AgD

Sucker for the Mexican 5 oz.

Two Shields, Strange A in GRATIA on the '61


 

Went to Austrian mint on good Friday with some friends  , the mint in central but not tourist central/ central I didn’t expect much from there probably same as royal mint experience, boring   . Staff in aus mint are friendly and helpful all the way to the counter ...... , they even do a quick special tour for us without booking , however no factory workers are there and no photos are allow 
And they got it right  ,20 Chinese people walk in there is not coincidence they must be up to something  ( Chinese normally very low profile until  they take their wallet out ) ,
here is some of the stuff my wife purchase  ( I wish she paid for that .......not )

This week received in the post a 1983 half proof sovereign I purchased in an auction and the 2005 half MS66PL sovereign from a US SilverForum member. Was delighted to also receive a 1964 Kennedy Half dollar from the US SilverForum member as a souvenir from the US, my first US coin! Very generous indeed. 
In addition now have my first Queens Beast, the 1/4 oz gold proof. 
A great week. 
Kevin 
PS sorry for the poor photo quality, this is my first photo post and so hope I will improve over time. 

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Got my package courtesy of @BackyardBullion from the group order another 9oz added and the lib tube now full ?

Got my package courtesy of @BackyardBullion from the group order another 9oz added and the lib tube now full ?

2 full tubes of Beasts from the group order, courtesy of BackyardBullion 
and the new Lion Dollar proof. Thanks for the heads up in this thread from @Lindeman as this was the last 1oz proof at the Mint. Anyone considering to buy at the Royal Dutch Mint: only gold proof and silver piedfort proof remain. 

Got this through the group order from BYB, goes with my 10 oz Lion.

Got my package courtesy of @BackyardBullion from the group order another 9oz added and the lib tube now full ?

More self indulgence, and even better than what I received in the Group Order, thank you again to @BackyardBullion for these beauties.  The 250g Forum Bar is fantastic, and the BYB graduated Cubes are so cool ? 

They compliment the other BYB Hand Poured I already own.  Can't wait for my other 250g Forum Bar to be manufactured. Well on the way to my 2kg target of this superlative hand poured shiny stuff. 

So pleased with the 10oz QB's. My share of the Group Order. Thanks @BackyardBullion 

My son and my friends share, not sure about the colourised coins?

 
 
 

Got my package courtesy of @BackyardBullion from the group order another 9oz added and the lib tube now full ?

Got my package courtesy of @BackyardBullion from the group order another 9oz added and the lib tube now full ?

Got my package courtesy of @BackyardBullion from the group order another 9oz added and the lib tube now full ?

Love it.

Got my package courtesy of @BackyardBullion from the group order another 9oz added and the lib tube now full ?

I got a nice by-catch: Bullion Sovereigns 2000 and 2010 for bullion prices. Both are from the time well before I started collecting.
Now I stand at 125 sovereigns, and my bank safe starts spilling over... I will have to throw out all those pretty boxes.

Got my package courtesy of @BackyardBullion from the group order another 9oz added and the lib tube now full ?

Got my package courtesy of @BackyardBullion from the group order another 9oz added and the lib tube now full ?

1880-S Inverted A for V Sovereign

New Half Sovereign

1892 Jubilee Head Half Sov, first ebay win!
 

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Wow the elephant looks so life like that has got to be some of the best work I've seen for a long while I will have to show my daughter the pics as sir Dave is one of her heroes ?