Chewy636

Very Nice!

I don't normally post my purchases but thought I would share this little 1/10 kiwi gold doo-darr I picked up locally in town yesterday as I have not seen one on my travels before or on the forum.  £107 I paid which was fair enough 

Cracked capsule on the rear of Maple leaf?

Last 1 of the alternative designs proof half sovereigns got.  Happy days ?.

These arrived from HGM yesterday, 1908 and 1903 Edward sovereigns.

Well happy thanks byb got from here my first proof sovereign love it thanks backyard bullion 

American High Relief coins
American High Relief

Back to coins....
Some old gold and some new, some platinum and silver too?. 
A few gold quarter ounce QB Dragons/Griffins and 2016 Libertad proofs  (some for members on the Forum), along with a 2016 Perth mint sovereign. Will think about grading some of them in pursuit of 70s! Another ounce of Pt - this time the 2016 Austrian Philharmoniker, which I bought actually right on the price dip in early January....so well pleased with that, and a nice big coin.
Then silver - a stackers tube of 10 QB dragons, plus a few extras for capsules of the dragon and Griffin, and a slabbed Dragon.  Happy to report that no milky ones in the tube (I checked!). Shelled out the cash for a silver PF70 QB Lion one ounce proof, and a few more in boxes -  now I see why everyone goes gaga over this proof design ?. Some more irresistible 2016 Libertad silver proofs, and a few 2017 kooks (1 ouncers and a doorstop 10 ounce) and 2017 Britannias for good measure when the silver price dipped. 
The old gold: "mission accomplished" on the sovereign mintmark set as I just found a nice Ottawa C 1911 sov to complete the set. The Bombay I 1918 I picked up last week made me focus on that missing Canada one?!  1911 C by far the most common of the Canada years (1908-1919), but at 257,048 minted that is still a pretty low % out of the 40 million minted worldwide that year (numbers from goldsovereigns.co.uk). Got it along with a very nice 1912 London sovereign, and a 20 francs 1897 Lucky Angel.
Lindeman. 

Very Nice.
I love US bank notes, so much better than the older British bank notes which are pretty bland.
The only British bank notes that seem to have character are the colonial ones.
I myself won the below one at the DNW auction last month.

 
Anyway today i bought myself two uncirculated sovereigns at the Wakefield coin fair, for a great price too.

 

The US mint has had some quality issues lately.

2 lovely pandas, one 2002 and one 2003
Both NGC MS70 from Thincat00

New storage case arrived today.
Internal config = 6 trays holding 90 quadrum cases

I know you were promised next day delivery and they didn't post it in time to make that, but not everyone can do what they say all the time, things happen. Hopefully Lizzie will phone you to explain and they will do something about it.
Don't forget the postal cost will be the same whether it was next day or not, the service will be the same, special I presume.
I'm not sure why you are getting hung up about the next day promise, is it really that important to you or can't you abide any form of imperfection in anyone?
The best way to deal with these things is to address them at source and complain. Go to the top if necessary. Then you will see the measure of a company. Give them a chance to apologise and put it right before you write them off completely and muddy their name on a public forum.

Arrived today even though it was a day late.
Worth the wait

2017 Lion Dollar --   This coin is simply amazing 

Good luck on those I sent 12 in to NGC only 2 PF70s beautiful coins thou

Good luck on those I sent 12 in to NGC only 2 PF70s beautiful coins thou

Today I got the hard to get 1998 1/10 Britannia. Mintage of only 392. A huge thank you to arshi
 

Not Metal, but cool... 1917 and a 1928...

LOL, you're going to have to change your screen name to just "steve"   You're still the go-to guy for all things Sovereign related.

I'm feeling left out and quite embarrassed at all these sovereigns. I haven't bought any for ages!

Very nice @sg86! I feel a bit embarrassed putting mine up now ?
Today I recieved my lucky dip full sov and I was please to see it was a old head Melbourne mint, so glad as I need this head. Only need a shield back a Perth, Sydney, Ottawa and South Africa minted sov now, I might also try and get one each of the modern queen heads then I will see where I can go from there

Yes yes more shields , 8 to be exact, and 2 young head st.georges
The lustre on 3 of them is incredible, hard to capture in a photograph so i tried with fingers as you can see reflection :D. I've never graded a single coin but this may be worth it.
Also a 1891 Sydney half sov photo at the end, little worn but only 154,000 were minted 130 years ago and the first branch mint half sov i have i think



 

Some lovely slabs?

Today my half sovereign and Perth Mint silver swan arrived.