MickB

Pleased to have got this one in the end, I thought I'd missed the boat!

3 half's and a full sov
½ 1914 1982 and 2000
Full 2010

Young Vic from @Beccafor a good price! And some goodies from @Fenlander1 @SilverAngel@Oliman for @GoldCobra

Gold 20 Swiss Franc "Vreneli" from @Tn21

First sovereign since the queen died and premiums went thru the roof.... buying the set worked out at £49.95 a gram. 
Full sovereign for £365.73, half for £182.87 and quarter for £91.43... well happy with that! 

Yup, thank you (A)
Lovely Jubbly

Thanks to @PSLCollectibles and (A)

Gorgeous double florin

Few recent auction acquisitions:
1)      (Roman Emperor) Probus 276 - 282 A.D. Silvered Antoninianus, Rome Mint
2)      George III 1780 Silver Threepence
3)      British Guiana 1891 Silver Fourpence
4)      East India Company coins purchased from Puddester Collection (via Noonan's)
1733 Madras Presidency Copper Cash 1799 Bombay Presidency 1/5th Silver Rupee [2x] 1813-14 Bengal Presidency Silver Rupees
 

 

 

 

So today I received this 4 coin 1997 silver Britannia set. This is the very first year that silver Brittania coins were minted and were minted not in .999 fine silver, nor in .925 sterling silver...... but in .958 Britannia silver. I only found this out after acquiring a 1/10th gold proof 1997 coin and in my usual habit I felt the compulsion to pair it with the 1oz silver equivalent so here I am with a full set lol. These were not a sell out at the mint so numbers are drastically down on what could've been minted. I've put some pictures of final mintages for the curious. There's some natural toning but other than that there's not a milk spot, a scratch or a finger mark to be seen so toying with the idea of @GoldDiggerDave service again. Should i let them keep their natural patina or get them back to shiny again.... decisions decisions 🤔 

Absolutely stunning sixpence from @AndrewSL76
 

Arrived today from Atkinsons. Ordered before today's dip😅

2 QEII sovs from @Sh97ifand a 10oz Heraeus from @theman73

 
 
 
 

Actually, i was just out for breakfast until i walked past the window of a pawnshop and spotted two lonely Sovereigns amongst some terrible ugly jewellery. Finally my first Gillick and a George V Sovereign for spot. Nothing wrong with it despite the poor condition.

Nice little addition- Charles I Halfgroat, Briot’s First Issue S.2856.  Also photographed alongside its bigger Brother from the same Briot issue.

 

From @arphethean. Recieved a few days ago but been waiting for decent light to get pictures. The QB came in as part of a presentation pack which ive kept but the coin will be going in a box i bought from Alun a while ago. Thats my quoter of 2023 Charles brits for the year. 
 

Some lovely minty proof sovereigns arrived today thank you @1stsovereign
also a very nice grade 1/10 Krug 😍 

Small, but nice, thanks to @shawy2510
 

An important coin for me. Completing a three metal set of QBs, recently started to doubt this particular coins existence 🤣

The skeleton grabbed hold of my arm and pulled me closer. It turned one of the shiny golden coins over and held it in front of my face.
"Please read what it says," it grunted in a gravelly voice.
I duly conformed and through squinted eyes read, "Made in China."
 

It was then I knew I had been rumbled. Sovereigns all look the same and I’d hoped she thought it was the same one coming back from repeated restoration. An icy chill swept slowly over the room. The wife had found the stack.

I’m from the HMRC, we are here to redistribute your wealth on the instruction of the new Labour government.  To fund:
- Illegal immigrants the government couldn’t be bothered to stop at the borders.  We need to give them nice free homes
- The deliberately unemployed - the government thinks they don’t have enough and want to ensure they all have a new iPhone at least once a year
- New legal appeal to get Shamima Begum back to the U.K. where she “belongs”
Redistribution will make you happy, thank you for your contribution.

You can have these back as I'm fed up with the junkmail from Harrington & Byrne's still reaching me.

Cgt exempt coins depending on the  country you live in. Sovereigns are a safe bet (UK) and what you can afford.

You can have these back as I'm fed up with the junkmail from Harrington & Byrne's still reaching me.