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augur got a reaction from Gruff in Today I Received.....
A mini Monsterbox of Silver Brits
and two pieces of AU-MS South American Gold
many thanks to @Lr103 for helping in acquiring these.
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augur got a reaction from Gruff in Today I Received.....
It is a lovely piece and I was in luck that at that moment you wanted the Libertad more than anything...
I still marvel those Drijfhout & Zoon bars you had for sale once 🥰
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augur got a reaction from Gruff in Today I Received.....
1648 Liondollar MS63 with an interesting planchet flaw (reverse is slightly rotated)
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augur got a reaction from Gruff in Today I Received.....
To be honest, that's how all my coins from the Royal Mint have come so far. Scratches, dings and damaged frosting. Silver and platinum worst but also gold. So far I have changed every coin at least once...
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augur got a reaction from Gruff in Today I Received.....
My Bellybutton Liberty
(Sometimes those little dings can end up in the right place)
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augur got a reaction from Gruff in Today I Received.....
So after people in all time zones had a chance to mull over this I'm resolving the mystery. I didn't manage to get a box with two quintuple sovereigns but I managed to get two quintuple sovereigns in a box. It's the Royal Mint "The Queen's Golden and Diamond Jubilees UZ £5 Coin Set". 34/60 so the box is rarer than the coins... and the original owner must have graded his coins with no further use for it.
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augur got a reaction from Gruff in Today I Received.....
Finally received my two quintuple sovereigns. This time double bubble envelopes as packaging.
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augur got a reaction from Gruff in Today I Received.....
My Britannias have arrived:
Crown gold and Britannia silver
In in the end I decided to celebrate the 30th gold Britannia anniversary with a 30 year old gold coin and the 20th silver Britannia anniversary with a 20 year old silver coin. Happy Birthday Britannia!
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augur got a reaction from Gruff in Today I Received.....
Having this sort of packaging in the UK is kind of unheard. While I was expecting the quintuple BU to arrive I was even more pleased to see that finally the unicorn has full frosting, no lip gloss and is pretty much perfect.
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augur got a reaction from Gruff in Today I Received.....
It seems that the Royal Mint is listening to you guys!
I received this huge parcel and thought I might receive several coins...
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augur got a reaction from Gruff in Today I Received.....
Wow 1oz gold in a silver frame. And smooth transition of the design across the coin
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augur got a reaction from Gruff in Today I Received.....
Could that be a hair imprinted? Scratch that straight across frosted relief and polished surface would be hard to produce otherwise...
I haven't seen BU or proof production at the Royal Mint. Only how a 999.9 gold coin with protruding inscription is grabbed with metal prongs
having had lint impressions on my first queens beast silver proof, a similar "hairline" on my queens beast gold proof I doubt that Royal Mint operates in an environment like a computer chip manufacturer.
The job description must be: put a sticker on the box
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augur got a reaction from Gruff in Today I Received.....
Could that be a hair imprinted? Scratch that straight across frosted relief and polished surface would be hard to produce otherwise...
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augur got a reaction from Gruff in Today I Received.....
Can you do a group picture with all the other 1oz gold beasts?
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augur got a reaction from Gruff in Today I Received.....
Maybe NCS can do something about the capsule...
risk well rewarded!
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augur got a reaction from Gruff in Today I Received.....
Toldya the 5oz is a high relief strike – not comparable to the gold or 1oz silver. You enjoy ?
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augur got a reaction from Gruff in Today I Received.....
Nice residual lustre in the protected areas
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augur got a reaction from Gruff in Today I Received.....
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.
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augur got a reaction from Gruff in Today I Received.....
Does the reverse have cannons, flags and palm by any chance?
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augur got a reaction from Gruff in Today I Received.....
A stunning quality dragon. With all the shortcomings at the Royal Mint, this one is definitely worth its PF70. The picture actually doesn't do it justice. Thanks @Skelator88