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Congrats - Nice haul

Another off the list an 1868 this time thanks to @SamThomasldn 

It’s only 1oz but that will do for now 😊
 
 

Absolutely stunning. RM got this one right thats for sure. The 2 Oz and 5oz St George at  only a few percent over release price..😉 couldn't be happier with these 

Just some sterling silver (I think) for me today. I like the design on this, now just need to learn to take better pictures.

received the 2 and 5 OZ Silver today.
No expert but nothing specifically wrong with this under a glass
 

It seems ok, nothing obvious wrong with it using a magnifying glass. 

It seems ok, nothing obvious wrong with it using a magnifying glass. 

A few pick ups this morning from the antique and coin shop near me.
The 1913 is a really nice one. 
Not bad at all for £600. 
I think I'm done buying gold for this month..... 😬
Also saw this sixpence but it wasn't for sale, just thought I'd share how nice the toning is on it. 

Wee bit of silver today, a nice little 1874 shilling
 

This, 50 Gold Pesos arrived today. This is one of the nicest examples of the 50 Pesos I've seen. Big thanks to @lst65👍🏻

Talking of privy’s. This just arrived. 

gorgeous coin, congrats on completing the set!

Thanks to @Thomast for the pair of double PF70s
Thanks to @9x883 for the heads up on the proof dragon from dealer (A)

Big thanks to @Spyderfor this stunning set

Collected this today. Looks even better in person. With the stylish box and display. Really is a terrific centre piece 
 
Literally is a masterpiece 

Just received these 3 nice 1ozers from @andsing56
 

Yet to receive my initial 2 OZ. RM stating delays in production for these.... hopefully it will be OK when it finally arrives

I received an email yesterday saying that my 2oz silver is on its way. I'm pretty stressed about it but we shall see. 

So my 5oz replacement came. Fingers and toes crossed.
Looked good😁 Louped it and I’m very happy with it. The box lid doesn’t stay open though…..Photos are bad but take my word for it.
It’s got a lot of black belly button fluff but nothing you don’t expect.
Not being a conspiracy theorist, but the replacements are cleaner and better quality and @GoldDiggerDave has been AWOL. Just saying.

Today I took 2 sovereigns and the Turkish republic gold coin I had to a gold shop in İzmir. I exchanged 21 grams AGW for this 20.08g 22ct bracelet and 2000 lira, (£48) as is Turkish culture to give the bride. 
There are two, the first one is from me, the other is from her parents. The premium for the craftsmanship was very low. I'm surprised I got as much as I did for the sovs, considering they had to search up "büyük Britanya altın". They quoted about £40 over spot for the lot, which I'm more than happy with as I didn't need to pay anything else for the bracelet. 
The first shop we went to, they offered me 4000 lira less. Their way of testing gold was simply to drop it from about a foot, repeatedly. Then, they asserted that my Turkish coin (which I got from Auronum, so of course it's genuine) wasn't 22ct because it didn't sound the same to him as the sovereigns. My face went red as they dropped poor minty coronation and memorial Chuck onto the desk repeatedly.
The second place we went to used acid to test them. The shops have hundreds of thousands of pounds worth of gold in, yet none of them have a sigma equivalent or XRF machine.
 
 

Mostly just play with them 😳

1989 Double Sovereign
Still my favourite sov design.  Thanks @9x883.
I will do some microscope pictures, comparing this with the 2021 EIC homage version.


 

Got this little belter all the way from the states for the low price of £30.39 all in 🥳