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I wish the UK had the same custom, it'd be a darn sight better than receiving , towels, toaster or a box of pampers.

As i mentioned earlier today in another thread (@NRSovereign, @MickB), its often customary (indian heritage) to receive gold (jewellry and coins) during weddings or birth of children.
Some of the gold received is often in the style of sovereign coins but are not actually real sovereigns, just gold copies. The reason is people just buy for the gold weight, they dont know or care that it is in the form of a sovereign look.
Here is a selection of such coins we have received as gifts. They have been verified as real gold by a jeweller friend of ours. Also ive put a photo of a Full Arabic guinea we received for your interest.
Coins are shown in order of weight
Top ~1g (1/8 sov)
2nd row ~2g (1/4 sov)
3rd row ~4g (1/2 sov)
Bottom ~8g (full sov)

It just needs to crash in September when the last Queen's Beast gets released.
Once I've bought the 1 oz and 1/4 oz bullion coins it can resume its journey to the moon 😀

Small Typeset of Carlo Felice Lire 
Those coins will be posted among others for sale this evening.

Nice morning of arts and crafts to try and fit the 45mm $5 Bahamas 1971 into a flip (max size 39.5mm) 😂 after about 2 hours and 20 flips later I have a (makeshift) solution but one that I can live with for now.
Whilst I don't normally chop up sets or collect BU coins, buying these coins circulated individually was so much more expensive than getting the whole set and the 4 silvers went in my world silvers folder, 2 animal coins went in my animal coins collection and the remaining 3 are offered for swap so there is little waste.
Been eyeing up these Bahamas coins for a while now and next seeking the 1966-1970 coins which are identical other than the obverse reading 'Bahama Islands' rather than 'Commonwealth of the Bahama Islands.' It's crazy to think that these coins were 'standard circulation' coins at least in theory, with the $5 containing 39g of pure silver- well over a Toz. It also features the then national motto for the Bahamas "Expulsis Piratis Restituta Commercia" ('Pirates Expelled; Commerce Restored') which I think is pretty cool.
These coins are absolutely stunning in design and minted at the Franklin Mint have an excellent finish. Even the non-silvers are fantastic coins.
Another country and 4 more coins added to the folder
 
 

I have been obsessed with finding a way to  get the right capsules for my piedfort pounds  bought loose. 
Managed to source Sovereign rings that fit Queens Beasts capsules. And love the way my mini hack worked!
Look almost 3D. 
Now to find the right box for them 😂 

Agreed ... and looks like the mintage of the gold is down to 8888 this year from 20000 for 2019 and 25000 in 2018
https://www.lpm.hk/2020-1-oz-australia-dragon-9999-gold-rectangular-coin-bu.html

Another Sov to take the total to 6.

its a 1837 - 1897 diamond jubilee medal - this is the smallest one and weighs just under 10 grams:) the other side is prettier! 
 

I thought this was cool that it had its original packing from 1897:)

Before 2020 starts I just got some 1/10 oz Korean Goldtigers 2019  in coincards with a population of 1.500 pieces  and the rare 1 oz silver proof Tiger 2019  with a population of only 500 pieces ...

Received some Air tite tubes from @morezone today - thanks for the quick delivery especially over Christmas.
Everything all compacted and ready to go into a safe deposit box tomorrow, 35oz of Gold, 20oz of silver. If I’m being honest the silver is going in just to bulk it out as 35oz of gold doesn’t look like much haha.

Finally picked up the last two coins I needed for U.S. Gold Coin Type set.  It took me over a year to find examples of all the coins that appealed to me.  Pardon the dust in the last two photos.  My work office ventilation leaves a lot to be desired.
An 1854 Type II $1 and an 1855 $3.  Also bought a 1786-M Louis XVI French silver Ecu.

 
 
 

 
 

The Perth Mint released a number of new coins today so I dropped in and bought the 2018 1oz silver Dragon Phoenix proof and the 1oz silver Wedge Tailed Eagle in high relief proof. 

Chiwoo Cheonwang 2018. After two delayed launch dates, finally got them and picked up today. Significantly different from the vivid painting effect as shown in the marketing pictures, but looking from different angles, change in the light reflection presents interesting contrasts.

Chiwoo Cheonwang 2018. After two delayed launch dates, finally got them and picked up today. Significantly different from the vivid painting effect as shown in the marketing pictures, but looking from different angles, change in the light reflection presents interesting contrasts.

Chiwoo Cheonwang 2018. After two delayed launch dates, finally got them and picked up today. Significantly different from the vivid painting effect as shown in the marketing pictures, but looking from different angles, change in the light reflection presents interesting contrasts.

Chiwoo Cheonwang 2018. After two delayed launch dates, finally got them and picked up today. Significantly different from the vivid painting effect as shown in the marketing pictures, but looking from different angles, change in the light reflection presents interesting contrasts.

Chiwoo Cheonwang 2018. After two delayed launch dates, finally got them and picked up today. Significantly different from the vivid painting effect as shown in the marketing pictures, but looking from different angles, change in the light reflection presents interesting contrasts.

Chiwoo Cheonwang 2018. After two delayed launch dates, finally got them and picked up today. Significantly different from the vivid painting effect as shown in the marketing pictures, but looking from different angles, change in the light reflection presents interesting contrasts.

Chiwoo Cheonwang 2018. After two delayed launch dates, finally got them and picked up today. Significantly different from the vivid painting effect as shown in the marketing pictures, but looking from different angles, change in the light reflection presents interesting contrasts.

Chiwoo Cheonwang 2018. After two delayed launch dates, finally got them and picked up today. Significantly different from the vivid painting effect as shown in the marketing pictures, but looking from different angles, change in the light reflection presents interesting contrasts.

Chiwoo Cheonwang 2018. After two delayed launch dates, finally got them and picked up today. Significantly different from the vivid painting effect as shown in the marketing pictures, but looking from different angles, change in the light reflection presents interesting contrasts.

Chiwoo Cheonwang 2018. After two delayed launch dates, finally got them and picked up today. Significantly different from the vivid painting effect as shown in the marketing pictures, but looking from different angles, change in the light reflection presents interesting contrasts.

Chiwoo Cheonwang 2018. After two delayed launch dates, finally got them and picked up today. Significantly different from the vivid painting effect as shown in the marketing pictures, but looking from different angles, change in the light reflection presents interesting contrasts.