MickB

Many thanks to @Lr103 for the most beautiful Christmas gift possible.
I can not be happier!🤗🥰
 

Big thanks to both @ilovesilverireallydo and @BullionMan89 for today's arrival's.

Hello everyone,
Yesterday I visited the Korean DMZ (demilitarized zone) between North and South Korea. Apart from having a glimpse of North Korea I was also able to buy some North Korean currency as a souvenir. 

You can see below the 100 and 50 won coins presently used in circulation.
I was told that the first two notes (5,000 and 50 won) are old style notes no longer in circulation while the other two (500 won) are still used. The 5,000 won note has the portrait of Kim Ii-sung who was the founder of North Korea 🇰🇵 and grandfather of the present leader Kim Jong-Un.
There are a couple of photos below that I took from the DMZ observation point that show a few distant shots of the North. The North Koreans seem quite friendly particularly one guy who kept waving to me - see last photo. 
 
 
 

Another late one but here's my latest.... 
From my youngest for my birthday, the king Arthur 1oz silver myths and legends  

Nice double sov received from @oooootini

Few little items arrived today. A gold 1/4 party goat to go with his lion mate, a lovely 10oz bar from @theman73, a very nice sov from @brnlx639, and a few treats from @GrahamDiamond from the Xmas gift exchange. Got me right in the festive spirit! 

How to turn £60 into £4 
just like that 🪄

A great condition set of Gillick Sovereigns, all bought from TSF members over the last couple of weeks…..and not from The Royal Mint😉!

 

Some.killer prosper Metals In today to add to my little prosper stash 
1 and 2oz to add to my 3 Oz 

Been wanting this for soooo long...
 

As always, impeccable service from @1stsovereign.  I received this 2015 Sovereign from Adrian- it’s lovely.
It’s a bit of an oddity a BU Sovereign having a discernible cameo on the Reverse and an unfrosted Obverse.  If you take a look at the 2014 NGC Sovereign census there’s a Proof designation for an ‘Unfrosted Obverse Die’ with a tiny population- hopefully NGC will recognise this 2015 similarly- and it be a one-off. 
The Reverse frosting is pleasing and the Sovereign clean and tidy with no issues excepting the obligatory dust.  The Obverse is nice and hazy- indicative of being untouched and stored- just how I like to receive my coins.

 

nice little parcel from Martin this morning...
The knights of the past are amazing, Germania Mint is by far my fav mint for silver
Little Rabbit too.... great coins as usual
Gizmo Pics ....... cheers again @DrDave

So....... got my Coin Gizmo from @DrDave and first attempt on a 1/10th Brit as wanted to see how it worked on a small coin with lots of detail...
first coin was with the Gizmo and 2nd without, both took from a Samsung S21
and the cloth was a fine glass cleaning cloth even though it looks like a floor carpet in the pics 😂
 

The return of my coins from NGC
1850 AU58, 1911 PF64 CAM sov and 1911 PF63 with no cam 😭 - just better pics of the 1911s just so I can vent more frustration 😂

1957 carded uncirculated sovereign 
Will be going to for sale 

Some beaver Bullion 
1/4 standard and a 2005 half. Nice start to the weekend 😁

Big Thank You BullionByPost.

Lovely little crown, just need a 1818 Georgeiii now

Last week or so’s purchases.
Stocking up on blistered sov’s at the moment and also adding a couple of new coins to the collection. Star of the show has to be the Perth Mint Lunar Tiger. I get the hype now it’s a stunning finish for a bullion coin.

Hi all,
I would like to share my experience with BullionByPost as they were the last to try.I haven't had much luck in the past trying to get the best condition for the coins I want to be in top condition.
I sent them an email first,asking about the condition of their 2022 gold buffalo.I told them that I had bad experience with other online bullion dealers,that coins which were described as mint state were drilled,acid tested...
They said there can be marks occasionally in the Buffalo coins ,but they certainly wouldn't sell a coin that had been drilled or acid tested.
I have tried to find a buffalo here on thesilverforum to buy but I got only one offer for a Buffalo that was badly scratched and at same price BullionByPost had on stock.
Thinking that I can't get a worse condition than the one offered on thesilverforum I went ahead and placed an order for a 2022 mint state gold Buffalo from BullionByPost.
To my surprise,the coin arrived in a perfect fit capsule and couldn't believe that I finally got a top condition gold Buffalo.I'm not an expert but seems to be an MS69.
I'm very happy with the condition of the gold buffalo and that finally,with the pre 1942 gold indians,the family is reunited.
Thank you very much BullionByPost.

Would it be that they've destroyed the dies for them & are hoping for a return to fall into their hands before supplying you?

Just need 1 more for my youngest’s sovereign date run.

No, but I'm away to cut Internet cables all over Blackpool  😆 

Everyone but me will cancel, a ton will be melted down, leaving a very small mintage. Then, in 6 months time, Charles will suffer a fatal heart attack, after watching the newest season of the Crown. Pandemonium ensues, collectors everywhere flock to fleabay to try and secure Charles only sovereign. I wake up to 50 PMs on TSF, offering me thousands for my half sov 😎