Lr103

My coin arrived today, a big thank you to @TheoX

Thank you @Pampfan for wonderful prize, absolutely love it.

Indeed always a bit of fun thanks to @trp and everyone involved 😊

Santa's arrived early... Thank you @Fadeingstar. Loving the Goddess Europa, she's sexy alright
 

Thanks to @trp and The Silver Forum for once again hosting this awesome event!

I agree, well done and many thanks!

3 cheers for trp for all the hard work and effort he or she has put into the draw. 🥂 🍺 

🎅Todays prize tickets (Draw #11)
@TheShinyStuff with ticket number 40 gives their prize to @Grant with ticket number 54
@blackadder with ticket number 57 gives their prize to @Xerud with ticket number 44
@ZigZag with ticket number 60 gives their prize to @Silverman20 with ticket number 31
@InvestInCoins888 with ticket number 66 gives their prize to @danmc82 with ticket number 41
@chasetyre with ticket number 59 gives their prize to @WILLIG666 with ticket number 53
@TaxiDriver with ticket number 61 gives their prize to @Pampfan with ticket number 42
@gji25with ticket number 76 gives their prize to @Ryan with ticket number 55
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This concludes the 2021 Christmas prize draw. Thank you to all that participated!  
***Keep your eyes peeled for the bonus draw!***

Thanks to @GavinDevon  

Thank @Iacabufor my goodies.
have a great christmas 😀

Huge thanks to @Agaumac for the brilliant Christmas prize draw gift! Off to Tesco now for some petrol 🤪🤣

My Xmas gift from @AndrewSL76, love these little barter tokens, totally different and made by @BackyardBullion. If anyone is worried about a forthcoming zombie apocalypse and would like to exchange for a new Gothic Crown next week then please get in touch otherwise they will remain as a prized part of my collection 😀😀😀

 

My goodies thanks @Gruff
Nice to have some silver bullion as I haven’t any in a while 😊

🎅 Todays prize tickets (Draw #10)
@Ducat916 with ticket number 45 gives their prize to @gji25 with ticket number 76
@evende with ticket number 38 gives their prize to @Yorkshiremanc with ticket number 71
@Rll1288 with ticket number 15 gives their prize to @Ducat916 with ticket number 45
@stackerp5 with ticket number 43 gives their prize to @BirdBullion with ticket number 70
@RYAN05 with ticket number 37 gives their prize to @Agaumac with ticket number 26
@StevenM with ticket number 58 gives their prize to @evende with ticket number 38
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Just wanted to echo the gratitude expressed by @dicker for the efforts of @trp for giving up the time to put the Christmas draw together. It is much appreciated.
I was lucky enough to get drawn with @BackyardBullion who has very kindly agreed to make me a mirror bar. My first year too!
TSF is probably the best fiver a month I spend. Enjoyable and a real PM education.

Many thanks @Chrispringle85 and @trp for always making this exciting.
 

@trp I wanted to say a big thanks for your work on this Christmas’s raffle.
I have both won and sent a prize, to two gentlemen.  In the process, made a donation to a very worth cause.  
This thread is one of my annual favourites, and showcases the best of the forum.
Best
Dicker
 

Received our gift from @SilverDrum i absolutely love it...Thanks. I collect old half crowns and this was one of my missing years..so cheers for that.  The tree of life is always a winner...i usually pour them with silver...first time i have had one of the coins and its stunning.  Thanks so much
Roy

🎅Todays prize tickets (Draw #9) 
@Jamesd with ticket number 17 gives their prize to @SilverDrum with ticket number 63
@dicker with ticket number 6 gives their prize to @Mrpound with ticket number 28
@Simmi with ticket number 4 gives their ticket to @darkninja1985 with ticket number 27
@Yorkshiremanc with ticket number 71 gives their prize to @Skyfiller with ticket number 65
@AndrewSL76 with ticket number 16 gives their prize to @silversurf with ticket number 35
@magpie79 with ticket number 18 gives their prize to @MickD with ticket number 72
@Skyfiller with ticket number 65 gives their prize to @Connor with ticket number 30
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New bullion coin from Spain

The Fábrica Nacional de Moneda Timbre Real Casa de la Moneda planned to launch the first Spanish bullion coin on Dec. 1The Reverse Proof 1-ounce .999 fine gold coin is denominated €1.5, an unusually low denomination for a gold bullion coin of the world.The reverse depicts the head of an Iberian lynx. In addition, the face value (€1.5) appears, with the year date of issue (2021) and the crowned symbol of the Spanish Mint.The coin’s obverse features imagery borrowed from the famous Spanish silver “piece of eight” coin, which circulated around the globe for more than two centuries.The 2021 coin appropriates the Pillars of Hercules design that represents the two hemispheres meeting, with two globes crowned over the seas, and the legend PLVS VLTRA appearing on ribbons mounted on opposite pillars.Legends identify Spain’s current monarch, Felipe VI, and the coin’s weight and fineness.
The coin weighs 31.21 grams and measures 37 millimeters in diameter. The inaugural issue has a mintage limit of 12,000 coins, each delivered encapsulated.
Here a review of the coin.  The video is not made by me.
 

