Hookythestacker

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Platinum Forgeries
Between the 1860's and about 1881, platinum was used, in Spain, to counterfeit gold coins including sovereigns. These were apparently made to order for a North American, the coins being mainly destined for use in South America. Although platinum is denser than gold, by alloying it with an appropriate amount of copper, it can be brought to the correct density. It was then gold plated, and apparently made very effective counterfeits. The practice is believed to have stopped only because the price of platinum rose to an uneconomic level. It is likely that the fakes would be worth more now than the originals. Platinum fake sovereigns have been recorded of shield sovereigns dated between 1861 and 1872.

http://www.goldsovereigns.co.uk/fakes.html

Nice coins, box looks tacky IMHO

Probably paid more than I should have (bought on impulse) , but not as much as they are currently selling for ($499 US). apparantly the initial sets were being sold for $199!
 
Cheers,
Luker
 
Product Details
The Banco de Mexico has partnered with APMEX to produce just 500 of these unique two-coin sets featuring its most popular design. This beautiful APMEXclusive® set contains two 2015 Silver Mexican Libertad coins in both Proof and Reverse Proof finishes.
Set Highlights:
•Contains a total of 2 oz of .999 fine Silver.
•Extremely limited mintage of just 500 sets.
•Comes housed in a wooden box showing the Winged Victory. The box lid features both the Banco de Mexico and APMEX logos.
•This set contains the first-ever Reverse Proof Silver Libertad.
•Obverse: Depicts two key symbols of the Mexican people: the Winged Victory statue in the forefront and the Mexican volcanoes Popocatepetl and Iztaccihuatl in the background.
•Reverse: Features a sculptural relief design of the National Shield, encompassed by the legend "Estados Unidos Mexicanos" (United Mexican States), surrounded by different national coats of arms used throughout Mexico's history.
This magnificent 2-coin Proof Silver Libertad set is a popular choice not only because of its attractive design, but also its mintage at Casa de Moneda de Mexico, the oldest mint in North America. Add this 2015 2-coin Proof Silver Mexican Libertad set to your cart today!
http://www.apmex.com/product/91150/2015 … fSilver-PB

All years mate. They only had 5 Victorian in stock, but more later ones. They find all sovereigns quite hard to get hold of though.

Maybe someone misidentified or didn't care for the other items, but an ASE with COA and box  , I'd forget the missus before I left one of them behind. Obviously I'm only joking, but... .

I went to a moving company auction, where the moving company auctions off stuff people didn't pay them to move, they put all the stuff in small lots (100 or so) and you have to bid on each lot you want.  I won 2 lots, about 5 or 6 boxes in each lot.  You can't look in the boxes - So it's gambling, the two lots I won cost me a total of $97 and I bought them cause they said "Cars" on one of the boxes in each of the lots. 
 
So I did get some 1:18 scale cars and a lot of other old stuff, but I also got some silver
 
The pencil and the business card holder is sterling silver, I just wish I would of bid on all the other lots, I keep thinking I missed the jackpot.

No - its not me.  The joys of google images.
 
No way would you catch me wearing x10 dwarfs condoms on my digits 

But it got better once you were inside?