lubi29

Visited my family member living in Germany to collect some Lunar3 Tigers coins proofs 1/2 to 2 Oz  and  BU colored ones.

1st look at new design at 2023 Perth Mint - Lunar Series III - Year of the Rabbit proofs
Release date 20.09.2022

My 2 cents: love the silver, upset about the gold (and PL) one

Just a few fivers for you guys, 2022 proof £5 2022 matte BU £5 rude not to show it next to the 1989 proof £5…….and might as well end on a £5 note. 

Boom....




And now for some side by side comparisons with the proof

2022 Gold £5 Quintuple Sovereign Brilliant Uncirculated Matt Finish-  Photos
I got to see these last week, and here are some photos:

It may not be easy to discern from the photos that these are matt finish, but comparison with a bullion version gold sovereign or double sovereign would make it obvious.

The matt finish does look better, and is likely to add to the long term appeal of these coins.

Now, if only they were in yellow gold!
😎
 

I have bought the five sovereign piece and am very much looking forward to receiving it and adding it to my collection.
In answer to a couple of questions or points earlier on in the thread:
There was a bullion five sovereign piece issued in 2000.  In the same year there was also a BU version of the came coin, with a higher issue price.
The 2018 BU five sovereign piece came with the sapphire coronation privy mark and does not have a matte finish.  I think that matte finishes on the BU five sovereign piece coins started with the 2019 coin.
I haven't seen any physical examples of the 2019, 2020 and 2021 coins so I cannot comment on those.
Anyway - deep breath for my finances but I will love this coin regardless!

It is becoming increasingly clear that UN Nations are realising that it is very difficult to isolate a country that is already a global power. And not just a global power in terms of the military but also in terms of the world’s dependence on its energy exports.
However, Russia’s energy exports are not the only thing the West benefits from. One little known fact about Russia is that its highest non-energy export is gold, exporting around $15 billion of gold bullion last year.
Also, when the West really starts annoying Russia, how does Russia respond?
It decides it will find a new way to manage its precious assets, and ensure that it’s to a level respected by its major trading partners, well away from the influence of the US dollar.
One more step in a New World Order?
Russia announced a proposal to create a new international standard for trading in precious metals. The Moscow World Standard (MWS) with the goal of the MWS becoming an alternative to the LBMA.
This proposal is the latest in Russia’s desire to create independence from NATO countries and their associated institutions and currencies.
Moreover, the sanctions against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine continue to mount.
In March the LBMA suspended the accreditation of Russian precious metals refiners. Additionally, at the G7 meeting at the end of June the G7 countries imposed a ban against any Russia-produced gold entering the UK, Canada, US, or Japan.
Gold is Russia’s largest non-energy export estimated to have added around the US $15 billion to the Russian economy in 2021.
With LBMA at the heart of global precious metal trading being located in the UK, this shut Russia out of formal international markets for gold and silver. The additional sanctions also included an asset freeze of the Russian state-owned Sberbank.
Dinner Party with Marc Faber, David Morgan and Jim Rickards
 
