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Today I received my premium members prize ? And a silver peter rabbit from fehk2001.  First time I've seen an Australian stock house coin and they are loooovvvvely. Well happy.

1987 5 oz Silver Panda Proof. First 5 oz proof of the series with a low mintage and none graded higher by NGC (didn't check PCGS). Verified with the seller prior to purchase that there's no toning, milking or spotting on the coin.  Looks to be a great specimen.  Gonna send it along to @Numistacker for reslabbing in the scratch resistant holder and the panda label.


UPDATE: Yup, no PR70s from PCGS either and a total of 348 PF/PR69s between the two TPGs!

Got a 50 peso from Hatton Garden Metals. A bit dingy on the rim. Pleased to see it was not a 1947 restrike.
 

i got a few Royal Mint 100g silver bars from Arshimo2012. 

a rather nice 1875 shield back half.



 

1820 Crown, 1911 Sovereign, 2005 1/4 oz proof gold Britannia.

Today I purchased.....my first ever gold coin!! 
A 1/4 oz Lunar Sheep - the year of my daughters birth.

Odd.  Should be one there.  Done it for you.

Something a little different courtesy of silverstatues.com
 
I was really hoping these would be VAT exempt on UK import since they're both collectable and art but that wasn't the case.

Hmm let's try this...

New arrivals

2012 Uncirculated full sov 
not as nice as the proof but alot cheaper ?

1992 sov proof bought as bullion using the photoscope for the first time to post....cant get the whole coin in focus just bits of it and by hand.....pros would laugh and rightly so........
 

Created in Birmingham by @GoldBenj this 4oz silver bar was a birthday present for my father. It has the full Birmingham Assay office hallmarks. A beautiful paper weight or just fun to play with 
 

35th Anniversary of the Issuance of the Gold Chinese Panda Brass Medal.  Weighs approx 500g with mintage of 500.  Copper has the same mintage and silver has mintage of 99.  There is also a gold one with mintage of 9.  Not sure if it's the same size as that would make it 1kg in weigh or whether it is a reduced down 150g version.  I really like the back with the coins and temple.
This is a private medal from Shanghai CaiQi Travel Souvenir Co Ltd.  This is supposed to have been designed by Zhao Qiang (Rocky Zhao) who also designed the 2011, 2014, 2015 Gold Pandas as well as numerous other things from the Shanghai Mint.  It is rumoured that the owner of Shanghai CaiQi travel is an ex employee of the Shanghai Mint and the company leases workshop space from the Shanghai Mint.  No idea how accurate those rumours are.
This year we will be seeing some fiat commemorative Panda coins from the Peoples Bank of China and no doubt we'll also be seeing medals from CGCI as well as the official Mints themselves.

PM related. Phonescope arrived from Nordfrim today. Here is my first shot with it.
 

A couple of 10 oz bars.

1821 Full Sov
love the old sovereign 
 
1887 1/2 Sov PCGS MS62 

Just picked up these WMF Berlin 1oz and 8g Pandas from my neighbour.  No idea they'd shipped.  Made payment on Wednesday and never heard anything regarding receipt of payment or dispatch.

From HGM a 1 Rand and a new 2017 Sov.  The sov came with finger prints so had to rinse with washing up liquid and dry off with compressed air.  Now labelled and in capped ready to store away.

10 - 2017 Silver Maple Leaf Panda privy 2.



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They tick all the boxes for me.
Low premium, small and light, gorgeous to look at and they only take up one shelf in my fridge.
Plus....exit, exit, exit!
I could walk into HGM or Atkinsons tomorrow and sell them all, with a profit at today's spot.

Yesterday I received..... my 100th gold sovereign*! 
I didn't realise until I just updated my spreadsheet.
And a cool one at that.

*the sovereign family inc. half, full and doubles 

Lots of amazing coins but 99% of them overpriced! I picked up a 1913 20 Franc Gold Rooster for Spot +1% and a bunch of walking liberty half dollars for £5 each! 
@Numistacker
@Platinumskies
Not always something for everyone but its always nice to see a £60,000 coin from 1693 in person! Fun day out!

Full Date Run, Proof 1oz Silver Britannia