, paulmerton said:

Call me selfish, but I'd rather secure my refund first 🤣

You got the refund yet because I’m sure we would like to hear the full unfiltered story? You’d not be happy selling that as bullion and the pitchforks are at the ready.
I believe someone has a PF70UC for sell. Yeah….meeeee.

4 minutes ago, James32 said:

First 70 too I hear? 😆 

I can honestly say I see, and feel the appeal of a 5 sovereign now. It’s worth saving the pennies and buying quality over quantity. Who am I kidding😁, bring out the Silver!

1 minute ago, Skelator88 said:

That’s the one, I’ve already bought mine it’s coming across the seas!  

You have a fantastic collection of Dragons and the last one is the icing on the cake.👍

1 minute ago, 9x883 said:

Bought in the dip, amazing 👏👏👏👏

Yeah……..not really🤷‍♂️. A bit of trade and cash to get my first 5. Just things I like😁

6 minutes ago, Skelator88 said:

Just the Melbourne money expo coloured missing until they release another!
 

Oooops. This one?

29 minutes ago, Shadab said:

reasonable price?

You need a mortgage broker? I’m sure there’s a few on here. 

3 hours ago, Darr3nG said:

There's always silver...

I can go for ages without buying silver and then lots of great designs hit the market at the same time, you know GE, Monarchs, Tudor Beasts. 
Gold first, silver collectibles to balance out the urge next. Stacking Silver….nah.

25 minutes ago, Charliemouse said:

When will the RM make something this good again?  I present the glorious

1997 Gold £2

 

That’s nice. Holds up very well even under extreme magnification.❤️

Reduced the prices ya tough cookies.

@365DaysofSilver Copper

24 minutes ago, Jkm1988 said:

Knew i shouldve got two of those kooks at the wmf

Yep. Perth was limited to 2 per household every year. The 2023 was far better coin TBF and more limited.

13 minutes ago, GSS said:

How much for Kookaburra? 

Picture slipped in the post and haven’t figured a price out yet. Sorry.

5 minutes ago, Charliemouse said:

Here's are wider images of the maple and roo for context.

The reverse is so much better. Sharp edges, uniform finish. Details are important.

Just now, Charliemouse said:

Which do you mean?  The previous two were Perth and Canada.  They are the only proof coins I have with the Pistrucci design, to compare George's head like with like.

I am happy to photograph anything I've got with the microscope, but I don't have proofs going further back than the 1980's.

Love to see like modern Germania/Perth proofs or anything you have under the mattress to see alternative modern processes under high magnification.

22 hours ago, Charliemouse said:

Agreed.  The frosting gets more 'frosty' as time moves forward (and more holes), but the definition of the face and detail gets worse.

What is especially noticeable is that, with the 1984, I could not keep the whole face in focus because the relief was so much higher.  The later coins, especially the 2015, are flatter and easily focused.

Do you have any close up shots of alternatives mints? Be good to see their process on magnified details.

1 hour ago, Booky586 said:

Fantastic photos, keep on posting them!

I'm with James and NGMD, I wouldn't be surprised if the dies are finished by laser.

Have a look at the scan I've attached from an 1986 Royal Mint Coin Club Bulletin. It describes how the frosting used to be applied to the dies, historically by Nitric acid etching and then by glass bead shot blasting.

1986-21 Die Polishing.pdf 493.95 kB · 1 download

The blasting media is usually done with ceramic now for consistency as glass breaks down to powder easily and has too much colour fluctuations and can hide surface imperfections. 
Oh hang on, it’s the Royal mint- grit and tarmac sandpaper.

47 minutes ago, Charliemouse said:

I have no idea.  Hopefully someone with more coin minting knowledge can answer.

In the meantime, here are some more pics.  Including some missing 'frosting'.

For scale, those digits are approximately 1.5mm tall.  That makes the 'striations' about 50 microns wide.

Not CNC. Could be finished with a laser finished with a small aperture. The same as the assay office use.

28 minutes ago, paulmerton said:

WTF. Melt it. More success for RM😡