Among other sanctions, Russia’s banks were cut off from the SWIFT processing system in March 2022. See our March 3 post titled SWIFT Ban: A Game Changer for Russia?
The mounting sanctions have expedited Russia’s (and other countries such as China, Saudi Arabia) desire to de-dollarize and create systems that do not rely on G7 countries’ institutions. Russia and China have both been very vocal about their desire to elevate the U.S. dollar as the reserve currency.
Moreover, the main problem with this plan is that there is not a solid alternative.
However, proposals of a multi-currency system along with actions such as Russia demanding payment in rubles are chipping away at the US dollar’s role. (For more on Russia’s de-dollarization plan, which includes increased gold reserves see our post from December 9, 2021, titled Russia: A Prominent Player in the Global Gold Market.)
The latest proposal is another of these wedges that will chip away at the institutions in place.
According to press reports, the proposed Moscow World Standard would be a specialized international brokerage headquartered in Moscow.
However, the price-fixing committee would include central banks from the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) which includes Russia, Kazakhstan, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, and Armenia.
Membership would then be available to large gold players including China, India, Venezuela, and South American Countries such as Peru.
A new gold standard?
Under the MWS system proposal, the price of precious metals is fixed, either at the national level. In each key member countries’ currency or at an aggregate level. This is with a new currency such as the BRICS currency proposed at the BRICS conference also held at the end of June.
A New Currency proposal to rival the U.S. Dollar
The leaders of the five major emerging economies, Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa proposed creating an international reserve currency to rival the U.S. dollar and the IMF’s SDR (Special Drawing Rights).
Moreover, Putin is quoted as saying that
Additionally, other countries that are currently considering joining the BRICS group are Turkey, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia. 
Putin is quoted as saying that
He went on to give the example that Indian retail chain stores would be housed in Russia, and Chinese cars and hardware would be imported regularly.
  The increased contracts between BRIC countries show that Janet Yellen’s ‘friend-shoring’ concept works both ways. This means the US is looking to source supplies from countries friendly to the US, wanting only “countries they can count on”.
Also, see the April 20, 2022 post titled The Friend-Shoring’ of Gold – A New World Order?  Apparently what is good for Yellen is also good for Putin since he has his own circle of friends.
Moreover, don’t let the reserve currency deceive you on the gold price.
Also, one final comment on currencies and gold. The US dollar has surged this year for reasons related to its reserve currency status. (See David Russell’s interview on August 4 with Brent Johnson – The Dollar Milkshake Theory Explained).
 
Since the U.S. dollar is the reserve currency, gold is generally quoted in US dollars. Additionally, in U.S. dollar terms gold is down slightly year-to-date. However, looking at gold in terms of other currencies paints a different picture.
The chart below shows gold’s performance in year-to-date in terms of other major currencies, which are all positive.

 

This looks delightfully derpy.
Available in 1oz gold, 1/4oz gold, 2oz silver, 10oz silver and 1oz platinum from 1 September apparently.

I got 1 £5bu and 4 piedforts 🤗

I think the RM will want to "big up" other engravers than B.P even though he was heads and shoulders above anyone else due to historic politics and him not being English, no kidding at the time he worked for the mint it was illegal for a "foreigner" to even work in England so he never even had an official title at the royal mint.   
William Wellesley Pole the master of the mint at the time had lots of politics to deal with to even get B.P working in the mint.  He must have been arrogant and full of his own self importance to have his own initials on coins B.P engraved.  The original sovereign WWP on the buckle of the surrounding garter, on the revised sovereigns WWP under the lance, 1821 shilling plus other coins.  
Just trying to give you some Sunday morning coin trivia 

5oz Aztec Round  👀❤❤👍😁

After many months of waiting, since it was first mentioned on the forum in the "New Coins" thread...!

The 1oz version of the Hildegard is also impressive, the Germania Mint does an excellent job. Maxe


 

Big thanks to @CoinsOfTheRealmAuctionsfor a set of set of kennedy half dollar, 2 x  each year.. from 1964 to 2014 with a stunning box and COA's
 

Visited my family member living in Germany to collect some Lunar3 Tigers coins proofs 1/2 to 2 Oz  and  BU colored ones.

Visited my family member living in Germany to collect some Lunar3 Tigers coins proofs 1/2 to 2 Oz  and  BU colored ones.

Visited my family member living in Germany to collect some Lunar3 Tigers coins proofs 1/2 to 2 Oz  and  BU colored ones.

Visited my family member living in Germany to collect some Lunar3 Tigers coins proofs 1/2 to 2 Oz  and  BU colored ones.

Visited my family member living in Germany to collect some Lunar3 Tigers coins proofs 1/2 to 2 Oz  and  BU colored ones.

Visited my family member living in Germany to collect some Lunar3 Tigers coins proofs 1/2 to 2 Oz  and  BU colored ones.

Visited my family member living in Germany to collect some Lunar3 Tigers coins proofs 1/2 to 2 Oz  and  BU colored ones.

Visited my family member living in Germany to collect some Lunar3 Tigers coins proofs 1/2 to 2 Oz  and  BU colored ones.

Visited my family member living in Germany to collect some Lunar3 Tigers coins proofs 1/2 to 2 Oz  and  BU colored ones.

Visited my family member living in Germany to collect some Lunar3 Tigers coins proofs 1/2 to 2 Oz  and  BU colored ones.

Visited my family member living in Germany to collect some Lunar3 Tigers coins proofs 1/2 to 2 Oz  and  BU colored ones.