My Gifts from J90ord !!!!!  Thank You Coinster !!!!  Happy Christmas to all TSF Members.

🎅 Todays prize tickets (Draw #8)
@Lr103 with ticket number 14 gives their prize to @TheoXwith ticket number 73
@CyrilSneer with ticket number 52 gives their prize to @Beasty666 with ticket number 11
@Beasty666with ticket number 11 gives their prize to @TaxiDriver with ticket number 61
@Jammi3D with ticket number 74 gives their prize to @Rashka with ticket number 34
@Colnago with ticket number 19 gives their prize to @sellerstacker with ticket number 23
@CadmiumGreen with ticket number 75 gives their prize to @dicker with ticket number 6
@Tn21 with ticket number 7 gives their prize to @Jammi3D with ticket number 74
@Charverdude with ticket number 77 gives their prize to @Foster88 with ticket number 21
Please get in touch with each other to share your details!

🎅 Todays prize tickets (Draw #7)
@Howming with ticket number 50 gives their prize to @Gordy with ticket number 5
@KevinFlynn with ticket number 24 gives their prize to @SeatonKev with ticket number 48
@RiverbankSilverwith ticket number 46 gives their prize to @CyrilSneer with ticket number 52
@danmc82with ticket number 41 gives their prize to @Charverdude with ticket number 77
@trp with ticket number 3 gives their prize to @BackyardBullion with ticket number 12
@Chrispringle85 with ticket number 33 gives their prize to @ZigZag with ticket number 60
@BackyardBullion with ticket number 12 gives their prize to @TheShinyStuff with ticket number 40
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First, yet another sorry from yet another newbie for asking yet another question that’s been answered somewhere in this forum for sure … I’ve been doing my homework, but still have questions… If there is already a thread that answers specific questions below, would be much obliged if someone point me to the right source.
Goal: buy gold bullion coins in US.  Regular circulated coins as non-collectable assets  (not proof, not uncirculated) to get the best value from what I’ve learned.  I prefer 1oz and 24ct, so I assume Buffalos is the choice in the US, but Maple Leafs or Kruggerands may do as well, since for asset keeping and easy cash-out proposes they are all fine choices, from what I’ve read online.
Main question:  Local dealer or online order from JMBullion or AMPEX?  Being new I just want the best condition bullion without much hassles since I don’t have experience evaluating pre-owned coin authenticity or condition.  What I need to understand:
-         JMBullion, AMPEX, Fidelitrade are listed as “authorized” dealers that buy direct from US Mint.   Does that mean I will be getting brand new freshly minted Buffalos, or possibly pre-owned ones as well? 
-         If I buy from a local shop, I assume I will be getting pre-owned ones, or do they also sell brand-new? 
-         I’m afraid to be sold a fake bullion, or a bullion not in a pristine condition, so not feeling good about local shops.  Am I right to assume the “authorized” online dealers above will be a safe choice for a beginner?
If this is better posted to the Gold forum, please feel free to move........

🎅Todays prize tickets (Draw #6)
@bestg77 with ticket number 20 gives their prize to @rlingford with ticket number 25
@silversurfwith ticket number 35 gives their prize to @Fadeingstar with ticket number 9
@Bullionaire with ticket number 56 gives their prize to @blackadder with ticket number 57
@Agaumac with ticket number 26 gives their prize to @AndrewSL76 with ticket number 16
@WILLIG666 with ticket number 53 gives their prize to @RiverbankSilver with ticket number 46
@Furnace with ticket number 29 gives their prize to @Lr103 with ticket number 14
@darkninja1985with ticket number 27 gives their prize to @Chrispringle85 with ticket number 33
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🎅 Todays prize tickets (Draw #5)
@Gordy with ticket number 5 gives their prize to @Colnago with ticket number 19
@Gruff with ticket number 13 gives their prize to @matt1r with ticket number 1
@AgD with ticket number 3 gives their prize to @Howming with ticket number 50
@SilverAngelPouring with ticket number 64 gives their prize to @arphethean with ticket number 69
@matt1r with ticket number 1 gives their ticket to @Darr3nG with ticket number 8
@Fadeingstar with ticket number 9 gives their prize to @Gruff with ticket number 13
@Foster88 with ticket number 21 gives their prize to @magpie79 with ticket number 18
🎄Please get in touch with each other to share your details!🎄