Frenchie

Hello all, package arrived in the post today from Noble Numistatics. This was my only successful bid in their April auction that was held in   Sydney over three days. Bought the 1952 South African 11 coin proof set. They had two sets available in the auction and I think I paid a fair price for it given condition. As you can see from the photos there are some condition issues with respect to copper spotting (the King seems to be staring at it on the £1 coin!) but I think they will come out of conservation ok if I have them graded in the future. 
I saw a Numistacker YouTube video on this set a few months ago and I recall he said the mintage was 12,500. 
A bit disappointed about how they packaged the coins. They were loose and had moved about in the case during transit and were not in flips. 

Wet day in Perth today and so dropped into the mint and bought the new 1oz silver bird of paradise coin. See photos below. Took a look at the gold version which is much nicer but will give that one a miss for now (the gold have a 5,000 mintage and so will be available for a while yet).

A good result on a 1oz Griffin!
 

Not every time a proof purchase is even better than i hoped. Love this one. A real bugger to photograph these convex coins, though.

Small pick ups this week...

I guess most coins like this are melted down, but I find it interesting nonetheless.
Engraving reads "mother to george 1856", no mounts or anything so not sure what the purpose of it would have been?
 

Today I received a 1/4 ounce Gold Britannia. Just steadily adding to the very modest stack, not very interesting you might think.
But the journey DHL managed to send it on is the real story...longest route from Bristol to Cambridge ever?

The Perth Mint released a number of new coins today so I dropped in and bought the 2018 1oz silver Dragon Phoenix proof and the 1oz silver Wedge Tailed Eagle in high relief proof. 

2x Elephants

In another register ... at a "slightly" higher price per ounce
Mint of Poland Gods serie (first was Ares) 2oz Antique high relief. Mintage 500 ex

Now I have to buy some Britannias in order to lower my average stack price/oz
 

Yes, this is a beautiful serie but I don't keep all these coins forever with some exceptions I consider as Art , symbolic or historicaly interesting. I still consider myself as an investor and "work" my stack in order to lower my average price/oz. From my experience, as far as I buy at the right price, I can make money on my collector coins by flipping them and win "free" weight. During these last years, all my profits were made with these collector coins. And If I had to sell my ASE, britannia or some junk silver bought since the last 2 years (and I imagine for those who bought silver in 2011)....it would be at a loss. When PM are heading lower, it is better to buy some high premium collector coins, as far as you make good and wise choices of course. This is a bet, and we have to be really careful, but with a study, knowledge and experience I think that it can be profitable, and more interesting than just stacking for stacking.
Now, times could change and in the verge of a breakout on the upside for PMs (according to me), It will then be better to choose wisely, the closest to spot   

I've said numerous times here, I'm a stacker with ZERO interest in coin collection, I mean like Z-E-R-O.
.. and even I went to see how much these things cost ... wow ... super pretty.
Respect.
Edit, what do you even call that, a round, a medallion ?

This coin was awesome on many levels. Not to mention that I managed to sell it for £550 after spending g £175 on it. Been my best money making flipper to date.

Here is the rarest 1/4oz Krugerrand. Mintage... 60 
In 1980, the SA mint intoduced the first fractionnal coins and only 60 "VIP sets" were minted with three fractionnals proof  coins (1/10, 1/4 and 1/2 oz)
Not perfect, but I have been really lucky to get this one at a good price. It seems that there is just 2 or 3coins graded  with PGCS  and  NGC 

In another register ... at a "slightly" higher price per ounce
Mint of Poland Gods serie (first was Ares) 2oz Antique high relief. Mintage 500 ex

Now I have to buy some Britannias in order to lower my average stack price/oz
 

Here is the rarest 1/4oz Krugerrand. Mintage... 60 
In 1980, the SA mint intoduced the first fractionnal coins and only 60 "VIP sets" were minted with three fractionnals proof  coins (1/10, 1/4 and 1/2 oz)
Not perfect, but I have been really lucky to get this one at a good price. It seems that there is just 2 or 3coins graded  with PGCS  and  NGC 

1881 Württemberg 10 Mark bought at spot and a 1979 1 Rand.

Here is the rarest 1/4oz Krugerrand. Mintage... 60 
In 1980, the SA mint intoduced the first fractionnal coins and only 60 "VIP sets" were minted with three fractionnals proof  coins (1/10, 1/4 and 1/2 oz)
Not perfect, but I have been really lucky to get this one at a good price. It seems that there is just 2 or 3coins graded  with PGCS  and  NGC 

Here is the rarest 1/4oz Krugerrand. Mintage... 60 
In 1980, the SA mint intoduced the first fractionnal coins and only 60 "VIP sets" were minted with three fractionnals proof  coins (1/10, 1/4 and 1/2 oz)
Not perfect, but I have been really lucky to get this one at a good price. It seems that there is just 2 or 3coins graded  with PGCS  and  NGC 

Here is the rarest 1/4oz Krugerrand. Mintage... 60 
In 1980, the SA mint intoduced the first fractionnal coins and only 60 "VIP sets" were minted with three fractionnals proof  coins (1/10, 1/4 and 1/2 oz)
Not perfect, but I have been really lucky to get this one at a good price. It seems that there is just 2 or 3coins graded  with PGCS  and  NGC 

Here is the rarest 1/4oz Krugerrand. Mintage... 60 
In 1980, the SA mint intoduced the first fractionnal coins and only 60 "VIP sets" were minted with three fractionnals proof  coins (1/10, 1/4 and 1/2 oz)
Not perfect, but I have been really lucky to get this one at a good price. It seems that there is just 2 or 3coins graded  with PGCS  and  NGC 

Here is the rarest 1/4oz Krugerrand. Mintage... 60 
In 1980, the SA mint intoduced the first fractionnal coins and only 60 "VIP sets" were minted with three fractionnals proof  coins (1/10, 1/4 and 1/2 oz)
Not perfect, but I have been really lucky to get this one at a good price. It seems that there is just 2 or 3coins graded  with PGCS  and  NGC 

Here is the rarest 1/4oz Krugerrand. Mintage... 60 
In 1980, the SA mint intoduced the first fractionnal coins and only 60 "VIP sets" were minted with three fractionnals proof  coins (1/10, 1/4 and 1/2 oz)
Not perfect, but I have been really lucky to get this one at a good price. It seems that there is just 2 or 3coins graded  with PGCS  and  NGC 

Here is the rarest 1/4oz Krugerrand. Mintage... 60 
In 1980, the SA mint intoduced the first fractionnal coins and only 60 "VIP sets" were minted with three fractionnals proof  coins (1/10, 1/4 and 1/2 oz)
Not perfect, but I have been really lucky to get this one at a good price. It seems that there is just 2 or 3coins graded  with PGCS  and  NGC 

Here is the rarest 1/4oz Krugerrand. Mintage... 60 
In 1980, the SA mint intoduced the first fractionnal coins and only 60 "VIP sets" were minted with three fractionnals proof  coins (1/10, 1/4 and 1/2 oz)
Not perfect, but I have been really lucky to get this one at a good price. It seems that there is just 2 or 3coins graded  with PGCS  and  NGC