MickB

Two lovely 2021 1/10 Krugers arrived thank you to @ilovesilverireallydoand freehand Wolf picture thank you to Daisy who is ten years old 😀

Small addition to the collection from the coin cabinet auction

Postman left this package on my doorstep 😱 after seeing @Heirlooms post I thought its best to check for packages outside just incase 👍
Lovely Strike on the day Sovereign thank you to @1stsovereign very pleased 

A tube of 1 OZ Beskar bars and two 10 OZ Beskar Bars. Still waiting for some 1 OZ, so the tube stays sealed.

Consider myself very lucky to get this beauty. Stunning.

Recieved from @InvestInCoins888great guy
Young head half shield and Finallly Scratched my Nugget itch with 2 x 1g

not the prettiest 😕 but I like em 2 half sovereigns 1834 and 1835 notice how small the 1834 is compared to the 1835 I actually prefer it feels nicer in he hand 

Does that mean those with a '666' tattoo now have to change it?

Does that mean those with a '666' tattoo now have to change it?

I’ve Just decided to stop stacking sovs for a while and now I’m stacking 1/4 Brits instead, this is my first.

And also today, some fantastic coins have arrived back from NGC
Firstly the Gold Three Graces is a fantastic result for my eldest son, he was a very lucky young man acquiring this 😉
And finally, after well over three years of owning these 2017 Libertads I finally took the plunge to sort them out sending them back to NGC! 🤯- the 1/4 and the PF69 1/2 Onza were on Brown NGC labels so now swapped into the México jackets so they sit uniformly with the remainder.  
The most exciting return however, was the Raw 1/2 Onza I consigned that has achieved a PF70 UC- I now have a 5 Coin Set of 'perfect' 2017 Libertads 😃 
Take a look at the close up's of the PF69 Lib at the bottom of this post-  answers on a postcard to enter my prize draw of why NGC decided this Lib wasn't worthy of a 70 🤯 
(The prize draw is a lottery, not unlike the 69/70 NGC coin Lottery 🤣)





 
 

Beast-tastic!
Nice arrivals, firstly I have to admire my youngest sons tenacity in keeping up the momentum of collecting the 10oz Beasts, the latest arriving from Chards, he only has the Greyhound to go 👍
And I am extremely grateful to @SilverMike for him being so kind to pass on to me the 5oz Queen's Beasts Proof Completer coin for the issue price.  
Out of all the recent modern coins the Royal Mint have released, this is my absolute favourite and I was so disappointed when it sat tantalisingly in my basket on release day, only to see it disappear when the RM's payment system crapped out, thank you so much again Mike 😃
the 1oz and 5oz Little and Large look fabulous together 👍  And below there's 10 reasons why this well thought out coin design will remain perennially popular  😉

No precious metals today but probably the best representation of why we stack/collect/invest in them. The One Hundred Trillion Zimbabwe Dollar note, 14 zeros, crazy. Think I’ll get 1 or both of these graded by PMG

I received the Britannia today and the rest last week. My first eagle and maples. Really want to get a Krugerrand now but I'll wait. Excuse the poor lighting. 

One more for my world gold coins collection 

Nice addition to the NGC collection. Whilst I am a confirmed PCGS geek, the occasional NGC does appeal.

My part of the 100oz but without the 100ozs, glad I bought these when I did. 
Dragon bars Ash
1oz tsf bars terrakris
100g tsf bar & 2oz greyhound oratebud
100g metalor scaffstacker 
100g hoard bare ilovesilverireallydo
 
 

Last week I received 🤣
late post due to a suicidal iPhone,
a beautiful 2 1/2 dollar 1914 Indian Head from the Denver mint, 
one of my favourite coins out there the depth and detail is incredible just a shame about my photos,
thanks again to @Leonmarsh 

Not the best photos but it’s a beauty 😍

I’m a new member at Silverforum, but just wanted to share my views on sovereigns. At first, they looked inferior to me, for both collecting or stacking. They looked small, not pure gold (22kt), not the most appealing, recent mintage looks like copper, etc. Hard to me to evaluate them.... I found gold Britannia much better choice. Easier to understand...
However, when I started reading more about Sovereigns and their history, I changed my mind 180 degrees
Now I collect only Sovs. I firmly believe that British sovereign is the superior gold coin choice for both stackers and collectors
For stackers (in the UK)
1. tax advantage (makes them superior to Krug’s and other non British gold coins)
2. Most liquid UK coin- I tested with my local jewellery shop and they immediately gave me an offer for 1914 and 1913 Sov...close to spot. If you want to sell 1oz Britannia, immediately...good luck 
3. margins over sport are lower in my view compared to Britannia (at least in TSF)
For collectors 
1. best variety and collection combinations compared to all other gold coins I know (you can collect years, monarchs, mintage places, strike differences, etc) and you have 200 years to do that. You can literally spend a lifetime collecting all sovereigns minted. Try the same with Britannia or Krug’s 
2. The coin is still in release (compared to ducats, other gold coins)
3. There is a wide market for them at coin shops, so new collectors can start quickly. Much harder to collect Britannia’s and if you decide, places to buy are few. Again, if I collect Sovereigns, I can go to my shop and they had a Victoria YH 1872, which i could acquire if I missed it in my collection
4. Sovs are 22ct so harder to dent or scratch compared to Britannia’s or other pure gold coin
Again, here there are people who have collected for years and probably would disagree with me, but this is how it looks to me after 1 year of collecting:)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 

When I first started, I was of the same opinion as the OP.
Having bought some Victoria Shields, I was hooked completely.  An amazing coin with an amazing history.
I collect particularly Aussie Sovs, and very much enjoy the history of the Sovs struck in the Branch mints   
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Ahhhh Car boots sale - the great british tradition of unloading your c**p at someone elses expense instead of taking it to the tip. 

We sometimes have to be careful with our words as it is easy to forget it is a worldwide forum which is why in my post i used the word cigarettes and not fags.
That would confuse our American friends.
 
Another tale about my brother is he was in America on holiday and he got into a friendly poker game in some bar. During the game he said he will be back in a minute and is popping out for a fag.
He realised what he had said by the shocked looks on their faces lol.