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Received a diverse little bit of gold over the past couple of days...Two 1950 Saudi Arabia Gold One Guinea (AU/BU).


And a beautiful 2017 Mexico 1/2 oz Proof Gold Libertad with limited mintage of 700. Photos taken from two vantages to show off details.

Couldn't wait for postie to arrive today, I did a wee bit of spending over the last couple of days, here's the spoils ...
Big thanks to Goldmick for the 1/10oz Britannia Proof, I love it, so crisp, clean and cute.
I also couldn't resist another HGM bullion lucky dip, it's kind of addictive not knowing what you're going to get, very pleased with the delivery.
 

No wonder DHL search my international packages.... best not let them see these pictures ???

This is for @caloundracats , this also arrived today, the wife bought me as a present to read while I am incapacitated, I am really pleased with it, to say its this years, A4 sized, 220 pages and full of photographs and all this for only £7 from Amazon ( think its worth more than double this) , infact it says in the back 'published by Amazon' which I wasnt aware they did, it shows many coins and their mintage if known some older ones too, he goes into all aspects of collecting and stacking, he briefly covers silver bars but this is more coin orientated, he talks about all the naughtys that JP Morgan have done and others names connected with silver.
It might not be for the more advanced collecter/stackers out there, but is superb reading for the new to experienced stackers like me.
Wonder if the author is on this forum I really hope he writes more books, one on silver bars would be great.
Pictured below is one of the first ever automatic pistols designed and made, the Belgian FN Browning model 1900, in .32 ACP / 7.65mm, this gun the 1st pattern and made in 1906 (later guns just had FN on the grips).
Another one of John Brownings designs it was his first ever automatic pistol that he designed and sold to Fabrique National, he also designed the .32 ACP cartridge to go with this gun and this was the first to use it.
The gun had some quite unique features for its time and still today, despite being a large gun the ammo capacity is only 7 rounds, this is due to the recoil spring being on top of the barrel instead of below or around the barrel itself, also worthy of note is the sights, unless the gun is cocked and ready to fire a small bar pops up blocking your ability to aim, this can also be felt in the dark as an indication of whether or not your gun was ready to fire.
The gun was used by many countrys by their police and later by the military as trench sweepers during WW1, females were catered for again, being able to defend themselves when travelling the wild areas of the world like Africa and Australia was important, there was two grades of purse holsters available, one was sequinned and the other (shown here) which I think was made of nubuck.
A woman called Fanny Kaplin used one of these guns to try and assasinate Lenin, one of the bullets remained lodged in his body and it wasnt possible to remove it and it was said that this was what made him increasingly ill until his death.
The gun was produced from 1900 - 1911.
 

 


 

 

 

 

Unknowingly taking advantage of the lowest spot price for gold this week...just received two lucky dip Gold Sovereigns!
A rather well worn 1907 Edward VII Gold Sovereign. Didn’t have this one yet...
And adding to my other two, another 1957 QE2 Gold Sovereign...

Just a little bit of table candy delivered today!
 

I haven't really bought anything since splashing out on the Star Wars statuettes back in April but after a few days of contemplation I decided to pickup the Cola coins in 1oz silver and 12g gold.  They don't look as good as the 6g coloured one but they're still nice.  The premium is a bit of a killer on them though
 

I have a yellow one!
 

Not the best picture, as always but a great coin from @kneehow2018 and also a big thanks to the missus for an early 30th birthday treat ?

A BIG FAT FAKE !!!!!! Bought from Ebay at a few % above spot. Be aware if you see a 1914 Half Indian on Ebay for sale again. Im giving the seller the benefit of the doubt as i received my money back and seemed genuinely sorry. If it does come up for sale again then i will release more details
If you look closely and know what to look for the 9 is way out of kilter and the stars do not align as close to the edge as they should do and inconsistent reeding around the edge. The biggest giveaway.... Half the weight it should have been. Not magnetic which makes me think it might be silver coated in gold. I haven't been bothered  to look at the back. Any questions then please PM. Cheers

 

My coins arrived from the latest grading as well, thanks to @Numistacker
Generally very satisfied, some notes:
Once again I had a Details grade. Unlike the previous one, which had clear hairlines once I looked more carefully, this one didn't. I may post detailed pictures elsewhere trying to get some more expert opinions. ? The Sovereign did as expected (low MS, bought as bullion). From the remaining six silver coins, five have the highest grades in the census. Three of them (Austria, Germany and Switzerland) are the only ones! ? Overall I believe I am getting better at picking them, with a minor glitch every time... ?

Just some Thalers which I like to stack 

Today i bought:
1/20 OZ Gold Libertad 2018 
1/10 OZ Gold Libertad 2018
1/4 OZ Gold Libertad 2018

Just now bought the 1/4 queens beast griffin , for my unborn daughters set

Today I added a 1887 sovereign to the collection. It's got a really nice colour to it.

456 grams 999 silver round designed based on the Gothic Crown.  Bought couple of pence over spot so very happy despite a small drill hole on the edge. 

Today I bought one of Arshi's Queens beasts antique finish lions. They look impressive!

My GF loves Gucci so I set out to buy her some jewelry, ended up finding this necklace on sale £369 instead of £715 which is appears to be everywhere else
It's 18ct, no idea of weight atm, not listed anywhere, I'm sure a scandalous amount for £369
The things I do for love 

A little deviation from the Gold Sovs... two lucky dip 1950 or 1957 Saudi Arabia Gold One Guinea, AU/BU. Hoping for at least one of them being 1950!

Just won in an auction the 2006 Golden Silhouette Britannia proof set.
 

1/4 oz gold QB Griffin.

During the week, I bought two more gold sovs from HGM. 1906 and 1981.
I think I 've got over 50 sovs now.

New to the panda family , thanks @Numistacker for bringing them across the pond 

Key date 1879 Young Head St.George