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Today I received my World of Dragons display box from Alun, first rate as always, everything I decide to collect now hinges on whether I can get a display box for it so Aluns boxes have made my mind up on a few sets now.  Just waiting on the latest Chinese dragon round now for halfway there.
 

So after a few random ASE's from JM Bullion....I  caught the bug and decided to go on a little quest to collect all the dates, so now I have a nice set of BU Silver Eagles from 1986 to present

Just received the 1996, 1997 and 1998 proof sovereigns. Bought these from an Australian auction. They look great! 

Had to be done after getting the first Kew set..
And the presentation is Amazing ❤

I am really fond of South-East Asia culture and architecture. This year the Tiffany Art Serie has highligted Angkor Wat and the Khmer style. I didn't  know this serie before and I decided to order this release. This is a real shock as I have never seen such a beautiful coin, way way way above everything I have seen. Thanks to the the "Smartminting" technologie, we are able to get this incredible level of details and reliefs.
I have tried my best to highlight the coin and the details, but it was really chalenging as it was not with a macro lens ;  I had to shoot in low light to get what I wanted. With this low light, I need a large aperture (that softened the details, and narrowed  the depth of field), and higher iso to get a decent speed but creates noise...
I have managed to get some macros with my phone and a special macro lens, the pictures are not good, but you can see the incredible level of details, all in a 5 cm diameter. 
I am hooked by this piece of art and I am pleased to share it with you. I will definitely not flip it ! Grab it at the "low price" while you can if you are interested ...it really worths it
Ok, this is not a forum about photography technics so enjoy ☺️  
 

what do you know? 3 shiny little 2019 sovereigns from Harrington and Byrne. At £224 a piece, it's rude to refuse😊

Today I received...two of the 10oz QB Lions. I literally had to sift through hundreds of sold out websites until I found one that had one in stock, after contacting the company and asking if they could send me pictures of the one they had in stock (checking for milk spots), they found they had another one! Bad inventory management turned into a lucky day for me! Excited to add these to my collection.

The postman delivered these beauties to me this morning courtesy of Mr & Mrs @BackyardBullion.
A wonderful hand poured earth globe which is just awesome in the hand - the pics do not do it justice.
My EU mint group order items including the lovely 2019 valiant and of course the 1oz silver forum bars.

So that copper coin was for you! I saw it in the unboxing BYB did a Week ago!

The postman delivered these beauties to me this morning courtesy of Mr & Mrs @BackyardBullion.
A wonderful hand poured earth globe which is just awesome in the hand - the pics do not do it justice.
My EU mint group order items including the lovely 2019 valiant and of course the 1oz silver forum bars.

The postman delivered these beauties to me this morning courtesy of Mr & Mrs @BackyardBullion.
A wonderful hand poured earth globe which is just awesome in the hand - the pics do not do it justice.
My EU mint group order items including the lovely 2019 valiant and of course the 1oz silver forum bars.

The postman delivered these beauties to me this morning courtesy of Mr & Mrs @BackyardBullion.
A wonderful hand poured earth globe which is just awesome in the hand - the pics do not do it justice.
My EU mint group order items including the lovely 2019 valiant and of course the 1oz silver forum bars.

The postman delivered these beauties to me this morning courtesy of Mr & Mrs @BackyardBullion.
A wonderful hand poured earth globe which is just awesome in the hand - the pics do not do it justice.
My EU mint group order items including the lovely 2019 valiant and of course the 1oz silver forum bars.

The postman delivered these beauties to me this morning courtesy of Mr & Mrs @BackyardBullion.
A wonderful hand poured earth globe which is just awesome in the hand - the pics do not do it justice.
My EU mint group order items including the lovely 2019 valiant and of course the 1oz silver forum bars.

Received some cool bits this week. Thanks to @arshimo2012 @MikeSol @DaveWheat89. Some more Mercury dimes on the way😁

This is a belated "today I received", because after a very public hallmarking failure at the Edinburgh Assay Office due to silver contamination, this BYB gold bar was hesitant to leave the pouch 

However, it eventually mustered the courage to emerge, with the help of these gold eagles which it turns out are 3% silver.  The bar began to realize there is other gold bullion in the world that contains even more silver, but is still widely accepted.

Now well adjusted, and comfortable with its silver content, the bar has joined the stack and exists in harmony with bullion of all shapes, sizes, and metal content.  

A huge thank you to @BackyardBullion for doing on awesome job with this bar, as usual!!

My latest purchase arrived from Heads or Tales, the 30 oz Minotaur.


I actually purchased this 55 oz Bastet XL a few months ago, but realized I never posted pics back when I received it.


And a pic of the Bastet XL with the 45 oz Anubis XL.  100 oz of silver between the two. 

I'm a big fan of the silver statues made by Heads or Tales.  I've purchased 7 or 8 of them so far.  They are pricey on a per oz silver basis, but if you can appreciate them for the artwork rather then the silver bullion value, they are fantastic, and I highly recommend them.

The postman delivered these beauties to me this morning courtesy of Mr & Mrs @BackyardBullion.
A wonderful hand poured earth globe which is just awesome in the hand - the pics do not do it justice.
My EU mint group order items including the lovely 2019 valiant and of course the 1oz silver forum bars.

The postman delivered these beauties to me this morning courtesy of Mr & Mrs @BackyardBullion.
A wonderful hand poured earth globe which is just awesome in the hand - the pics do not do it justice.
My EU mint group order items including the lovely 2019 valiant and of course the 1oz silver forum bars.

The postman delivered these beauties to me this morning courtesy of Mr & Mrs @BackyardBullion.
A wonderful hand poured earth globe which is just awesome in the hand - the pics do not do it justice.
My EU mint group order items including the lovely 2019 valiant and of course the 1oz silver forum bars.

The postman delivered these beauties to me this morning courtesy of Mr & Mrs @BackyardBullion.
A wonderful hand poured earth globe which is just awesome in the hand - the pics do not do it justice.
My EU mint group order items including the lovely 2019 valiant and of course the 1oz silver forum bars.

The postman delivered these beauties to me this morning courtesy of Mr & Mrs @BackyardBullion.
A wonderful hand poured earth globe which is just awesome in the hand - the pics do not do it justice.
My EU mint group order items including the lovely 2019 valiant and of course the 1oz silver forum bars.

The postman delivered these beauties to me this morning courtesy of Mr & Mrs @BackyardBullion.
A wonderful hand poured earth globe which is just awesome in the hand - the pics do not do it justice.
My EU mint group order items including the lovely 2019 valiant and of course the 1oz silver forum bars.

The postman delivered these beauties to me this morning courtesy of Mr & Mrs @BackyardBullion.
A wonderful hand poured earth globe which is just awesome in the hand - the pics do not do it justice.
My EU mint group order items including the lovely 2019 valiant and of course the 1oz silver forum bars.

The postman delivered these beauties to me this morning courtesy of Mr & Mrs @BackyardBullion.
A wonderful hand poured earth globe which is just awesome in the hand - the pics do not do it justice.
My EU mint group order items including the lovely 2019 valiant and of course the 1oz silver forum bars.